The Drop B tuning is mainly associated with metal genres. This tuning does two things to the guitar sound: it delivers much more bass and it gives possibilities to play chords like C sharp and B with open strings.
Here is how you tune the guitar: B F# B E G# C#. The drop B tunings deviate from the standard tuning on all six strings, but it helps you to know that the distance is three semi-tones on all strings except the 6th string (B), that is five semi-tones down from the standard E.
Mac os sierra bootcamp windows 7. It is important that you turn the tuning pegs in a direction that decrease the string tension and not the opposite; otherwise, you could break the strings and possible damage the guitar.
B Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 9 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: B Eb Gb (R 3 5).
Power chords
- B standard is basically the bottom 6 strings of a 7, which generally come in a standard set of about 11-54 (with a 9 on the top, obviously). I'd probably go to 12's for a standard feel. If you wanted tight, 13-68 would be good, but you really don't need to go ultra high gauge, you will naturally adjust to whatever gauges you put on there.
- There is more of a difference between equal and just tuning in the G to B interval (15 cents or 15% of one fret) versus the others (2 cents or 2% of one fret). So when you are fiddling with the B string in standard tuning, you are deciding to what extent you want to be in just versus equal temperment.
- What kind of a guitar do you own? Does it have a fixed bridge? You usually need heavy gauge strings (0.11 - 0.54 and even heavier) stabdradr B tuning would mean B E A D G B E on a 7 string or B E A D F # B on a 6 string or on a baritone guitar.
B5
C#5
D#5
E5
F#5
G#5
A#5
A5
Comment
As you can see from the diagrams, power chords with the bass on the lowest string can be played with one finger. The normal power chord shape is used when the root note are on other strings, as seen in the diagram example above that show A5.
Some other power chords in short notations:
B Standard Tuning
C5: 111XXX / X688XX
D5: 333XXX / X81010XX
F5: 666XXX
G5: 888XXX / X133XX
Some other chord possibilities
Here is a collection of other chords that can be used in the Drop B tuning.
Chords
Bsus4
B
Bmaj7
F#
F#m
C#m
B Standard Guitar Tuner
A/B
B Standard Guitar Tuning
G#m7(no5)
As you may notice, you can to a high degree handle the key of B as the key of D on a standard tuned guitar. The only exception is the 6th string.
This was an introduction about chords in the Drop B tuning, see also Drop C tuning.