• mo_jo
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Topic: Alternate Tuning

Ok so I want to try and learn In Time by Mark Collie (from the punisher movie).  It states that I have to tune to D-A-D-G-A-D.  Which I assume I can do with my electronic tuner.  However, a friend of mine who plays told me not to do it yet.  I have only been playing for a few months now and I pretty much have all the basic chords down.  I want to play this song more for fun than anything (as will most songs...lol).  Also, while searching the net on how to tune to the above, I thought I came across chords for a guitar tuned to the above.  So the other question I have if the Open G chord has the same fingering as the the G chord for the above alternate tuning?  Thanks in advanced for your help

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Re: Alternate Tuning

Did your friend give any reason for you not doing it yet?

  • mo_jo
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Re: Alternate Tuning

He said something about wrecking my guitar or perhaps it might be difficult to put it back to standard tuning....something like that.

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Re: Alternate Tuning

mo_jo wrote:

He said something about wrecking my guitar or perhaps it might be difficult to put it back to standard tuning....something like that.

Go for it! Might be a bit of a challenge at times to get retuned to standard tuning but not much of a problem if you have a tuner...  Wrecking the guitar? Nah, not with that tuning.  Experimenting with different sounds and tuning is what it's about...go forth and make some music (or noise)...

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Re: Alternate Tuning

mo_jo wrote:

Ok so I want to try and learn In Time by Mark Collie (from the punisher movie).  It states that I have to tune to D-A-D-G-A-D.  Which I assume I can do with my electronic tuner.  However, a friend of mine who plays told me not to do it yet.  I have only been playing for a few months now and I pretty much have all the basic chords down.  I want to play this song more for fun than anything (as will most songs...lol).  Also, while searching the net on how to tune to the above, I thought I came across chords for a guitar tuned to the above.  So the other question I have if the Open G chord has the same fingering as the the G chord for the above alternate tuning?  Thanks in advanced for your help

No...you change the tuning, you change the notes, therefore you have to finger them differently.  This is a great tuning to use, I play a couple acoustic tunes using it.  Good luck!

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