Which do you reckons better? I mean, they're practically the same, but drop d gives you more of a black sabbathy kinda sound, like more, punch in the face sound you know what I mean? I like powerchords better, dunno why, but I guess putting one finger on say the 7th fret on E(d) and A, is just boring appproach.

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riley

I prefer power chords aswell moon unit., but thats just because i only know like 3 songs in drop D, all of them by biffy clyro.
This being one of them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCG_yP5MsMc

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young mr. riley, i like both. drop d is crazy heavy and i love it. for some reason, i come up with a million riffs out of drop d, probably cause of the simplicity you mentioned. but, i play in a classic rock band and we never drop and that's fine with me.
for example, when i play a C bar chord on the 3rd fret, i'll fret the G on the top string also and hit em all. make sense? probably not. it gives it a heavy sound without tuning the E string down. works up and down the neck. sorry i don't explain things well.
i love your enthusiasm as a young guitarist mr. riley. keep at it young man.

Riley,

You just have to find your niche. Personally I do not like playing Drop D. I mean you can use 1 finger to play. I guess that would be ok if I had an accident with a saw blade. But it makes me feel like I am cheating when I play that way.

When I started to learn to play, standard tuning was all I knew. Now I play better that way than with any alternative tunings. It's just a personal preference. Feel free to experiment. By the way, I play a mean Paranoid and Warpig with standard tuning.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I only use drop d on songs that require a power chord 2 frets lower than 0, if tha makes sense

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riley

i like both but i like that your other three fingers are free to hit other notes with drop d chords

i like drop D mainly because i, for whatever reason, cant write $#!t in standard.... also, i like having the ability to go 2 frets lower than E

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Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

A good ear exercise is try and drop the E to D and back on the fly till you can nail it, that way you can drop down and back in a flash without a tuner. You will catch a lot of guys doing this just for an effect. Riley some songs like one of your faves Heart Shaped Box calls for you to drop the E to D, but like most I feel it to be a simple way to play though it does have its use.

Yeah, i can go down to drop d in 5 seconds so, yeahive got that covered. Some other ones like something in the way, blew, (practically every soundgarden and silverchair song) some alice in chains etc

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riley

I like both and Eb, drop C#, D and Drop C aswell as a whole host of others