Favorite Drop D Songs

[Will Schut]

Li’l Jack Horny, Unchained and Lay It Down.

 

[Axelman8]

Many of the reply mentioning TOOL. I've never heard of that band, but hell yeah now I know

 

[Rex]

Shine — Collective Soul

 

[Bakerman]

Shine — Collective Soul

This one needs a bit of a footnote:

The first guitar part is on the 4th & 3rd strings tuned a fifth apart (D♭-A♭), so I think it may have been one tuning for that and the lower riffs, D♭-A♭-D♭-A♭-?-? (top 2 strings not really used in that stuff). Then there's some acoustic which seems to be E♭ standard like Ed used live, and the solo is E (not flat) standard. Bass seems to be Drop D♭ though.

 

[Rex]

This one needs a bit of a footnote:

The first guitar part is on the 4th & 3rd strings tuned a fifth apart (D♭-A♭), so I think it may have been one tuning for that and the lower riffs, D♭-A♭-D♭-A♭-?-? (top 2 strings not really used in that stuff). Then there's some acoustic which seems to be E♭ standard like Ed used live, and the solo is E (not flat) standard. Bass seems to be Drop D♭ though.

Okay, I didn't know that history. The song seems quite playable in drop-D (flat ), though.

 

[WITELITE]

It's Love - Kings X
Cynical - Extreme
Blackest Eyes - Porcupine Tree

But I think Unchained has to be the most recognizable.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Anesthetize Porcupine Tree. Even though it's a step down, I figured the spirit of the question is regarding drop-tuned songs. (VH is drop Eb, e.g.)

Although in playing around with it last night, I found the 3rd part of the song almost impossible to play in drop-D tuning, but it lays right in in standard. And I checked a live video, and sure enough, Steven switches to a guitar in E standard for the end.

 

[Rock Chalk]

Many of the reply mentioning TOOL. I've never heard of that band, but hell yeah now I know

One of my faves.......

 

[TSJMajesty]

One of my faves.......

LOVE this song!!

 

[olvs]

One of my favs is Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin.

 

[iaresee]

The Oaf

 

[iaresee]

Big Sugar - If I Had My Way (I guess technically it's in Open D...)

 

[iaresee]

Shine — Collective Soul

This one needs a bit of a footnote:

The first guitar part is on the 4th & 3rd strings tuned a fifth apart (D♭-A♭), so I think it may have been one tuning for that and the lower riffs, D♭-A♭-D♭-A♭-?-? (top 2 strings not really used in that stuff). Then there's some acoustic which seems to be E♭ standard like Ed used live, and the solo is E (not flat) standard. Bass seems to be Drop D♭ though.

Okay, I didn't know that history. The song seems quite playable in drop-D (flat ), though.

And all these years I've been playing it in E standard tuning!

 

[dpeterson]

Anything King's X and AIC.

 

[GlennO]

The song seems quite playable in drop-D (flat ), though.

I think Collective Soul has been doing exactly that on stage for 30 years .

 

[Rex]

I think Collective Soul has been doing exactly that on stage for 30 years .

I think you’re right. Live video I’ve seen would suggest so.

 

[gibsonash]

What are the drop D tuned songs you really enjoy playing? Initially, I was looking at coming up with an entire set of all drop d tuned tunes to reduce guitar changes, so even though my favorites are all along the rock genre, I'm interested in any style, as long as it makes you move.

To start:
Killing in the Name
Monkey Wrench
Everlong
Hey Man, Nice Shot
Forty Six & 2

Drop D or all the guitar 2 semitones down ? If so i think of some Winger s tunes .

 

[Rex]

Drop D or all the guitar 2 semitones down ?

The topic is dropped-D.

 

[gibsonash]

ok , this so :

 

[Bakerman]

I think Collective Soul has been doing exactly that on stage for 30 years .

With the original lineup it was Dean Roland and Will (bass) in Drop D♭ while Ed & Ross used E♭ standard. It looks like the current lead guitarist uses Drop D♭.