Quote (icp_1 @ Mar 13 2011 04:16pm)
yes thats what i meant.. so, tuning down to play some blues is useless? cuz yeah i down tuned my guitar cuz i saw some infos about jimi hendrix playing down tuned b scale over b chords progression.. so i wanted to see whats the difference
Tuning down isn't necessarily useless, it really depends on what you are trying to do.
If someone is singing and has a lower voice they might want to tune the guitar down.
I use heavy strings (14s) on my guitar which puts a lot of tension on the neck, I would not dare tune my guitar to standard because of this I keep it tuned to Eb.
It also might be easier on your fingers to play a tuned down guitar (less tension) if you are a beginner.
So there are definitely reasons to tune the guitar down, but I'd say at this point your better off just sticking to standard (:
EDIT: By the way you earlier showed this as the scale:
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------12--15------------------------------------
Ab------------12--14--15--------------------------------------------
Eb--12--14--15------------------------------------------------------
The last note is a 14, make sure you are playing 14 instead of 15.. like this:
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------
Db-----------------------12--
14------------------------------------
Ab------------12--14--15--------------------------------------------
Eb--12--14--15------------------------------------------------------
This post was edited by PSPZorZ on Mar 13 2011 03:19pm