Dan Swano's guitar tuning.

[Berserk]

Yesterday I, while I was trying to play 'Silent' from Purgatory album, I realilzed, that my D tuning is not low enough to play it. I started to count and - oh fear - I counted, that it is played in B tuning, e.i. 2,5 steps lower...

I was a little bit shocked, so I want to ask all of you: am I right about B tuning, or there is some mistake, If I'm right, than a wonder what strings must be used and whose idea was to play so low?

And also it's interesting to know other Dan's project's guitar tunings, I think he has experimented quite much with them... So, I can't wait to know the answer...

 

[Dan Swanö]

Eos have tuned in the following fashions:

1st demos: normal.
1st album : C#
Unorthodox/TSS/UEE/PA album: B
Crimson: A rhythm Nightingale tuning for my guitar D for the bass
Infernal B and A for some tracks
Cryptic (???)

(Nightingale tuning low to light D-A-D-A-D-E)

Dan

 

[Berserk]

Well, thank you very much, now I know the truth and may play Edge of Sanity!

 

[Blekota]

And what about INFESTDEAD tuning?

 

[Bloodrust]

Hey, but aren't some of the songs on Infernal (Hell is where the heart is, Losing Myself) in C tuning?

 

[Blekota]

I play Losing Myself in C.

 

[Rotten Flesh]

Old thread i know, but i really want to know which tuning i should use for "Hell is where the heart is"... he says this, she says that...what's right, almighty dan?

 

[Kenneth R.]

DADADE wow, thats interesting

 

[MECOSARIO]

Yeh that NG tunning sounds weird

 

[mleijzer]

DADADE wow, thats interesting

My thoughts exactly!

Anyone tried this?

 

[MECOSARIO]

I'm trying it right now, and finally finding the easiest way to play NG songs !!

 

[Gurgelguff]

I'm trying it right now, and finally finding the easiest way to play NG songs !!

No songs on the latest four N.G albums use that tuning.
"I" is tuned down one whole step to D and the other three to D#
D drop on some tracks and the G-string up to A in the song "Invisible"

 

[Skaldir]

No songs on the latest four N.G albums use that tuning.

Hm.. I was shure that live Dan played this DADADE tuning and you a normal one. When he tuned it sounded like that atleast

 

[Gurgelguff]

Hm.. I was shure that live Dan played this DADADE tuning and you a normal one. When he tuned it sounded like that atleast

No, we both play in "normal" tuning. On the first N.G gig in -98 Dan played in that tuning. "Nightfall" and the songs from "Closing" we play live is translated to standrad tuning ( in D# )

 

[paradoxile]

DADADE wow, thats interesting

that's a fucking fingerbreaker...but shredding with that tuning sounds awesome

 

[Kenneth R.]

i tune my acoustic guitar to C#, a very deep sound and cool tones!

 

[MECOSARIO]

No songs on the latest four N.G albums use that tuning.
"I" is tuned down one whole step to D and the other three to D#
D drop on some tracks and the G-string up to A in the song "Invisible"

Thanks man I really apreciate your post...you're THE MAN !!

 

[paradoxile]

the words "G-string" and "Invisble" sound kinda sexy together

 

[Mr. Niel]

How about Nightfall Overture on "Nightfall Overture"?

I realized that this was in C the other day and that C-G-C-G-C-D sounds like the right tuning.

 

[Gurgelguff]

How about Nightfall Overture on "Nightfall Overture"?

I realized that this was in C the other day and that C-G-C-G-C-D sounds like the right tuning.

That´s right. It´s tuned in D with "D" drop