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8vb
The note on the staff is D and would be played
as open D, 5th fret of your A string D or 10th fret of your low
E string D. However in this case the 8vb means to play one octave
lower than written. This means we must tune our low E string down
one whole step to low D.
Drop D Tuning
Drop D tuning means to drop your low E a whole
step to a D. This will allow us to play power chords by just holding
one finger across 2 or 3 strings. To do this play your 4th string
D. Let it ring and strike your low E and then tune it down to match
the open D but one octave lower. It should probably only be about
1/4 turn on most tuning pegs. You will get better and better just
by doing it a lot but you may want to buy a tuner
if you don't have one to check yourself.
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