Does anyone have any thoughts/advice on getting proficient and learning new things on guitar in a different tuning other than standard tuning like Drop B, Drop C or another kind like Open D tuning?
I play major and minor pentatonic and major and minor scales in the lower tuning, you just have to play in different frets because the notes are different and the 6th string you bring up the notes up 2 frets because of the lower tuning. I want to get better at memorizing notes on fretboard, learning scale patterns, theory, and generally get more proficient in the lower tunings like Drop B or Drop C.
I like to play in Drop Tunings more as I like to play metal and hard rock as my main focus. I usually have things set up in Drop C or Drop B and sometimes Drop D.
I find that most theory/general guitar lessons out there all teach stuff in standard tuning which I find a bit hard as I don't want to have to switch tunings every time I'm practicing something new that the lesson is in. I was tuning between Drop B and Standard tuning most days I'd be playing and that wears the strings out a lot faster.
I now just practice the lesson stuff in the Drop Tuning without switching.
I know 1 solution is to get a 2nd guitar for additional tunings and such which I'll probably do later this year but right now I feel like I might be missing something or maybe over thinking it.
What are your thoughts?
I play major and minor pentatonic and major and minor scales in the lower tuning, you just have to play in different frets because the notes are different and the 6th string you bring up the notes up 2 frets because of the lower tuning. I want to get better at memorizing notes on fretboard, learning scale patterns, theory, and generally get more proficient in the lower tunings like Drop B or Drop C.
I like to play in Drop Tunings more as I like to play metal and hard rock as my main focus. I usually have things set up in Drop C or Drop B and sometimes Drop D.
I find that most theory/general guitar lessons out there all teach stuff in standard tuning which I find a bit hard as I don't want to have to switch tunings every time I'm practicing something new that the lesson is in. I was tuning between Drop B and Standard tuning most days I'd be playing and that wears the strings out a lot faster.
I now just practice the lesson stuff in the Drop Tuning without switching.
I know 1 solution is to get a 2nd guitar for additional tunings and such which I'll probably do later this year but right now I feel like I might be missing something or maybe over thinking it.
What are your thoughts?