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Intro to Playing Guitar in Drop D Tuning

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Do you know how to play in Drop D? It's time to learn and it's so FUN! I'll teach you how to tune to Drop D, then we'll practice chords with a progression drill and add some killer licks, too!

Chords Drop D Key of D

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  1. Karen Doyle ·

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Ray Dunphy ·

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  3. Buddy Vann ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  4. Katie Clark Support ·

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

  5. Owen Brady ·

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

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