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i just picked up a learn to play guns n roses dvd.i went straight to the knockin' on heavens door 1st solo as i'd learnt the rhythm parts a while ago.the instructor started it on the 12th fret.when i picked that note it sounded different even though my guitar was in tune.anyway throughout the whole solo i had to play it a half step lower to sound the same as his.i don't get it
....i went straight to the knockin' on heavens door 1st solo...
Maybe you skipped the part where the tutor says that the whole guitar is tuned half step down? Just a thought, I haven't played that song so I don't know if that is the case with tuning...
All best
Edit: Just checked and yes... In this song the whole guitar is tuned half step down... And this is a big NO-NO for skipping parts of the video...
thanks for the reply.funny that.it doesn't mention that at all on the dvd and when i learnt the rhythm parts on one of my guitar lessons i didn't have to tune down either
thanks for the reply.funny that.it doesn't mention that at all on the dvd and when i learnt the rhythm parts on one of my guitar lessons i didn't have to tune down either
I don't know how's that possible... Are you sure that the guitar you played the rhythm on was in standard tuning? Maybe it was already half step down... Or maybe rhythm part on the dvd is played in standard tuning... Try to play along with the original song... You'll see that it's half step down...
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Just a thought, I haven't played that song so I don't know if that is the case with tuning...
