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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/paged/2/#post-111095</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[There was a very popular rumour that tuning down half a step increased sustain, but I suspect this rumour was perpetrated by those who know what a pile of arse that theory is.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a very popular rumour that tuning down half a step increased sustain, but I suspect this rumour was perpetrated by those who know what a pile of arse that theory is.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Tucker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/paged/2/#post-111093</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I always figured it was cos the singer couldn&#039;t sing in tune, but I could be wrong.
Well sure, but if you wanted to play it in the recorded key you could just _play_ it half a step lower... ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I always figured it was cos the singer couldn't sing in tune, but I could be wrong.
Well sure, but if you wanted to play it in the recorded key you could just _play_ it half a step lower...  Not too much in the way of open strings here (especially in the intro, where it would be noticible).<br><br>Since I don't typically like to drop a half step just for a little dinkin', I tend to just play it tuned to standard and drop everything one fret.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>undercat</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/paged/2/#post-111080</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 01:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve never understood the purpose of tuning down half a step. If you&#039;re tuning all the strings down, the intervals will remain the same, right? So what&#039;s the point? Seems like I see it mostl...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've never understood the purpose of tuning down half a step. If you're tuning all the strings down, the intervals will remain the same, right? So what's the point? Seems like I see it mostly in hard rock tabs. Just about every KISS tab I've seen is tuned down half a step too.

I always figured it was cos the singer couldn't sing in tune, but I could be wrong.<br><br>A :-)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Alan Green</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/paged/2/#post-111028</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Makes sense. Thanks, Steve-O.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Makes sense. Thanks, Steve-O.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>todds</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/#post-111026</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve never understood the purpose of tuning down half a step. If you&#039;re tuning all the strings down, the intervals will remain the same, right? So what&#039;s the point? Seems like I see it mostl...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've never understood the purpose of tuning down half a step. If you're tuning all the strings down, the intervals will remain the same, right? So what's the point? Seems like I see it mostly in hard rock tabs. Just about every KISS tab I've seen is tuned down half a step too.

It allows the singer to sing a half step lower in key, so if they have trouble reaching high notes in E, they can try Eb... to me, it seems like not that big of a difference but i've heard that people find singing in Eb or Ab is easier then E or A. <br><br>Also, lowered tuning does give a bit of a darker and heavier sound (just listen to Metallica's Sad but true), and it makes bending strings a bit easier.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Steve-0</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/#post-111021</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve never understood the purpose of tuning down half a step. If you&#039;re tuning all the strings down, the intervals will remain the same, right? So what&#039;s the point? Seems like I see it mostl...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've never understood the purpose of tuning down half a step. If you're tuning all the strings down, the intervals will remain the same, right? So what's the point? Seems like I see it mostly in hard rock tabs. Just about every KISS tab I've seen is tuned down half a step too.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>todds</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/#post-110920</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Very cool song.  As for getting that sound, You can get it pretty easily on a small tube amp, such as a Peavey C30 or Fender HRD with the overdrive cranked up a good bit.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Very cool song.  As for getting that sound, You can get it pretty easily on a small tube amp, such as a Peavey C30 or Fender HRD with the overdrive cranked up a good bit.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>RollnROCK89</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Well, since the intro doesn&#039;t use any open strings, you could always just play a fret lower than written :) The intonation sounds a bit &quot;off&quot; though and it somewhat cancels some of the rest ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, since the intro doesn't use any open strings, you could always just play a fret lower than written :) The intonation sounds a bit "off" though and it somewhat cancels some of the rest of the song where it does use open strings.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/#post-110802</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[hehe this is the first song im learning in my guitar lessons. I havent gotten to the intro yet just the verse and chorus. And yeah its tuned down one step. My teacher was kinda iffy about ma...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[hehe this is the first song im learning in my guitar lessons. I havent gotten to the intro yet just the verse and chorus. And yeah its tuned down one step. My teacher was kinda iffy about making me tune down on the first song but it all worked out.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>mhill54</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: sweet child of mine</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/sweet-child-of-mine/#post-110800</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Wasn&#039;t Slash downtuned by one semitone? The Tab in Guitar Techniques a few years back says to play it that way.
Yessir.  Slash is always tuned down one semitone, or a half step for us Yanks.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wasn't Slash downtuned by one semitone? The Tab in Guitar Techniques a few years back says to play it that way.
Yessir.  Slash is always tuned down one semitone, or a half step for us Yanks.]]></content:encoded>
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