The most underrated guitar tuning for blues and rock (BADGBE)

Out of all the alternate guitar tunings, the drop b guitar tuning (or as I call it, the soundgarden tuning) is my absolute favorite. Because playing guitar is much more fun when you use alternate guitar tunings, I made this video to show you that the drop b tuning can be used for much more than just metal. It's an outstanding tuning for rock, blues and alternative music.

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[wyldeminded]

This guy....just casually dropping one of the best solos I've ever heard, with great tone and wicked vibrato. Ya'll go on ahead, I'm still processing.

[mitchellkitts]

One of the few occasions the algorithm does you proud - fantastic!

[trayamolesh]

the phrasing and feel of your solos is incredible, just such a great sense of the sonic space

[xia]

It's basically a 7-string guitar without the 6th string.

[canalcurva]

The last sonng reminded I'm Broken - Pantera

[reidsweeney]

i love a lot of the alter bridge songs in this tuning and always wondered where Mark got it from. Awesome video, love your playing

[notan]

Way too many people are sleeping on this dude! Such an awesome feel and tone, that vibrato is yummie. Seen a few solos on instagram and I always get goosebumps, this one included.

[rutbo.]

Mastodon uses that tuning a lot, but everything whole step down from this (A-G-C-F-A-D), for example the song "Curl Of The Burl".

[maxine]

Been playing for 10 years and my man, you are fucking amazing, mad respect and I'm so glad I found this channel.

[alanholt]

I learned this tuning from Tool's Prison Sex lol. They also use BEDGBE for Parabol/Parabola. Had a band in the 90s and we used BADGBE for 2 songs. There are many tunings that could be called Soundgarden tunings lmao, they used the most I've seen. My favorite from them is CGDGBE, which was used for Mailman and Limo Wreck. CGCGGE was used for Burden In My Hand and is a lot of fun to mess with.

[turinband]

Thank you for stirring up some inspiration in ME. I’ve been playing for over 20 years and messed with zillions of different tunings, but I’ve never come across this one or tried it. It sounds just so damn juicy and thick, I love it. Plus your lead is pretty good man. Killer melodic solos there. You’re the type of player I would collaborate with in a heartbeat and I don’t normally collab with other guitar players

[CoffeeDrinker]

You've earned my subscription in the first 90 seconds with that solo! Bravo!!!!

[christianramirez]

Those riffs and solo.
I take my hats off.
This dropped heavy🤘😎🎸

[garrettplumley]

Huge sound garden fan - loved this! Would love to hear more grunge and heavy stuff from you!

[druwk]

“BAD GaBE” tunings 😊 great post. Love the voicings, and of course the RIFFS! Nice playing

[chilidogcowboy]

Killer playing man. And a useful exploration of this tuning!

[RosinskyJ]

Dude, you gotta drop whole record with this tuning ❤

[Marlonk]

No other video on a different topic has sold me a Course like this one... smooth brother, smooth!

[alexlubinski]

The tune and solo you played reminded me a lot of Joe Bonamassa's "Ballad of John Henry", I remember him playing this on his Music Man JP live in a music hall. Once in a lifetime experience but you took me back to that memory, thank you. Awesome video, cheers.

[mrsamick]

Wow brother you’re phenomenal! You got a hell of a sound.