slide tunings

[jrkul393]

i got a slide steel guitar for christmas and was wondering the best way to tune it and what tuning to put it in. any input would be very helpful.

[Pat M]

Try Open G (One of the most famous slide tunings)
DGDGBD

or Open D
DADF#AD

[MattJ]

i got a slide steel guitar for christmas and was wondering the best way to tune it and what tuning to put it in. any input would be very helpful.

Just got one myself. Some sites I've found:

http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/steel.html

http://www.steelguitarforum.com/

[alphatabs]

I'm not sure of what it's called if anything but go into drop d and also tune down the high e to d. DADGBD. It's nice.

[Pat M]

double drop d ^^

[alphatabs]

double drop d ^^

:lol i'll never remember that.

[jrkul393]

thanks everyone for there input, i appreciate it.:thumbsup