fakfak Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Trouble is played in drop-D, correct? (sorry to bombard the board with tuning questions:embarassed:, but I'm working out some CP covers...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crestingwaves Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I believe Trouble is tuned like this E A D G B D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crestingwaves Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 It isn't tuned in D...because as far as I know there are no D chords in it at all. The main riff is just: G Em Bm7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbestheprince Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 It isn't tuned in D...because as far as I know there are no D chords in it at all. The main riff is just: G Em Bm7 Yeah but it's in the key of G, and G has a D note in it. Coldplay is notorious for doing this sort of stuff with their tunings so things ring out, so I wouldn't rule it out. They also happen to find tunings that make the chords either sound a little dissonant, perhaps something they picked up from Radiohead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Yeah but it's in the key of G, and G has a D note in it. Coldplay is notorious for doing this sort of stuff with their tunings so things ring out, so I wouldn't rule it out. That's what makes it so d$#n difficult to figure out their tunings.:veryangry: (well that and Jon's habit of constantly swapping his thinlines so you can't even judge based on what a given guitar is tuned to...) -sigh- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoRocker Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 No fakfak, it is better for your own learning progress. Finding out the good notes, chords and tuning... will increase your music ear very fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoRocker Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 And by the way, no tuning needed.. with tuning it will be easier to play. BUT you learn from stretching you fingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Trouble is played in drop-D, correct? (sorry to bombard the board with tuning questions:embarassed:, but I'm working out some CP covers...) Just tune your high e string to a d and you're ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 That simplifies things. I have a terrible ear for tunings. (that's called being a s^%#$y musician...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crestingwaves Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Tis wat i said. High e goes to a D and then you're set. You can play it with standard tuning as well...it just means you do a little hammer-on on the bstring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 I kind of suck at hammer ons, so for me it's probably best to go ahead and re-tune the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdevos Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 i don't see how you can have sounds problems with e to d tuning ? maybe your guitar suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus_mosher Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Fakfak it's not tuned in drop D. however, the HIGH E is dropped down to D. not the Low E. this works out better with the chords, and Jons parts are all in this tuning too :) tune like so, d- B- G- D- A- E- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 i don't see how you can have sounds problems with e to d tuning ? maybe your guitar suck Hey! this is the first time I've noticed Sam Devos on here. I've seen all your you-tube videos man, they're really awesome. I remember noticing my avatar on your wall. Just thought I'd share that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 It's not so much getting to the tuning I have issues with, as it is figuring out which tuning I should use for a given song. That said, my guitar does suck!:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus_mosher Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 yup to that guy who said about coldplay tuning their high e's down to D alot. well, on parachutes, sparks is in the same, but with a capo, and high speed has alot of strings tuned to D. boy, they like their D's! :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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