These Alternate Tunings Deserve More Attention

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  • Опубліковано 2 бер 2023
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    yessir. a list of criminally slept on alternate tunings. dig it
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  • @ohnobro4760
    @ohnobro4760 Рік тому +5317

    Tried tuning to baritone standard, ended up breaking my hello kitty squire

  • @Joooostin
    @Joooostin Рік тому +3574

    F A C G C E is one of my favorites of all time. classic math rock tuning

    • @vexedpixels
      @vexedpixels Рік тому +82

      C# G# C# F A# D# is another great one, drop C# with a 1/2 step flat 3rd string

    • @Ackl3r
      @Ackl3r Рік тому +72

      dont forget DAEAC#E

    • @judgement20nyx83
      @judgement20nyx83 Рік тому +3

      WAS JUST ABOUT TO DROP THIS ONE LOL

    • @knockedloosekissedme5252
      @knockedloosekissedme5252 Рік тому +16

      Rob scallon got me into this tuning, then trying to learn never meant. Harmonics sound so good.
      Any math rock band suggestions? I’ve only dabbled in the genre from Midwest bands.

    • @SonOfManMusic
      @SonOfManMusic Рік тому +5

      emo time

  • @tomgeczy415
    @tomgeczy415 Рік тому +2602

    “Baritone standard is one of the lowest-possible tunings on a guitar”
    Me: *laughs in 9-string*

    • @olympicegg6853
      @olympicegg6853 Рік тому +175

      Even on a 6 string you can gow lower without ridiculous gauge strings

    • @thomazmiguel2654
      @thomazmiguel2654 Рік тому +73

      that baritone he is using can go to some double C#1 or even some Ab0

    • @rhombus673
      @rhombus673 Рік тому +56

      *laughs in bass*

    • @AotearoaLamborghini
      @AotearoaLamborghini Рік тому +34

      *laughs in 10-string I'm building from scratch"

    • @shroomlord682
      @shroomlord682 Рік тому +32

      @@AotearoaLamborghini laughs in 420 string bass that doesnt exist

  • @geetarplayer3611
    @geetarplayer3611 Рік тому +288

    “Baritone standard is one of the lowest tunings”
    Drop g/a standard/ F standard/e tuning: allow us to introduce ourselves

    • @geetarplayer3611
      @geetarplayer3611 Рік тому +5

      @moistmanm9 me playing double drop d (4 octaves)

    • @geetarplayer3611
      @geetarplayer3611 Рік тому +7

      @moistmanm9 me running a 8 string bass through 5 octavers

    • @Micahfugatt
      @Micahfugatt 11 місяців тому

      @@moistdaddy9I play the rubber band. Take that for low tunings

    • @JoeycooperMusic
      @JoeycooperMusic 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@geetarplayer3611double drop D is just 1 octave lower or so, if a bass is 1 octave lower than a guitar 4 octaves would be unhearable basically

    • @shroomlord682
      @shroomlord682 4 місяці тому

      bongripper doing f standard on a 6 string

  • @forensix78
    @forensix78 Рік тому +295

    DADGAD is one of my personal favorites.
    And then hit a big open chord fretting 2nd fret on G string (A Note).
    Tons of octave vibes in that one.

    • @shawncakes9962
      @shawncakes9962 Рік тому +1

      I play around in that tuning because of Pink Floyd’s poles apart song. To me it sounds like wind chimes and you can get some beautiful sounds

    • @easyethanol6611
      @easyethanol6611 Рік тому

      isn't that open g

    • @Ivantheterrible81280
      @Ivantheterrible81280 Рік тому +3

      Celtic tuning. Outstanding.

    • @Thedog-1-
      @Thedog-1- Рік тому +1

      @@easyethanol6611 no

    • @ridleyroid9060
      @ridleyroid9060 Рік тому +1

      Dadgad is the opeth tuning isnt it?

  • @seekerofpowerfulideas2727
    @seekerofpowerfulideas2727 Рік тому +85

    I think that riff in baritone standard needs to be a full song 😢🖤

    • @thebestbandontheplanet
      @thebestbandontheplanet 29 днів тому

      Late af and kind of a pointless comment but I just found this video and noticed the riff sounds really similar to one of our demos
      ua-cam.com/video/wC_OR4fPQAM/v-deo.htmlsi=XOvG_6FW5RNLYyfp
      If you want a “full version”
      Just a demo so not very well made but it’s whatever

  • @theMrbrandon1911
    @theMrbrandon1911 Рік тому +143

    The "dad face" tuning gives u an Open Dm9 in an uncommon voicing for guitar , that sounds awesome btw

  • @Xylus.
    @Xylus. Рік тому +136

    I use a tuning that consists of alternating minor and major 3rds, which makes a F#-11 chord. (F#-A-C#-E-G#-B). Learning chords and scales is very easy, and it opens up a lot of possibilities with natural harmonics. I have a dedicated guitar setup just for this.

  • @proletariatbourgeoisie9929
    @proletariatbourgeoisie9929 Рік тому +74

    CGCFCE is my go to alternate tuning for acoustic stuff. It's absolutely stunning, and Nick Drake used it a lot

    • @j.o.1715
      @j.o.1715 Рік тому +1

      Got one Guitar that I keep in that tuning all the time, it‘s just the best

    • @dillydilly388
      @dillydilly388 Рік тому +4

      nick drake is so underrated he had such a unique play style

    • @elijahsegler7343
      @elijahsegler7343 Рік тому

      I use cgcfgc. It's fun

  • @guitarman6496
    @guitarman6496 Рік тому +43

    I recently came across C# standard, and I'm obsessed. I love hearing regular chords performed in a low register like that.
    God bless

    • @Preussenpenner
      @Preussenpenner Рік тому +6

      Best tuning for everything. New wave to death metal

    • @williamhopkins1262
      @williamhopkins1262 Рік тому +1

      The song that got me into this tuning was The Bones of Baby Dolls by Acid Bath. That song and majority of the songs off of Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age. Good shit fr 👍

    • @tophr2710
      @tophr2710 Рік тому +1

      Drop C# is my favorite tuning, C# standard is a good one though!

    • @garrettwilson9664
      @garrettwilson9664 Рік тому +4

      Sabbath and Bolt Thrower play in c#

  • @Ubarberet
    @Ubarberet Рік тому +28

    Opeth used a similar tuning to "DADFCE"
    They used "DADFAE" on Ghost Reveries and it sounds HAUNTING

  • @trialbystone2532
    @trialbystone2532 Рік тому +830

    "B standard is one of the lowest tunings possible" 💀💀💀

    • @kayahall7835
      @kayahall7835 Рік тому +154

      Yea a guy who has a serious hard on for hendrix (ain't dissing hendrix he was an absolutely phenomenal guitar player) ain't gonna have a clue of lower tunings. Try down another octave, then it's getting close 🤣

    • @ezgamez4127
      @ezgamez4127 Рік тому +66

      Laughs in double drop D

    • @klabokk
      @klabokk Рік тому +14

      on a regular 6-string guitar, it might be

    • @GFGRRD
      @GFGRRD Рік тому +50

      @@klabokk i play drop G# standard on my 6 string, it can get lower than B standard

    • @klabokk
      @klabokk Рік тому +5

      @@GFGRRD What gauge are your strings?

  • @lordskel4715
    @lordskel4715 Рік тому +183

    B tuning is used a lot in melodic death metal (Amon Amarth, At the gates etc.)

    • @Ramble1234
      @Ramble1234 Рік тому +42

      He doesn't know that exists LOL

    • @vovayuzvishen9513
      @vovayuzvishen9513 Рік тому +26

      Carcass and Cryptopsy

    • @coomerdark6524
      @coomerdark6524 Рік тому +35

      Hypocrisy too. But i guess the kid in the video never heard of anything other than rock. He seems kinda pretentious doesn’t he?

    • @ardatukenmez2890
      @ardatukenmez2890 Рік тому +7

      @@coomerdark6524glad there are other people that feel the same way about this guy.

    • @Ramble1234
      @Ramble1234 Рік тому +21

      @@ardatukenmez2890 Hendrix and SRV are cool and all but he acts like they're the only guitarists that exists sometimes LOL.

  • @HypotheticallyEthically
    @HypotheticallyEthically Рік тому +26

    D Standard (Whole Step Down) is my favorite. Works well even on my shorter scale guitar and sounds great even on lights!

    • @dogfrosinos70
      @dogfrosinos70 25 днів тому

      It's what I play I too. I also like c# standard on my bass sounds warm and full

  • @aesthet1c33
    @aesthet1c33 Рік тому +62

    Currently like to play my guitar in (D-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning, lot of midwest emo play in this tuning

  • @toastcat1883
    @toastcat1883 Рік тому +48

    Will Paquin needs more love man

  • @AndroxineVortex
    @AndroxineVortex Рік тому +12

    Open C is such a great tuning that Devin Townsend primarily uses

  • @stanmarsh8470
    @stanmarsh8470 7 місяців тому +3

    That baritone song you played was incrediblr

  • @bassednbasspilled6239
    @bassednbasspilled6239 Рік тому +7

    I have my main 4-string bass tuned to B Standard, it's the swiss knife of bass tunings, it can literally do anything

    • @BradsGonnaPlay
      @BradsGonnaPlay Рік тому

      Dude just get a 5 string. It does the exact same thing plus one more

    • @patarsbutthole
      @patarsbutthole Рік тому

      Cant do 90% of metal so i wouldn't say "can do literally anything" maybe "literally anything created before 1970"

    • @dogfrosinos70
      @dogfrosinos70 25 днів тому

      The band dystopia tuned the 6dtrimg guitars and 4steing bass down to a stanrdard 😂

  • @redjaysgaming
    @redjaysgaming Рік тому +12

    Mike Mushok from Staind uses a baritone and his own tuning it’s actually one of the if not heaviest tunings there is it’s G# D# A# C# F# A#

  • @skinnyjeens5521
    @skinnyjeens5521 Рік тому +12

    Guy forgot that half of every metal bands plays in Drop A or lower

  • @thwoo-
    @thwoo- Рік тому +9

    CGCEGD also goes really well. I found the tuning through periphery’s song scarlet.

  • @SamBrockmann
    @SamBrockmann Рік тому +3

    DADFCE is gonna give you lots of "extended chords" if you use the regular major/minor shapes we're used to in standard.
    One of my favorite alt tunings is due to Yvette Young, of the band Covet, which is FACGBE, or open Fmaj9. The top 3 strings become triads, obviously, and then the 3 strings naturally lend themselves to extension notes.

  • @HonkerinoXD
    @HonkerinoXD Рік тому +28

    C# standard is also underrated

    • @Clouds_in_Space
      @Clouds_in_Space 10 місяців тому +2

      THANK YOU, THATS MY GO-TO TUNING AND I NEVER HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT

    • @szymonobrebowski3055
      @szymonobrebowski3055 10 місяців тому

      It works for me as well, especially for bass guitar.

    • @dogfrosinos70
      @dogfrosinos70 25 днів тому

      I like it in my bass sounds warm and full

  • @andrewmccannell-wq4jj
    @andrewmccannell-wq4jj Рік тому +7

    I just got a new stratocaster yesterday

  • @YouTube
    @YouTube Рік тому +21

    all these tunings are UNREAL 😱 thank you sm for sharing!

    • @ItsXosh
      @ItsXosh Рік тому +1

      Can’t believe I found an official UA-cam comment with so few likes. 🤔

    • @athmaid
      @athmaid Рік тому +1

      ​​​@@ItsXosh they comment a lot more than they used to it seems and under pretty obscure videos

    • @DingusMcBride
      @DingusMcBride 7 місяців тому

      @mikeypispoco

    • @Ryvznovik
      @Ryvznovik 6 місяців тому

      3rd

    • @trooperodst6880
      @trooperodst6880 23 дні тому

      DROP B AND A GOATS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤟🤟🤟

  • @boylogan1011
    @boylogan1011 9 місяців тому +2

    I like CGCGBE tuning an Alex G classic and every time I hear it I am teleported back to high school

  • @diabeticmonkey
    @diabeticmonkey Рік тому +2

    I don’t often hear B standard talked about like this. I just love it for metal

  • @EzekielDBarrett
    @EzekielDBarrett Рік тому +3

    Dadface sounds like a Built to Spill track

  • @kamenstrider9289
    @kamenstrider9289 Рік тому +4

    Open G is one of my go-tos but a buddy of mine introduced me to a style called Orkney or Sawmill tuning (C#G#D#G#CD#) very twinkly, very Midwest emo

    • @Jreggory
      @Jreggory Рік тому

      consider dropping that c to an a#

  • @mysterious.broadcast
    @mysterious.broadcast Рік тому +1

    D Standard and A Standard have been my primary tunings for a few years now and I love it

  • @JWS_1
    @JWS_1 7 місяців тому +1

    Eb standard and baritone standard are the greatest two guitar tunings ever

  • @maxyeet
    @maxyeet Рік тому +7

    Clean vs dirty tone test

    • @jungleblobs5225
      @jungleblobs5225 Рік тому +1

      this guy has no idea how to make a dirty tone

  • @jeremyrafuse5330
    @jeremyrafuse5330 Рік тому +12

    Lowest possible tunings? Dude Andrew Baina plays in drop E on the regular 🤣

    • @plantain.1739
      @plantain.1739 Рік тому +3

      *Lowest possible tuning if you aren't into metal.
      Also I'm pretty sure this guy does stuff like this to get comments, so, ya know.

    • @jeremyrafuse5330
      @jeremyrafuse5330 Рік тому +4

      @@plantain.1739 why does genre have to do with it? Most of the beautiful sounding clean sections I've written as of late have been in A standard

    • @carternevill
      @carternevill Рік тому

      UA-cam made me review your comment lol. 5 stars!

    • @SoggyBacco
      @SoggyBacco Рік тому +3

      he said "one of the lowest"....

    • @Helena-gk4ui
      @Helena-gk4ui Рік тому +2

      ​@@SoggyBacco on a normal guitar, we're not talking about 7 strings

  • @THE-CRT
    @THE-CRT 4 місяці тому +1

    Midwest emo with Baritone standard, unironically really good

  • @aranycal
    @aranycal Рік тому +1

    "such a strange sequence of notes"
    literally just a dm9

  • @ratt2207
    @ratt2207 Рік тому +6

    No way this dude just said “Baritone Standard” 💀

  • @dreno-
    @dreno- Рік тому +4

    Now get an 8 string and play double drop d

    • @samlewis3477
      @samlewis3477 Рік тому

      Dude has 29.75" baritone, that thing will go that low and lower, eric from loathe has one and takes it down to double drop c#

    • @jeremyrafuse5330
      @jeremyrafuse5330 Рік тому

      I play in A standard on my 27" baritone. You can go much lower drop C# 🤣

  • @4thr634
    @4thr634 4 дні тому

    “Lowest possible tunings on guitar”
    Meshuggah: “hold my beer”

  • @AlBrownComedy
    @AlBrownComedy 20 днів тому +1

    Never heard of baritone standard but as soon as you played through the open tuning, I thought “Huh… that sounds like Leadbelly.”

  • @ryujinayato1623
    @ryujinayato1623 Рік тому +3

    let's not forget Ichika's ethereal tunings as well

  • @phroged2255
    @phroged2255 Рік тому +3

    will paquin is the best guitarist of our generation

  • @jime6688
    @jime6688 7 місяців тому

    Hadn’t heard of these two. Eager to try. Thanks for posting!

  • @twistedbunny
    @twistedbunny Рік тому +3

    This guy loves Hendrix a lot though

  • @ardyjan035
    @ardyjan035 Рік тому +2

    unbearable rich kid smirk, yuuck

  • @mizimu96
    @mizimu96 10 місяців тому

    I really love that open tuning

  • @alecdrach
    @alecdrach 2 місяці тому

    Dad face tuning sounds like an anime ending from the 2000s

  • @daemonspudguy
    @daemonspudguy Рік тому +2

    New Standard Tuning, aka Guitar Craft tuning. It simulates all-fifths and was developed by prog rock legend Robert Fripp, guitarist of King Crimson and also did the guitar parts for Heroes by David Bowie, among many, many more things.

  • @Bruhne
    @Bruhne 10 місяців тому

    That dad face tuning was awesome!

  • @BobcatOneManBand
    @BobcatOneManBand 17 днів тому

    This kid can play! Has great approach to his riffs!

  • @thelemoneer6531
    @thelemoneer6531 Рік тому

    this man never fully opens his eyes

  • @xx7secondsxx
    @xx7secondsxx Рік тому +1

    SONIC YOUTH taught me EVERYTHING I kno about alternate tunings. Octaves and unison strings! I'll def have to scope that 1st one out in this video though!

  • @Emil_Stoltz
    @Emil_Stoltz 2 місяці тому

    Bro, that last one would be amazing for a country song

  • @Sageoftheforest7
    @Sageoftheforest7 8 місяців тому

    Sounds magical

  • @BJ-fj6jw
    @BJ-fj6jw Рік тому

    THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!!

  • @hello_alpine1693
    @hello_alpine1693 7 місяців тому +1

    I keep one of my guitars in C standard since I'm a bit of a Queens of the Stone Age fan, it's quite fun

  • @brianmitchell8422
    @brianmitchell8422 Рік тому

    I use to have my electrics tuned so different most people hated playing mine because they didn’t know how to play with said tuning, but some of the riffs I could play and sounds I could put out was just jaw dropping. Kinda why I love guitar because there’s so much you can do that’s so unique.

  • @slimfraud
    @slimfraud 11 місяців тому +1

    baritone sounds sooo good tho

  • @janoskaism
    @janoskaism Рік тому

    Thanks for bringing value

  • @SquatSmack
    @SquatSmack Рік тому

    DADGAD is one I like to fuck around with from time to time.

  • @horse_dog
    @horse_dog Рік тому +2

    FACGCE, a classic

  • @scarzgalore9102
    @scarzgalore9102 6 місяців тому

    That last riff was Dope 'af

  • @DaNooch669
    @DaNooch669 8 місяців тому

    That jam you were playing in baritone standard was so good

  • @MGCaverly
    @MGCaverly Рік тому +1

    DADFCE sounds really interesting. I’ve tried DADGAD after learning that is used on Barton Hollow (The Civil Wars) - another baritone setup!

  • @johnathannelson1718
    @johnathannelson1718 Рік тому

    Open tunings I like a lot, fun for playing around with a slide. Open E is one of my favorites, makes me feel like I'm talking to angels.

  • @bolillo5013
    @bolillo5013 Рік тому

    Two of my favorite alt tunings

  • @maurice_mores
    @maurice_mores Рік тому

    BEADF#B is one of my favorites tunes for guitars

  • @Okanehira
    @Okanehira Рік тому

    More of these!

  • @MNCLRRSKI
    @MNCLRRSKI 9 місяців тому

    bro i love this guy 🙌🏾

  • @nicksnetwork6726
    @nicksnetwork6726 Рік тому +2

    Open c minor low is a sick tuning too (CGCD#Gc)

  • @chenstormstout9456
    @chenstormstout9456 Рік тому +1

    I raise you the tuning the Goo Goo Dolls used for Iris. BDDDDD

  • @hidden_bread5570
    @hidden_bread5570 2 місяці тому

    Drop c and drop c# are my two personal favorites

  • @maygonzalez-ey5ej
    @maygonzalez-ey5ej 7 місяців тому +1

    love to hear everlong on baritone tuning

  • @fishchips5121
    @fishchips5121 Місяць тому

    that DADFCE riff is amazing, could fit in alot of math rock.

  • @panema0
    @panema0 11 годин тому +1

    that first riff needs to be a midwest emo song

  • @anidiot4702
    @anidiot4702 4 місяці тому

    I’m not well versed in chord instruments but this man is pulling me to the dark side

  • @johnnykobra7256
    @johnnykobra7256 Рік тому

    so much respect for dropping a Gretsch down to B. I had an electromatic with a bigsby that I tuned down to B. had to use some pretty heavy strings to keep it stable

  • @davidmcleod1760
    @davidmcleod1760 3 місяці тому

    DADFAE. Is a lovely tuning to play with too. Opeth use it a lot for that minor add 9 vibe.

  • @Coastal_Cruzer
    @Coastal_Cruzer Рік тому

    Tell me you've only learned guitar through lessons without telling me you've only learnt guitar through lessons

  • @BillytheT19
    @BillytheT19 Рік тому +1

    Used DADADD a lot in High School. Just fun and easy to improvise tunes over

    • @spraynard9529
      @spraynard9529 Рік тому +1

      A similar modal tuning, I actually really like BEBEBE. Nick Drake used that tuning a lot. It feels very limiting at first, but it’s super fun to just riff on the first two strings as you would in standard and combine the open strings for a bigger sound.

  • @actuallyasriel
    @actuallyasriel 7 місяців тому

    DADFCE is pretty close to the tuning used by Opeth on "Harlequin Forest" -- but second string is tuned down to A rather than up to C, though. This is mostly for the power chord in the first riff which is played open on the 2nd and 3rd string, swiping back up to come at the bottom strings. It adds a neat little bit of texture.

  • @tbt_jerry9238
    @tbt_jerry9238 5 місяців тому

    I remember I stumbled upon DADFCE one day randomly while trying to tune to DADGAD and I fell in love with it
    I don’t mess with it too often but it’s real pretty

  • @thelongestdongrod190
    @thelongestdongrod190 10 днів тому

    DAEAC#E, DGCGCD, DADGAE, CGCGCC, F#AC#G#A#E are all also awesome tunings with lots of versatility.

  • @GeneralVixin
    @GeneralVixin 11 місяців тому

    THANK YOU MIKEY NOW I KNOW HOW TO WRITE AMAZING SONGS THANK YOU 🙏 🎉

  • @ZeyTheIncubus
    @ZeyTheIncubus Рік тому +1

    I mainly use Drop C# for most songs I write, but lately, I've been in Drop D, Eb, and D as well. I also love CGDGBD (I think that's it) and DAEFCE

  • @albergoni2191
    @albergoni2191 10 годин тому

    That dadface riff was insanely good

  • @elijahstephenson9203
    @elijahstephenson9203 Рік тому

    You should do more of these!

  • @chevyatlevee7705
    @chevyatlevee7705 7 місяців тому

    It's a coincidence that I see this because yesterday I tuned my guitar to baritone standard for the first time for a type o negative song

  • @scoodaninee_9925
    @scoodaninee_9925 Рік тому

    He’s so animated when he talk lol with the eyebrows and the hand movement lol

  • @gmdone
    @gmdone Рік тому

    Baritone tuning sounds like something that would come out of an alter bridge album

  • @parkedcar3411
    @parkedcar3411 Рік тому +2

    Some other good alt tunings include but are not limited to: open g, dadgad, open f, open d, open e, drop c#, and many more. If you play stones riffs or acoustic zeppelin riffs like I do, you’ll encounter these on a lot of their songs

  • @murf493
    @murf493 Рік тому

    I love open tunings like open e and g

  • @bryana297
    @bryana297 Рік тому

    i liked the video for the Hendrix T and poster. I feel ya 👊

  • @berziimusic
    @berziimusic 3 дні тому

    Double Drop D 8 strings be like “ am I nothing to you”

  • @Hooligan-vr1tw
    @Hooligan-vr1tw 9 місяців тому +1

    Bruh, do my favorite E E E E B E please. Don't sleep on Steven stills.❤

  • @goldenyarrow3236
    @goldenyarrow3236 Рік тому

    so looking forward to trying these!

  • @Lun4r___4
    @Lun4r___4 Рік тому

    the baritone tuning sounded amazing

  • @negoruivo2492
    @negoruivo2492 Рік тому

    I love the "rain song" tunning

  • @alioramusman5650
    @alioramusman5650 Рік тому

    Dadf#ad and daeac#e are my personal favorites

  • @carrterdinkins7977
    @carrterdinkins7977 Рік тому +1

    I love F# F# F# F# E B really good for ambient stuff

    • @BTZR
      @BTZR Рік тому

      It's nice to see a SY fan