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Intro to Playing Guitar in Drop D Tuning

guitar intermediate

In this lesson

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  • ๐Ÿ”’ The How & Why of Drop D
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Chords in Drop D
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Chord Progression Drill
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Killer Drop D Licks

Do you know how to play in Drop D? It's time to learn and it's so FUN! I'll teach you how to tune to Drop D, then we'll practice chords with a progression drill and add some killer licks, too!

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  1. Karen Doyle

    โ™ฅ 3

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Ray Dunphy

    โ™ฅ 8

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  3. Buddy Vann

    โ™ฅ 7

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  4. Katie Clark Support

    โ™ฅ 6

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

  5. Owen Brady

    โ™ฅ 11

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

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