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Eb is a weird key to play guitar in. Van Halen did it all the time. (Tuning down a 1/2 step is not uncommon among heavier rock/heavy metal bands. I'm not ent
by colanderman 14y ago
Eb is a weird key to play guitar in.
Van Halen did it all the time. (Tuning down a 1/2 step is not uncommon among heavier rock/heavy metal bands. I'm not entirely sure why though.)
- dfan 14y ago(Tuning down a 1/2 step is not uncommon among heavier rock/heavy metal bands. I'm not entirely sure why though.) You answered your own question; it sounds heavier.
- wildwood 14y agoThat's cool, I hadn't heard of that before. Here's a link with some possible explanations: http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/sidewinders-bar-grille/24512-why-tune-down-half-step.html http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/sidewinders-bar-grille/24512... The explanation that E-flat works better with tunings for brass and horns was interesting.
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- Synaesthesia 14y agoEb in original tuned guitar is very hard. But yeah detuning it 1 semitone is a good trick.