The First Song Every Guitar Player Plays in DROP D

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[@MusicisWin]

What was the first Drop D riff you played? Guitar Villains 🤫: spoti.fi/3i8q2xg or apple.co/3n08vL3

[@forrestshrimp9716]

first drop d riff i played was monster by skillet

[@simonesalemme6905]

Bat country by avenged sevenfold

[@oblivion5823]

killing in the name

[@reno145]

"Damn Good" from DLR's Skyscraper album.

[@unknownsouls9508]

mine is catalyst by Dorje

[@ryder539]

First drop d riff: killing in the name - rage against the machine.

[@antonholmberg911]

yeah same here

[@titanfall5636]

Same

[@eeliesha7858]

Same

[@bvbbiersack4348]

Mine was wake up

[@pwn3apple603]

Same

[@irishrox6767]

My first Drop D was Everlong. Just makes it way easier to play everything. Edit: Actually, now that I remember it better, my first Drop D was Keep Quiet and Drive by Deftones

[@vanshtyagi9438]

My first was everlong for sure 🙏🙌

[@onicoda6763]

my first was everylong

[@blackaspitch631]

deftones but the song "my own summer / shove it" also everlong is amazing and I play it almost every time I pick up my guitar

[@davidasince1985]

It's was either this or my own summer for me but I was pretty sure it was the latter

[@BeatlessAnimations]

same here, everlong was my first

[@TheShadowCrafter]

I can confirm my first drop d was Bat Country. I still love A7X today

[@Good13man]

Thanks to whoever suggested Everlong, by Foofighters! Playing Everlong brought back memories that literally had me balling and reconciling with my wife. Yep... there it is.

[@crimsonhawk4912]

I played that song in gay minor

[@nathansanchez51]

Heart-Shaped Box is when I discovered that other tuning existed.

[@timothyo718]

This one is interesting because it is 1/2 step down and in Drop D. Few bands seems to use this tuning.

[@tousakushou7667]

Tons of bands play in Drop c#

[@aidenberryhill5475]

SAME!

[@robby.1176]

same here

[@knnrgrn]

Same

[@ryansantiago3810]

Everlong - Foo Fighters Psycho - Muse Killin' In The Name - Rage Against The Machine

[@idrinkpolonium8520]

Psycho's good

[@cahaloregan4733]

Gonna make you gonna break you

[@RemmorbLeime]

New Born - Muse. Psycho was only a short jam back then.

[@brycelikesrice8787]

I love muse Psycho

[@Pensfan5919]

Me, someone who was limited by the bounds of Rocksmith and their DLC: Eyes of a Stranger for bass, I Don't Believe in Love for guitar by Queensryche.

[@jbdub08]

I love the look on his face when he hears TOOL's time signature changes lol. Hell of a first riff indeed.

[@tonyvermeer7409]

I started jamming with a singer in college and drop-D was the only way he could play guitar and show me how to play the songs he wanted to sing. This lead to me learning some Soundgarden, AIC, and Metallica "Sad But True".

[@Nateson]

“They’re not very good at guitar but they could play this riff....” I’m in this video and I don’t like it

[@sinned_squid]

Nateson what are you doing here bro

[@johnmonroney8614]

Thank goodness theres no current embargo on toilet paper so you can dry your your moistened eyes

[@purplejuiceyt2829]

Nick gur

[@waranghira]

It's such a fun riff to be honest

[@thesuperstoner]

I play lead on slither in my my band and it's pretty much the same riff over and over except when you get to the solo and well yeah its slash lol

[@greenlong1987]

Mine was Everlong. I couldn’t figure out why the hell it just didn’t sound right. Man the feeling of hearing it sound correct out of my own guitar. Pure elation

[@blank-rw5me]

saaaame lmao

[@fragux]

Yeaah man same

[@efcjohn1995]

Same

[@wedgeoflettuce4391]

Same

[@logan-wq5ub]

first song i learned in drop d was heart shaped box and i’ll never forget the feeling of hearing the guitar and imaging everything else in the song playing along

[@JLujan4492]

first songs in Drop D were definitely Unsung and Killing in the Name, but the first songs I wanted to learn were some Lamb of God songs. I knew I didn't have the skill when I first started playing. But eventually I learned Laid to Rest, Vigil, and Walk With Me in Hell.

[@itsjustme8947]

My first song (not riff) played in drop D tuning: Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd (The Wall - 1979). I learned this in the summer of 1980. I was 17 at the time and loved Pink Floyd, but this album just blew me away! Keeping that drop D going was....challenging to say the least considering my gear: '74 Strat (sunburst, of course) a chorus, distortion, and wah pedal, played through a massive 40 watt Fender Vibrolux Reverb. I still have all this stuff and it all still works! A LOT of yards were mowed, leaves raked, and groceries bagged to buy this stuff, lol!

[@sandwichdude97]

Everlong and Killing in The Name were the first for me

[@dylanmariano6474]

Same

[@louishook]

Lmao same

[@sircampbelltenson7297]

Same

[@oliverhansen3773]

Same

[@jakesterfiddle]

Same

[@thomasgomessmolii8789]

Tyler in 2005: lets rock baby Me in 2005: im a baby

[@tonycantskate]

I was born lol

[@zirconaz]

2020.. I m your baby

[@ollie1704]

I was 1 years old in 2005

[@PixieMinie]

I wasn’t even born yet oof

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[@tugsman5]

I remember hearing Zakk Wylde in high school and playing No More Tears EVERY DAY and my buddies drop D riff that's still my favorite drop d riff 15yrs later. My same buddy met Zakk at Ozzfest and got a like 30 second picking technique tutorial! Cool guy!

[@anthonyamurri9278]

Your ability to pick up a song by ear amazes me. I've been playing off and on since elementary school. Everyday of highschool I played until my fingers would bleed. I graduated in 2009. But without tabs I'm lost

[@EM-df6mo]

I can read music, play most new material by ear. Still can't use tabs unless I memorize them but understand that others value them. To each their own.

[@danveitch4258]

I was expecting Everlong but then I was like.. yeah that's fair.

[@TheBaseballGuy9]

I had the exact same reaction lol

[@lil_revive115]

I WAS ALSO EXPECTING EVERLONG 😂🤣

[@richardmartinez3342]

same here

[@jackmilligan550]

Same

[@nateday9328]

When you find out your audience is generally in their mid 30's based on their first drop d riff

[@rogersjolly1]

First for me was "Unchained" - Van Halen. But I could never get enough of Ratt "Lay It Down" and so many others! Warren DeMartini... he had the chops, but always had a ton of blues at the same time!

[@powerswish]

Exactly the ones I was thinking. I must be in the wrong youtube channel if people didn't say those.

[@brianloy7856]

My very first electric Drop-D was Fat Bottom Girls by Queen. Before that Dan Fogelberg had caught my ear with acoustic drop-D “Tullamore Dew” comes to mind immediately as one of my first

[@haiasiniknar4935]

"Slither" by Velvet revolver was the first drop D song I learned.

[@corbintheintern6229]

I see you also had Rocksmith

[@whistlindixiesmallengine2085]

Sad but true was mine

[@luizoli7268]

@@whistlindixiesmallengine2085 Sad but true is in D Standard

[@jacksonodell9786]

mine was Vicarious

[@davidmiller2947]

Heck yeah

[@SGBassplayer]

“Outshined” by Soundgarden. Perfect introduction to Drop D in terms of melody and tempo. Even the bridge is easy for the beginning to intermediate level guitarist.

[@Matt_Bright_1983]

It wasn't my first, but one of my favorites to play early on was Spoonman. It's just difficult enough to make you feel like a bad ass when you're a new player, especially with it being in 7

[@danmcconnell5941]

Yep, that’s the one

[@headkicked]

Love this song so much! Was one of the first I learned in drop D. My first was Walk by Pantera. Honestly surprised that song wasn't listed in this video. Probably because it's actually D Standard, even though many tabs and even games had it as a Drop D tuning. Alas, that was my first drop D riff.

[@einsteinalbert8372]

Thank you so much for introducing me to this beauty. Just love love this whole guitar riff in this song!

[@nate-ox5lw]

That was my first one I played in drop d lol

[@hadifelani]

Definitely Unholy Confessions (A7x) for me 😅 Along with Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana) for Drop Db/C#, Aerials (SOAD) for drop C, and Before I Forget (SlipKnot) for drop B 🤟

[@joelprince1434]

Laid To Rest - Lamb Of God By far one of the best riffs I have learned in Drop D. How can you forget this song???

[@jacquesd5781]

The 90's wouldn't have existed without Drop D.

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Jacques D Preach. Those Seattle guys loved Drop D.

[@ilinfestissumam3232]

First Drop D song I learned was "Sonne" by Rammstein

[@David_Larkin]

0-0-6-0-6-5-0-0-0-6-0-6-5 ;)

[@ilinfestissumam3232]

@@David_Larkin

[@blakeaustin5817]

Same

[@ilinfestissumam3232]

@@blakeaustin5817 Rammstein is the reason I first picked up a guitar.

[@Ripla_Flame]

Yoooo same

[@cursedacoustic6471]

love these sort of videos, just seems like your just chillin down memory lane, laughing noodling, fun to watch lol

[@Gomerpile0422]

My first was Everlong but it was more so one of my dad’s favorite songs so it was on the top of my list, miss you pops, love your content as I’ve rewatched so many videos. Keep them coming.

[@Ryan-qh2wy]

First drop d riff: A7X Unholy Confessions

[@cbrooks255]

almost me. my first was this means war

[@jonnylawless6797]

Mine was Second Heartbeat. I could only play the rhythm lol.

[@MikeRogersMusic]

Same

[@nedajstoot9154]

Same here

[@jonnylawless6797]

@@tdoubledub1 keep it up, once you figure it out its super easy to do it all the time.

[@Hassan-to3bs]

Unholy Confessions - Avenged Sevenfold

[@franzmaurer7108]

+1, finally sb mentioned that

[@Yevko]

yea im surprised that one isnt in the video, my first

[@norppa658]

Mine toi

[@boochi1994]

Ditto

[@benduggan3386]

Hehe same lol. One of the easiest a7x thats probably why

[@brendanreinhart5456]

I Hate Everything About You was the best song on this list tbh

[@ImThe5thKing]

That "Rahhhhh" when you were playing The Beautiful People caught me so off guard and made me nearly choke on my food laughing

[@samlarkin3105]

Outshined - Soundgarden. One badass of a riff.

[@lesliem.jhonson8483]

Same

[@ahuman2695]

This was my first drop D riff, hell it was the first song I ever learned on guitar

[@jesseo715]

Same.

[@doughnut3639]

I remember 1st hearing outshined on the sega genesis road rash game. I knew from that moment I would have to learn it.

[@crushingbelial]

Heck yeah

[@eddie2913]

First Drop D song I ever played was everlong by foo fighters

[@luizbastos1461]

Mine too! It totally changed the world around me

[@MrEricErwin]

Mine too!

[@drxzt]

Same

[@lianflowers9177]

Same

[@peterscalise3101]

Same

[@nicholasjohnson1200]

Some greats for beginners: Collective Soul - Shine Soundgarden - outshined Limp Bizkit - break stuff Godsmack - alive 3 days grace - animal I have become Chevelle - face to the floor Beastie boys - no sleep til Brooklyn Tool - 46&2 Tool - aenima Rage against the Machine - wake up

[@mrfuriouser]

Killer axe, brother. Sounds amazing!

[@elliottwalker9522]

First drop d song I learned was Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana, then Everlong by Foo Fighters

[@synysterhetfield7138]

I think heart shaped box is in drop c# not sure tho ya might look it up

[@bnelssaba]

Bruh same

[@Paul-gf6kp]

@@synysterhetfield7138 It was in Drop C# but it kinda counts cause it’s basically drop tuning but a half step down

[@youngsimba2324]

Same I noticed I could just play it in drop D and was the first song I played

[@genetea3802]

Same

[@name-ny2fl]

Nobody else played Walk for like 23 hours a day when they discovered Drop D

[@name-ny2fl]

@fcfnfjnfvnfv not the way I learned it

[@yharun835]

drop d means d standart lol

[@mehmed6529]

That's a full step down

[@itsnoternesto]

I started playing Walk on drop D tho

[@jamessutton5199]

If you ask dime he'd say exactly how to tune it then say fuck let me just show ya

[@chrisoverka7341]

This was awesome man- wow

[@Guitarchie]

i started playing guitar properly when i was 9 and learned slither when i was 10 when i got a guitar teacher, now me being 14 putting on this comment still with my guitar teacher learning no more tears, slither still remains my favourite drop d riff

[@officialjosebernardo]

1st Spoonman. 2nd several years later ”Blackest Eyes” by Porcupine Tree.

[@how8765]

Yup. Mine was also spoonman.

[@mattmac2652]

Blackest Eyes is such a great song.

[@matthewjames9885]

Porcupine tree extremely underrated

[@tilaqm]

Black hole sun???

[@Pwnutbuters]

@@matthewjames9885 hell yeah. Fear of a Blank Planet is the first Porcupine Tree song I learned, then went on to Trains. They're so good

[@harveydjent_]

Unholy Confessions gang where y’all at?

[@LieutenantLeatherNuts]

Right here lol I hate avenged sevenfold now, but everytine I tuned my E guitars to drop d, id even practice with that for 5 min to warm up lol

[@LieutenantLeatherNuts]

Now I play in standard C and a ton of inferi. Sometimes go drop b

[@harveydjent_]

@@LieutenantLeatherNuts As soon as I learned drop D I literally tried to learn as many A7X songs as possible. Nowadays I favor drop C for a lot of metalcore and D standard because of bands like Death and Sylosis.

[@thesnakeoflife]

Hell yeah

[@SRankerDMC]

Hell yeah

[@Guitarsamuraislayer]

Sonne by rammstein was the first drop D riff I learned

[@alexni6087]

Mine too!

[@Guitarsamuraislayer]

@@alexni6087 cool!

[@Picksqueal]

My first was Torn by Creed. My guitar teacher showed it to me as an introduction to Drop D.

[@NicuMihai]

I first tuned down for Linkin Park's One Step Closer, which is in Drop C#. In fact, i only played drop tunings and had troubles playing in standard

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

Was your action to high? So it hurt to play or standard just sounds weird to you ?

[@monmixer]

Most people learn to play in standard tuning before the experiment with different tuning. Nothing wrong with learning a different way but it's not going to help your over all understanding of the instrument.

[@Seabass20329]

Hey same! I started playing guitar because I wanted to play Linkin Park songs, so I never tried standard tuning until I'd been playing for half a year. First song I ever learned in standard was Enter Sandman. And yeah if your whole understanding of the instrument is framed around modern rock/metal and single finger bar chords, playing in standard seems way more difficult. 15 year old me wondering why the f the Master of Puppets riff is played in standard lol

[@fruhentus4437]

Same , As soon as I bought my first guitar i tuned down to Drop C and was playing System Of A down songs

[@Shad0wPh0enixXx]

Isn't this song in eb drop Dd?

[@MatthewEdwards7]

Disappointed he didn’t troll with ‘Your Body is a Wonderland’

[@EricCPOP]

That's a great song actually. People don't give JM enough credit for this acoustic stuff which I actually think is better than his electric 🤷

[@rdbuchli]

That closeup during Negative Creep though! So funny I burst out and my wife had to turn and look! Thanks for the video, awesome.

[@DanDeeg78]

"Freedom" by Rage - what a blast to the balls that entire album was.

[@eastofanthony]

Wake up by RATM. Don't forget it. Great one for that tuning. Also might I add, one of the best movie endings. Neo coming out of that phone booth right as that song kicks into gear. 🎸🤘

[@ruin7954]

Eddie Van Halen was my idol. May he Rest In Peace . Spread the word everyone. Rock on 🤘

[@joshuarobitschek9263]

I think he was the greatest guitarist ever, Jimi is clearly a close second, but I gotta hand it to Eddie man. RIP

[@xavier3.14]

A true guitar legend

[@HeraclitorisScroll]

Heart shapes box

[@noahgraham4615]

Mine too

[@dalek-trooper6557]

Unchained was an amazing Drop D riff of his.

[@awesomezdude12]

All apologies? Even Flow? Black Hole Sun? I’m surprised none of these showed up.

[@tylerreinhard2697]

All apologies was definitely one of the 1st ones I learned in drop d

[@chozen_gaming73]

Black Hole Sun is in D Standard, not Drop D

[@hudsonpoll1279]

I’ve had trouble with black hole sun’s tuning, but from what I’ve seen online, it’s between Eb and D, so it’s a quarter step down, kinda like how Pantera tune their songs.

[@boston9511]

All Apologies is in like Drop C# or something

[@josephf9324]

boston yeah it’s like drop d but u start in Eb

[@ScottSilverstone]

I love all of this so much… brings me back to my own journey rocking out. I was NOT expecting the answer to your “first song” question, but it was 100% accurate 😅

[@mrhat1073]

I remember learning Lateralus back in high school, even got a crybaby wah pedal just for the solo. while it's been 6 or so years since then and i'm getting back into guitar now, the rhythm still lives in my arms and hands.

[@cgrant26]

I was a child of the 90s. The first riff I played in drop D was Soundgarden, Outshined.

[@bioof4]

Spoonman

[@MCDre-dz1yz]

@@bioof4 iiu

[@MCDre-dz1yz]

@@bioof4 you

[@firestream93]

Yes! I learned 'Outshined' on bass.

[@rickc2102]

Soundgarden was probably the first Drop D that I heard, but Tool was the first Drop D that I played.

[@Larawav]

I'm a bassist and my first song in drop d was another brick in the wall by Pink Floyd. It was a great fun and I still like to play it sometimes

[@Hecatonicosachoron54]

Nice! I love Pink Floyd's bassist, he's amazing.

[@viciousviridian6761]

🗿

[@ideasonek3374]

Joel Banning i agree

[@omgiTzkitteh]

🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@okxenax9414]

my first drop d song was "Leave Me Out" by silverchair. nice and easy, simple solo, good song to start drop d with in my opinion.

[@h.markhorton8188]

Hey, what happened to Silverchair? I always thought they were a “better Bush.”

[@jefflappin]

I was into classic rock at the time. "Cinnamon girl"!

[@milescorporosus4058]

Sonne by Rammstein. They're basically the reason I started playing.

[@sammcgrow3335]

sonne was my first song!

[@D3vil0fMin3]

Oh dude, that song was epic. There was this tank battle game on N64 me and a buddy played all winter one year... with mutter album on repeat

[@BadgerScrub]

Heirate Mich for me

Me too haha and now im composing and recording lol

[@daviddeacon8544]

Dude yes!!!

[@stijnp8675]

I’ve always thought Chris Cornell was the best rock voice ever too. Unbelievable singing.

[@abrahamlincoln6059]

While I would say he is one of the best I wouldn't say he is the best he is behind Freddie Mercury, Paul Mccartney and Sting and some others.

[@stijnp8675]

@@abrahamlincoln6059 all very good singers you name there, but if you name McCartney and Sting, you and I have a different opinion on what a rock voice is... I really mean rock, not guitar music in general.

[@edwardcoit9748]

Orson Velez Robert Plant.

[@jimmyglea]

Tiny Tim!

[@Tee468]

Personally, I absolutely love Dio

[@UncleBogator]

Hey Man Nice Shot. I learned the song and about drop D tuning at the same time.

[@Good13man]

Love this!

[@lazzic7682]

My first drop D riff was ‘slither’ by velvet revolver

[@zavvy6493]

Same bro!

[@Finpoju19]

Hell yeah

[@bradrimell1121]

Hell yeah mine too!

[@diogomor]

Great start.

[@ugorton7345]

Funnily enough it was kmacs "how to write a tool song"

[@themanthathacks]

My first drop D song was Pins and Needles, by Billy Talent. I didn't really get into drop D for a long time, now I hardly ever change out of it. Mostly my Billy Talent bias though, my favourite band by far.

[@charlston-5165]

Ive just started in the whole drop tuning but walk, pantera

[@connorandrus1904]

What's weird to me is that Walk is actually in D standard. But in tablature it says drop d. But good song

[@tylercady3985]

@@connorandrus1904 really? It's D Standard? Well I guess its like The God That Failed that I see it listed as both depending on where you look

[@arachnidthrash]

Tyler Cady the god the failed is in Eb

[@tylercady3985]

@@arachnidthrash wow ok. No wonder I can't get it right. I've seen people say every tuning except the correct one

[@justlearnin1537]

Walk on a 7 in drop G with a 74ga string... it’s epic.

[@JakeKokinsMusic]

First Drop D riff i ever learnt: Hey man nice Shot by Filter

[@1mlb704]

Best drop D riff of all time

[@TheAgentAssassin]

@@1mlb704 Unchained????

[@JakeKokinsMusic]

@@1mlb704 i would argue blackest eyes is but hey man nice shot is amazing

[@1mlb704]

@@JakeKokinsMusic Blackest Eyes is great too

[@bwoods311]

YESSS!! I couldn’t believe Hey Man Nice Shot wasn’t on the list. To me, that riff is a perfect example of what drop D was made for

[@yopiff]

Uriah Heep- The Wizzard. My dad taught me this song and it actually was the first full song I learned.

[@ryderc3021]

The first drop d riff I learned was "march of the S.O.D"

[@RaulRieraS]

"Banana, Banana Nana, Banana" -Sees Stevie T dancing in my mind-

[@thescottallen]

Duh-jent duh-jent, d-d-d-jent duh-jent

[@pwrdrive]

The second he said Banana I saw Stevie T.

[@Vader99ify]

Same!

[@fajaradi1223]

Bam boo kah Bam boo kah

[@kruse8888]

Actually “absolute nonsense” is a underrated piece of music.

[@adrianfytr35]

It's all I play🤘.

[@chrismartin1817]

Don’t for get the triplets

[@jansendwan1221]

It's where the songs are hiding!

[@CrypticChords]

You are spot on. I just started messing with drop d over the weekend and that is exactly what I played first! Easy, fast power chords GOGOGO

[@LilBiggie-LilBiggie]

My first drop D song was either Walk by Pantera or Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue

[@76pop108]

my first song that I learned in drop d was Everlong, then Slither.

[@ethanbrock5438]

My first song was Everlong, too! I heard it once and then I knew I had to learn it

[@sempaiE28]

Same! Both songs in that order too!

[@Rygabo]

Slither was one of my first drop d songs too, bro. Good choice

[@silverbackgaming9]

For me it was slither

[@crefloookasperrr1394]

Same, everlong than Killing in the name

[@finnfinity2642]

I like how he’s not afraid to learn and mess up on camera and still put it in , this is a real guitar player

[@FelcSE]

Whatsername - Green Day was the song that introduced me to the Drop D tuning!

[@RobTackettCovers]

My cousin had this bar on the border of Cali and AZ out pretty much in the middle of nowhere off of this river...it was kind of close to Palm Springs...anyway, my two musician siblings, and my niece who could sing and could pull off Bulls On Parade lyrics (my oldest brother didn't have time to learn it on bass, so he sat out, and a friend of ours that also came to that debauchery knew Bulls on bass, so he played on that one) ...we threw together a bunch of songs, showed up with a bunch of gear, and did this thrown together show there, and I guess my second cousin put the word out, and that place was packed...it was a crazy night...we did so many different rock musical styles and songs that night...kicked it off with Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/ With A Little Help From My Friends...did stuff all the way from Jimmy Buffet to Rage...when we did that Rage song, my brother Mike (sadly passed away now...miss him greatly every day) often said he never struggled playing Rage stuff, because it just came natural to him...he'd say the what Rage's drummer did, his approach, was very much like how he just naturally approached playing...so a big portion of the crowd was a younger crowd, and there was a band from Cali that opened the night that was really good...anyway, we played all these old school songs, so when we got to doing Bulls On Parade, we caught the place way off guard, hahaha! We really worked on that song, too, so that it had that energy...started that song off with just comping on a string patch prelude on the keyboard I had while wearing my guitar, then when I got to the last chord of playing this minor key improvise on keyboard strings, I held the last chord with the sustain pedal so I could be ready to "Pada, bump, PaDa, bump Pada!"...when we hit that hard, that place went nuts...just a bouncing in unison crowd...even though not a drop D song, still one of my favorite experiences ever playing music with family and friends, hahaha!

[@mrmimeguy]

First drop d riff: Everlong by Foo Fighters and Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard

[@turnerbullock6093]

The first song I learned in drop D was “Walk” by Pantera

[@esigman1]

Lol- found the other drummer

[@wajikay]

Yeah as a Dallas Texas native that was the first song I ever played in drop D and still do whenever I tune down.

[@rayhewitt7480]

Original recording isnt drop d though. It's just standard down a step

[@ryanmounce2850]

Even funnier that the original isn't in a "drop" tuning. Lol

[@dopestonelion3357]

Yup

[@faceless9353]

My first drop D riff was pain by three days Grace, was actually really tough at first because I learned it pretty early on

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

My first drop d song was a few hours ago: the metal from tenacious d And then I figured out that the bar chords I was playing sounded similar to the 12th doctors solo in magician’s apprentice

[@BeamNG.Cinema]

Interesting. Keep it up!

[@jagdtigerfukthis]

I got a guitar specifically to put it in DROP-D so I could learn RATT's, " LAY IT DOWN", Warren D is still amazing. Same album he also used Drop -D on "You're in Love".

[@stricknine8623]

Absolutely,..my first drop D riff. Looking at comments is a definite reminder of how damn old I am.

[@PotaterBoy]

I think lay it down is one of the best riffs ever!!

[@bradbeauchamp9546]

@@PotaterBoy THIS! I love this song and at some point when I have time I'd love to learn it lol

[@austinhillion6883]

Everlong by Foo Fighters, Leave Me Out by Silverchair, and Israel’s Son by Silverchair were my first few.

[@jackjhnson8676]

Everlong was mine

[@THE-RED-LETTER-PROJECT]

A young lad myself maybe 13, in the middle of a guitar lesson I stopped him in the middle of a sentence and asked him can you explain drop D. This was in the 90s. I had to know. I had to play "Walk". Lol

[@frankgreco4694]

The Downfall Of Us All by A Day To Remember was my first drop D song - just learned everlong this week. So fun

[@WSBARules]

My first drop D song was The thing that should not be. Only to find out years later that the official book was wrong and it wasn't drop D at all, It was really standard D.

[@stephenweaver4338]

I had the same book an assumed it was drop D too. I’ll go try it the correct way now. \m/

[@emanchuloo3390]

I play it in drop d beacause i can't retune my guitar to d standard

[@notsure1367]

My first Drop D song was "heart shaped box" by Nirvana

[@peters2466]

Mine too I think. Long ago

[@halo8444]

same

[@wongjason2450]

I thought you are not sure

[@benjaminramirez2700]

Heart shaped box is on drop C#

[@AppliedFool042]

Same

[@eLWrAy75]

Spoonman, first song I've ever learned. A difficult song for a beginner, but the relentless awesomeness of the song MADE me learn it

[@bassman5948]

Sonic Youth 'sunday' for me, such a great use of the dreamy quality you can with alternate timings

[@ExasBits]

Absolute Nonsense. Guilty as charged as a repeat offender to this day.

[@commentfreely5443]

i can't get my guitar to sound like zack wilde

[@thahay5353]

death row for us

[@evilcowboy]

Every tuning we all do that or at least I do lol.

[@Kepler170]

First drop D riff: Unholy confessions - Avenged Sevenfold

[@beardedbro4475]

Same

[@scotty2hotty617]

Yep!

[@ItsChapa_]

Bat country here

[@forbiddensun9524]

That was my fourth riff I learned!

[@sagikurland1146]

Me to

[@Motorcyclemike58]

My first drop D was Marshall Tucker Band " Long Hard Ride".

[@MikeTheSith200]

The Beautiful People and Down with the sickness were my first drop d riffs. Little did i know i was a step too high for DWTS

[@FelixRosas10]

I vividly remember the Everlong tutorial by Marty Schwartz in 2010 being the first time I ever heard of Drop D. Life has never been the same.

[@jamesblair2000]

oh that song was long forgotten by then. I remember learning that song when it came out.

[@FelixRosas10]

@@jamesblair2000 lol I was 2 when it came out.

[@oscarveldhoven1636]

@@jamesblair2000 not forgotten at all

[@shhs1227]

@@jamesblair2000 you don't know what forgotten means.

[@Solidkhallid]

I have no shame in saying my first drop D song was “Sugar, we’re goin down” 😂😂😂

[@calebleger]

That was definitely one of my first too! lol

[@ahsenisnotthedoctor5365]

SAME

[@ocean0o]

i am actively learning my own summer. it's my first riff, with the added bonus of being my first drop d riff.

[@winston5907]

Mine was laid to rest. A little too advanced for when I started but I’ve got the hang of it now😂

[@honorablejay]

I remember years ago when the guitarist for Papa Roach was demonstrating how to play Last Resort, he said that the guitars were actually in standard tuning. The heavy sound was achieved by having the guitars play the 5th and the octave of a standard power chord, while the bass filled in the low end. It gave the impression that they were tuned down.

[@KyleBrianAbbott]

Was definitely RATM for me!!! That and every system song hahaha. Edit: yes soad is drop c and c#

[@alexl6040]

Mine was byob lol

[@williamhickey9200]

Rage was the first band I played on my bass. Their songs are mostly easy but still fucking jam!

[@Johnbartheart]

Rage!🤘🏽

[@lewismackenzie8400]

System play most of their stuff in drop C

[@b14ck0ut3]

System usually play in Drop C, Drop C#, or Drop Eb

[@semorebutts3613]

i worked at curcuit city also in somerville ma haha I forgot bout that. it only for like 3 months

[@gavinfoote_Music_Surf]

My first two were Meant To Live by Switchfoot, and Everlong by Foo Fighters.