In this lesson I will show you how to play two
different guitar parts from the intro/chorus to the song "Faint".
It's a really easy riff to play because it doesn't require a lot of
different fingerings. Most of the riff consist of just sliding a chord
formations around.
Hear This Lesson:
Drop D Tuning
Their song "Faint" is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning
the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the
guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. If your favorite
band uses drop D tuning and you want to experiment with this tuning,
by all means do so. What ever you do, don't learn the guitar in drop
D tuning-you'll get all mixed up.
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). See the picture
below. You can use the audio clip below to tune your low E string to
D for drop D tuning.
