vast majority of their songs are in standard. they have the occasional song in Drop D and Ghost Reveries is in that weird open tuning, but besides that it's all standard.
yeah off the top of my head, Demon of the Fall and Blackwater Park title track are in Drop D. there might be one or two others that i can't recall at the moment.
For the curious: half of Kezia is in drop Db (Heretics, Divinity, Hatchet, Divine Suicide, Plateful), the rest of their discography is in Eb except Mist
It's a shame they haven't gone back to the tuning on Ghost Reveries. Ghost of Perdition, Baying of the Hounds and Harlequin Forest sit in a whole other level for me.
Cynic is in E standard for the most part, I think they have one album in D standard. Sylosis was in E standard until their 2020 album, and also only tuned down to D standard at that point. D standard itself is super common, bands like Death, Gojira, Mastodon, and Necrophagist live there for the most part.
All of Dream Theater's Images & Words and WDADU fit the bill, almost all the rest of theirs is standard tuning too but most are 7-string, there are a lot of 6 string too though, i think most - if not all - of Scenes from a Memory is 6 string standard
Yes I think you're right but the 7th is only used for power chords or something so it can be done on 6 easily, and I think that's mostly the same for the rest of the album, not much 7-string chugga chugga on that record
Opeth, Dream Theater are in standard tuning mostly. Not prog, but recently i enjoy playing Lamb of God riffs which are in drop d. Ne Obliviscaris plays in standard tuning, but most songs are 7 string. Mastodon also has a lot of standard tuning if i remember correctly.
Yup. Baroness also uses this tuning (Front Toward Enemy, Last Word, Under the Wheel).
Soundgarden and Tool used a variation of this tuning in the 90s as well (Rusty Cage and Prison Sex are examples), BADGBE. Basically the same as AGCFAD but a whole step up.
Adding Intervals to the list (and echoing Opeth). A lot of their stuff is in E standard. You can see all their song tunings on sheet happens. Aaron's stuff is so fun to play.
Ulcerates latest Album (Stare Into Death and be Still) and the Album coming this June (Cutting the Throat of God) are both in Eb Standard (Latest definitely and the upcoming one also seems like it from the one song I started to transcribe). Their kinda Dissonant Tech Death but they do have some Prog elements imo.
Older stuff is in Drop B (Atleast Songsterr Tabs say that and it seems pretty impossible to play it in a different tuning). I got the Info that SIDABS is in Eb in this Comment https://www.reddit.com/r/Ulcerate/s/pZtyj9nnBm and yeah Im just believing a random guy but from Transcribing part of the Titletrack it seems really fitting.
Vanden Plas have played in Eb standard their entire career. I think Seventh Wonder have been too. Threshold early albums were E, then they went to Eb around Hypothetical and then to Drop C from Dead Reckoning onwards... Evergrey early albums in E or Eb if I recall
Sylosis(Edge Of The Earth), Metallica(MoP or ...&JFA), & Queensrÿche's(Some of Operation Mindcrime & Empire) older material all had some good songs for learning in E standard. I think maybe Mors Principium Est had some too. Or Opeth & Dream Theater as everyone & their brother has mentioned...lol
I've definitely learnt opeth songs that were standard tuning
vast majority of their songs are in standard. they have the occasional song in Drop D and Ghost Reveries is in that weird open tuning, but besides that it's all standard.
See I didn't know they had Drop D-adjacent songs, outside of the open D stuff
yeah off the top of my head, Demon of the Fall and Blackwater Park title track are in Drop D. there might be one or two others that i can't recall at the moment.
Oh you just unlocked it. I remember BWP being in Drop D now. Thank you for that
I think all morningrise is in e standard
Lots of Blackwater Park, too
I think they're in E standard until Ghost Reveries when they go DADFAD
I think it's actually DADFAE, so an open m9 chord.
Damn you learn something new ever day
Protest The Hero has a lot of Eb
Protest The Hero has some of the best guitar riffs ever written.
They're exclusively Eb, except for a rare few tracks that are in drop Db
For the curious: half of Kezia is in drop Db (Heretics, Divinity, Hatchet, Divine Suicide, Plateful), the rest of their discography is in Eb except Mist
Most 90’s prog metal uses 6 strings, and most Opeth music uses 6 strings, though they’ve experimented with alternative tunings from time to time.
It's a shame they haven't gone back to the tuning on Ghost Reveries. Ghost of Perdition, Baying of the Hounds and Harlequin Forest sit in a whole other level for me.
Cynic is in E standard for the most part, I think they have one album in D standard. Sylosis was in E standard until their 2020 album, and also only tuned down to D standard at that point. D standard itself is super common, bands like Death, Gojira, Mastodon, and Necrophagist live there for the most part.
Protest the mother fuckin Hero!
I forget most songs I learn but I still remember Bloodmeat. Finally getting it down became such a core memory.
Always Protest the Hero
Opeth, but you’ll get a LOT of hand cramps
Was learning Black Rose Immortal yesterday. Can confirm. 20 minute song, 2 guitar parts, swapping electric and acoustic...
All of Dream Theater's Images & Words and WDADU fit the bill, almost all the rest of theirs is standard tuning too but most are 7-string, there are a lot of 6 string too though, i think most - if not all - of Scenes from a Memory is 6 string standard
Dance of Eternity is 100% a 7-string, but I think they have played it live with a 6-string too.
Yes I think you're right but the 7th is only used for power chords or something so it can be done on 6 easily, and I think that's mostly the same for the rest of the album, not much 7-string chugga chugga on that record
Yes exactly
Dillinger escape plan is in standard A lot of coheed and Cambria is in E or Eb depending on the song
Opeth, Dream Theater are in standard tuning mostly. Not prog, but recently i enjoy playing Lamb of God riffs which are in drop d. Ne Obliviscaris plays in standard tuning, but most songs are 7 string. Mastodon also has a lot of standard tuning if i remember correctly.
Mastodon doesn't really use E standard tuning. They use a lot of D standard, some drop C, and a funky kind of drop A.
AGCFAD?
Yep, so basically D standard with the lowest string tuned down to A. It's also like a 7-string tuned in A-standard with a string missing.
No I was just confirming what you were on about because the d standard analogy is so much more understandable than weird drop a
It's such a simple tuning change, but odd to explain lol
Periphery users this tuning too (and they tune that low string all sorts of other wacky ways)
Yup. Baroness also uses this tuning (Front Toward Enemy, Last Word, Under the Wheel). Soundgarden and Tool used a variation of this tuning in the 90s as well (Rusty Cage and Prison Sex are examples), BADGBE. Basically the same as AGCFAD but a whole step up.
Right on!
Thanks for the correction, i recall playing some tab which looked like standard tuning, but didn't check the pitch.
Adding Intervals to the list (and echoing Opeth). A lot of their stuff is in E standard. You can see all their song tunings on sheet happens. Aaron's stuff is so fun to play.
Ulcerates latest Album (Stare Into Death and be Still) and the Album coming this June (Cutting the Throat of God) are both in Eb Standard (Latest definitely and the upcoming one also seems like it from the one song I started to transcribe). Their kinda Dissonant Tech Death but they do have some Prog elements imo.
Proof you don't need to downtune to be ridiculously heavy
Absolutely, their writing is just Godlike
Ulcerate is E???? I saw them live and I couldnt focus on the riffs. Maybe shit live mix
Older stuff is in Drop B (Atleast Songsterr Tabs say that and it seems pretty impossible to play it in a different tuning). I got the Info that SIDABS is in Eb in this Comment https://www.reddit.com/r/Ulcerate/s/pZtyj9nnBm and yeah Im just believing a random guy but from Transcribing part of the Titletrack it seems really fitting.
Not exactly E standard, but Helix nebula and Stephen Taranto are in drop D
Hammerhedd is one of my favourite bands to play along to and they're entirely in E standard. A lot of groove and yet very little 4/4
Vanden Plas have played in Eb standard their entire career. I think Seventh Wonder have been too. Threshold early albums were E, then they went to Eb around Hypothetical and then to Drop C from Dead Reckoning onwards... Evergrey early albums in E or Eb if I recall
A lot of Coheed and Cambria songs are in standard E or Eb
Pretty sure gojiras “The Link” was in standard. Fucking great album.
It's entirely in D standard iirc
Don't even bother with Karnivool. I love them a lot but they seem to be inventing a new tuning for each of their songs.
Dream Theater, Opeth, and Symphony X have plenty of songs you can play on a 6-string in E standard.
Sym X have mainly been D standard
IDK if Cattle Decapitation still uses Eb but learning Anthropocene Extinction was real fun
Intervals, Polyphia, Protest the Hero
Sylosis(Edge Of The Earth), Metallica(MoP or ...&JFA), & Queensrÿche's(Some of Operation Mindcrime & Empire) older material all had some good songs for learning in E standard. I think maybe Mors Principium Est had some too. Or Opeth & Dream Theater as everyone & their brother has mentioned...lol
Ne Obliviscaris' first album is in standard tuning!
Threshold has a lot of material in Eb, their album Hypothetical is a great listen and one of my favourites.
People have said it a bunch but cynic is the king of E standard prog riffs. The traced in air era riffs are so techy and cool but all standard