The First Song Every Guitar Player Plays in DROP D

[@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

[@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.

[@TheShadowCrafter]

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

[@robcranston6030]

Same here! 2006 was the shit lol

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@sandwichdude97]

Everlong and Killing in The Name were the first for me

[@dylanmariano6474]

Same

[@louishook]

Lmao same

[@sircampbelltenson7297]

Same

[@oliverhansen3773]

Same

[@jakesterfiddle]

Same

[@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

[@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

[@jbdub08]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@jacquesd5781]

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

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Jacques D Preach. Those Seattle guys loved Drop D.

[@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".

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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

de novo brasileiro em todos os lugares

[@YoungDeathWish]

Cheers to the legend that suggested negative creep, my favorite nirvana song

[@majestic54]

❤️

[@christisnburton8714]

daddys little girl aint a girl no more

[@SpencerFoust]

You not wrong, that shit is fire.

[@aidanharrison5796]

Yes yes yes yes yes

[@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

[@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.

[@nateday9328]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@mrmimeguy]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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]

🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@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

[@Martwypłód2k12]

Heart shapes box

[@noahgraham4615]

Mine too

[@dalek-trooper6557]

Unchained was an amazing Drop D riff of his.

[@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

[@fydstar]

Well I remember seeing an older guy at school playing a riff and importantly, I couldn’t see his feet. He was getting this amazing tone that peaked and troughed way more than I could manage and I was so impressed with his fingering technique. Years later I discovered wah wah! Also The Fields of the nephilim had a track called Sumerland (album version)and being so pissed off that I couldn’t play this really fast chorus riff. Then I discovered delay pedals!

[@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

[@HassanShahidCh]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@AKZMusic123]

My first drop D song was Serenity by Godsmack, because the beginning is literally the sound of playing the (E) string against the D string, once you've tuned the lower one down

[@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.

[@randombassist9674]

I'm not a guitarist, but the first song I played in drop d was unholy confessions by a7x. My friend played bass at the time and showed me that song and that was the start of my metal phase

[@ihaveshitmyself4424]

I was solely looking for this comment

[@Dusther210]

It was either this or that foo fighters song for me. I’m also not a guitarist lol

[@jimmyjones3960]

Mine was afterlife.

[@randombassist9674]

@@jimmyjones3960 Hell yeah, afterlife is a great song! I'm planning on learning god damn on bass soon, but johnny christ plucks so fast on that song, and I have a tendency to be perfectionistic when it comes to these things so im holding off until I have more time on my hands

[@givemeahandle]

@@randombassist9674 do not put off to tomorrow what you can accomplish today, my son. You never know when your last day is until it's too late. Well.... You RARELY know when your last day is, barring some strange circumstances or suicide. But basically, it's wise to just live with the assumption that you won't know just to be safe. Ok? Thank you, my son

[@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

[@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???

[@turnerbullock6093]

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

[@esigman1]

Lol- found the other drummer

[@wajikhantv]

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

[@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.

[@ClassicReunion]

I am old. The first I heard about Drop D tuning was when I attempted to learn “Unchained” from Van Halen’s Fair Warning album. 40 years later, it still sounds pretty amazing to hit that open D and then chug out that opening riff.

[@Happylink75]

Well technically it's drop C# but whose counting

[@kodaallen4329]

It's actually in drop C#

[@OddTimeMan]

Same here.

[@Timoth_666]

That is a heavy riff for its day 👍🏻

[@lukewarmersrescue2460]

Guess that makes me older…first drop D was “Moby Dick” from Led Zep II. 🤘

[@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

[@denismoore8899]

First drop D songs I learned: Soad-Aerials Marylin Manson- the beautiful people Linkin park- Faint

[@sparechainge]

Aerials is Drop C but still cool

[@ohainickify]

@@sparechainge and Faint is in C# half step down from drop D, the whole Meteora album is definitely one of my favs to play

[@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 🤷

[@RC32Smiths01]

Killing in the Name of is the first song I think of when I think of Drop D. Easily their most iconic song of theirs, and it's so fun to play if you're learning to get into different tunings!

[@bamsounds]

Me too!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@bamsounds Nice!

[@dannybardon2934]

Agreed

[@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.

[@austinhillion6883]

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

[@jackjhnson8676]

Everlong was mine

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@christiantovar3293]

First song I ever learned how to play all the way through was 'Stinkfist' by Tool, my only experience at that point was literally just Drop D

[@pavmar5197]

Fortey six and two

[@Rvezz28]

Last Resort uses inverted power chords in drop D. There's an old interview where Jerry Horton says they were trying to mimic the heaviness of a 7 string because it was the era of the 7 string around that time. edit: and Killing in the name of was my first

[@giantturd5157]

Era of the 7 string? I dont know a single band that was using a 7 string back then.

[@maffooo2040]

@@giantturd5157 Korn and peers

[@Rvezz28]

@@giantturd5157 Korn? Slipknot? Just to name a few. Ever heard of em?

[@royalcat10]

That always confused me quite a bit. I don't really know why they would tune to Drop D, when Standard D (DGCFAD; Or whole step down from Standard E) makes that concept far easier. Playing inverted power chords in Standard tuning is literally just barring the fret, as if you were to be playing normal powerchords in Drop tuning. Or another way to think of it is just playing exactly how you would play a Drop tuned 7 string, but with the 7th string "cut off."

[@Rvezz28]

@@royalcat10 I agree with you. However, the way I see it is the riffs were the primary concern and the inversions were secondary. That particular song's riff would lose something in standard. So one just became more difficult than the other.

[@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.

[@austinnapier8233]

I really appreciate how friendly and inviting this channel is towards beginners. As a novice guitarist, music can sometimes feel elitist, inaccessible, and there's a fair bit of gatekeeping. It's always encouraging when good musicians basically say "You have to start somewhere and it's okay to be bad" lol

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

:D

[@joshuagoudie2849]

Bro I dont care how good you are if you dont wanna bang your head against a wall trying to learn play guitar at least once then somethings not right. Practice practice practice.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@joshuagoudie2849 if you have not developed blisters or calluses yet, you have not put in the work. At least that's what I always heard. I have yet to begin my guitar studies either. I have time now, but no money. So I am saving up what little I can scrape together toward an acoustic to get me started. Hopefully I don't end up buying a total piece of garbage for a first guitar. I don't really know what I'm looking for, and can't afford much.

[@joshuagoudie2849]

@@thomasarussellsr you have fb ? I could give you some direction on what to look for if you'd like

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@joshuagoudie2849 yes I do, but I think I might ask my dad. He was a music theory adjunct professor for a while and a classical pianist, he might know what to look for. Plus, that would give me a reason for gim to spend some time with mr now that he is retired. (He is always saying he doesn't want to be a bother in his old age, even though we ask him to spend time with us). Everyone was always so busy with overlapping schedules that I think he dorsn't believe we have time for him. It seems we could not find time, at the same time, over the years, to align our schedules for time other than on the holidays. I am disabled now and he is retired and it seems like I have to make up excuses to see him or he says, "oh, I'm sure you have things you need to do, I'll be alright". Why does life have to be so busy and hard? Any way, thanks for the offer. I'll reach back out if he can't or won't help me first.

[@Aldebaran04]

The first drop d song I learned was All Nightmare Long from Metallica and it's my go to drop d song haha

[@cadenyourearent8174]

Mine was some kind of monster

[@2006ドイツ語の]

X2

[@KesslerMickschGeorgeII]

The first time I dropped was to learn “My Own Summer” by Deftones. Also, my dude, 90’s songs have intros, the best riff in Unsung is about 20 seconds in.

[@jeremyredding9271]

Same. Also was bummed he didn't make it to the main riff of Unsung.

[@Bingbangboompowwham]

My Own Summer is the correct answer

[@davidcoon3602]

Great dropped D in this song. Think it was on "The Matrix" soundtrack.

[@jasonadams2364]

Same here man

[@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.

[@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!

[@jedward5155]

The No More Tears riff is so damned heavy.

[@MostLikelyMortal]

That was my first. Was my go to bored-noodling song for a long while

[@jedward5155]

@@MostLikelyMortal A lot of players like to rip on Zakk because all his solos are essentially the same-and fair enough-but the guy writes a mean riff.

[@MostLikelyMortal]

@@jedward5155 I mean AC/DC wrote the same song 20 times but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it

[@jedward5155]

@@MostLikelyMortal You don’t need to convince me. I’m sold.

[@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.

[@ImThe5thKing]

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

[@vincewyzykowski7726]

"Unholy Confessions" - Avenged Sevenfold. Its a busy one

[@stephenpeterson4738]

That was my 2nd. Absolutely love it

[@duanehall8320]

That was my first full song I learned in drop d. I tried to start with beast and the harlot I think.....it didn't go well starting out

[@stephenpeterson4738]

@@duanehall8320 I hear ya there. Beast and the harlot was a blast tho to play.

[@wyattdkellymusic]

2nd song I played in drop D. First was Shepard of Fire

[@mattfowler9119]

for me its buried alive

[@tyolmedo1127]

my first: Killing in the Name and Literally anything by Avenged Sevenfold

[@robsdiscord3279]

Amen

[@zzxombiezz4959]

Was it me or did he mess up bat country? (My first dropped d song was bat country)

[@tyolmedo1127]

zZXombiEZz it sounded off yea

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

zZXombiEZz definitely played the strumming rhythm wrong but the notes were right

[@basketrecords6378]

@@zzxombiezz4959 same, it's still my go to when I play

[@ryangioia2358]

My first Drop D riffs were “Killing in the Name” by RATM and “Unchained” by Van Halen

[@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.

[@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

[@redram5150]

The forests I’ve depleted printing out tabs during the 90s

[@danielscribner8932]

Same. Ultimate guitar is to blame and the 35 page sweet child o’ mine tab lol my teacher shit a brick when it started printing and wouldn’t stop

[@redram5150]

@@danielscribner8932 Free Bird, Eruption, Texas Flood

[@CR1TIKAL_20]

First ever Drop D song I can think of was the entire Everlong. I was playing for School of Rock and I learned the entire thing. It was fun but difficult for a first drop d song ( and one of my first songs ever)

[@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. 🎸🤘

[@alfa9358]

For me..... My first drop D song was "Heart shaped box" (and I know the real tuning is C# G# C# F# A# D#)

[@kylem8166]

Same

[@daywod9488]

Same

[@lorenzochica7781]

Same

[@Gabofficial]

Same

[@johnvalentine6867]

Yes!

[@kevinkaol3681]

MusicIsWinGuy: Drop D, drop D, D,D,D,,,,,,,, Me: Looks at my guitar My Guitar: We don't do that here

[@tylerm8145]

You sound like my dad haha. He always had some quip any time I detuned one of his guitars

[@waxman9550]

@@tylerm8145 you shouldn't dtune another mans guitar Tyler

[@bishfish1514]

Negative creep is such a cool riff it’s the most metal nirvana song ever

[@cadenyourearent8174]

It is grunge rock but I'd consider that metal

[@Alex-hs6ln]

I love it

[@guyfauks2576]

Anorexorcist

[@logan-gf7vv]

@Joshua Young paper cuts is sooo underrated. one of my favorite nirvana songs

[@brandanmaza2413]

Papercuts hold my beer

[@eLuJanshreds]

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

[@blakslee720]

I wasn’t aware of drop D until someone showed me Tool

[@steffomca762]

Hell yes

[@rickc2102]

I was gonna say, Stinkfist is always the first riff I play when I drop D.

[@synchehe8385]

My man

[@peterclarke7240]

Welcome to the family!

[@blankhorizons9847]

That drop d tool changed my life

[@MercilessGuitar151]

Ahhh, the good 'ole days of terrible internet tabs. Bringing back some memories. Lol

[@haydenmadigan8186]

Lol I still use them for songs that are hard to find

[@jhay3966]

what do you mean "old days"

[@sahamal_savu]

I learned so many Tool songs from those horrible tabs lol

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

And now we've got terrible KZbin Tutorials or lessons or whatever they call it....

[@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

[@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 🤟

[@ugorton7345]

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

[@mattwissler6722]

I'm not surprised that someone's first drop D song was Lateralus, I play bass, but my first my first drop D song was schism. I had played in standard tuning for a while, and I would rate myself as an intermediate working on moving to advanced. Now, I do cover more Tool than any other single band, but just say'n, just because someone is new to playing around with drop D doesn't necessarily mean they're a beginner.

[@ronnie1092]

yassss i heard schism for the first time playing guitar hero and though it would be as much fun to play on a real guitar

[@mattwissler6722]

I can see a noob getting lateralis pretty quick (for a noob), the rhythm is the real hard part, and maybe a noobee wouldn't have all those habits to overcome. For me it was that I took a hiatus form playing instruments, and got into tool during that time. I started there covers as soon as I got a bass again it helped with shaking the rust off and getting me better at reading tabs etc. Now If I sat down and played all the tool covers I knew back to back without a break It'd take 2 - 2.5 hours. I keep em in my jam cycle enough now so I don't forget them, but generally just one - four at a time, not all two+ hours (maybe once in a blue moon, I mean I'm already in Drop D right. BD

[@ertungaa1818]

My first drop D was : "Walk" and "New level" by Pantera

[@rogerwalker2224]

finally someone with taste!

[@dragonforcefan3277]

Wait but isn't walk in d standard instead of drop d.

[@ryanpress4219]

@@dragonforcefan3277 absolutely it is, and at a different frequency range too

[@RaspySquares]

both in "standard" dropped, rip

[@Jonah_Ridgely_Music]

DragonForce Fan actually, you guys are both wrong. It's actually in Eb standard and not in d standard.

[@cursedacoustic6471]

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

[@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

[@RollerCoasterFenatic]

Van Halen- Unchained for me. And honestly I'm quite surprised that nobody else has mentioned this classic drop d tune!!

[@markyocum8249]

Had to scroll a solid minute to find you, brother. I clicked thinking "Unchained, duh..."

[@Kalashnigoon]

😔 Rest well Eddie

[@neveragainsam9786]

Unchained for me too!

[@EthanC_09]

Me too. We love you, Eddie ❤️

[@SuperMozzman]

Unchained.

[@mh7667]

My first Drop D tune was Soundgarden's "Outshined"

[@bertrammanly6001]

Mine too🤘🏻

[@diegotumbas]

Yes

[@w.l.h.]

Same

[@sargieboi9315]

same

[@lv2run1]

Me 2! Rocksmith much?

[@TobeyFairre7861]

The first song I learned was ironically enough in dropped D. I was and still am a huge Foo Fighters fan, and my first song was Everlong. Still one of my favorites to cover to this day. R.I.P. Taylor Hawkins

[@michaelabbamondi8892]

0-3-5 It didn't make a difference, I was pretty dumb.

[@Frewster]

This is the real answer

[@EliseoCaporale]

0-3-5 Metal Version

[@sandovalamerigojuan2982]

Actually, that is Psycho from Muse jaja

[@nicoduran98]

Eliseo Caporale I’m new at guitar Can you explain this meme? I’ve seen it everywhere!!!!!!!

[@michaelabbamondi8892]

nicoduran98 smoke on the water

[@geologist5838]

I remember 9 years ago I got my first electric and the very first thing I did was playing System of a Down, songs like Aerials, toxicity and psycho. I was playing them wrong for at least a year (maybe even two) after realizing the tuning was something called “Drop C”. First time I played aerials after that, my life changed.

[@enzodacostaesilvablasque2654]

But aerials is in drop C, isn’t it?

[@Spiccolo1202]

lol first thing i did as well.

[@introboyted2005]

I can sooooo relate to this comment at first i did it at standard 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

[@thanehtike]

The only song I would "drop the D" for is "Black Hole Sun".

[@jasonlogan5765]

Nice

[@emalaw1329]

Spoonman too