Eddie Van Halen used it, Jimmy Page loved it, and all of your heavy metal heroes have tried it – drop D made drop-dead simple

Many guitarists have favored drop D to add thickness to their riffs. The list would include Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Kurt Cobain, Kim Thayil, Jerry Cantrell, Dimebag Darrell, Tom Morello, Adam ...
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Learn how Adam Jones forged his rhythmically audacious Tool riffing style

Tool’s guitarist Adam Jones is a long-time fan of drop D tuning. This allows him to get weight into his phrases while establishing a tight, identifiable tonality that sits alongside the bass.

Jared James Nichols teaches you the wild drop D blues stomp he wrote with Tyler Bryant

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Alice in Chains’ ‘Dirt’ Gets Darker + Even Heavier With Guitar Tuning Change

A darker, heavier version of Alice In Chains' Dirt is what we never knew we needed. A recently uploaded YouTube video offers an alternative take on the grunge legends' 1992 album by changing the ...
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Sharp drop in listeners to Ray D'Arcy's RTE radio show, new JNLR figures reveal

As many as 10,000 listeners have turned off Ray D’Arcy’s RTÉ Radio 1 show, new figures reveal. The latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) show a drop in listeners to his afternoon radio ...