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Originally Posted by crevis
People who drop don't think "B on the Ab string" it's more like 3rd fret of the 2 string. the concept is that you pretend that nothing has changed, you still play as if B is still on the 2nd fret. Personally I can't do it because you'd have to be tone deaf to be able to play like that - like they say singing outof key is really hard for a proper singer.
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One of the benefits (apart from different pitch) of using altered tunings is that you have to learn the sound, feel and intervallic pattern of whatever key you are in, as opposed to recycling the same old position based patterns used for standard EADGBE tuning.
Ignoring position and using your ears is much better than learning patterns that only work on a standard tuned guitar. Being able to play scales effectively on a guitar tuned unconventionally is quite hard, but is worth the effort.
Altered tunings don't put you out of key, it's up to you to figure out which notes to play to stay in key. The note intervals of a scale don't change, just their positions on the fretboard.
Rock on!
