{"id":15951,"date":"2018-07-16T22:19:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T22:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&p=15951"},"modified":"2020-07-08T07:43:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T07:43:18","slug":"the-nick-drake-tuning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/the-nick-drake-tuning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nick Drake Tuning"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a loyal reader of our blog, you will know that we cover a lot of <\/span>alternate tunings<\/span><\/a> — and for good reason! Alternate tunings are one of the many things that make playing guitar so much fun. Once you\u2019ve exhausted all possible chord progressions and melodies with your standard tuning, it\u2019s time to move on. I\u2019m joking of course, you could never possibly hope to do that. But you might still want to try out some alternate tunings<\/a> just because it\u2019s fun!<\/span><\/p>\n

Nick Drake – tortured artist, master of alternative tuning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Not everyone is into <\/span>Nick Drake<\/span><\/a>, but he\u2019s one of those folk heroes that managed to make his mark on the world in the short time we had him on it. A unique artist from start to finish, he was not content with joining the <\/span>27 Club<\/span><\/a> — he only made it to 26. It wasn\u2019t his success that got to him, as he only achieved mainstream success and impressive record-sales after his death. Rather, he suffered from depression and schizophrenia, which — whilst making for great lyrics — killed him. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why am I harping on about Nick Drake<\/a>? Because he is known for his alternate tunings of course. In the song below, Black Eyed Dog, you can hear the low Gs that create a droning sound reminiscent of Eastern instruments:<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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