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Old May 2nd, 2007
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A test tune could be Van Halen's Pretty Woman, the intro is often called "Intruder". It starts out with just Kick, hi-hat and snare, followed by a synth line. .opening note is an Eb progressing to an A.

Van Halen also plays with an Eb tuning, so the tune we hear recorded will be lower pitched than our efforts to reproduce it at standard tuning. Time and time again we bounced back and forth from recording to band mates trying the tune at standard, with no noticeable effect on the drums of the tune... yet a noticeable disorientation for the strings. Vocals seem to adjust very quickly. (to my ear)


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