Drop D Songs
“Breakdown” by Tantric
Difficulty: Intermediate
This is a really cool sounding riff from the new band Tantric. In the
authentic recording it’s played with an acoustic guitar and doubled
with electric guitars with very little distortion and tuned down 1/2
step.Read More »“Breakdown” by Tantric
Harvest Moon by Neil Young
Difficulty: Intermediate Intro For this riff, you will need to tune your guitar to drop d tuning. You will only need it for the open notes… Read More »Harvest Moon by Neil Young
Country Road by James Taylor
Difficulty: Intermediate
Drop D Tuning
This song is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. To tune your guitar to drop D tuning, first make sure your tuned to standard tuning. Then you’ll want to tune your low E string down two steps to D (we drop it down one step, hence the name).
“Last Resort” by Papa Roach
Difficulty: Intermediate Main Theme This is an older popular song from the band Papa Roach. It’s in “drop D” tuning which means you have to… Read More »“Last Resort” by Papa Roach
Musette by Johann Sebastian Bach
To play this classical tune pick the notes on the low E string and A string with your thumb, pick the notes on the D… Read More »Musette by Johann Sebastian Bach
Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa
This is one crazy-sounding riff. Frank Zappa’s music was definitely different. This riff has 3 guitar parts. The 3rd guitar is tuned in drop D… Read More »Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa
Amazing Grace
I created a small break in certain areas. This is a very useful thing you can do. Chet Atkins uses it all the time. You will need to tune to DROP D in this one. (D,A,D,G,B,E)Read More »Amazing Grace
Buried Myself Alive by The Used
The guitar is tuned to drop D (D, A, D, G, B, E) Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Buried Myself Alive ” (PDF) Complete Transcription… Read More »Buried Myself Alive by The Used
“Yellow” by Coldplay
Difficulty:Easy – Intermediate There’s some interesting things going on in this song as two of the guitars use an alternate tuning. The chords played in this… Read More »“Yellow” by Coldplay