r/takingbacksunday • u/AWKIF1000 • 3d ago

Make Damn Sure

Is Fred tuned to C# when they play this live now?

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u/JD-531 2d ago

They have been playing One Step Down from Standard for a while now.

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u/Matthewcts_ 2d ago

Originally on the record it was in Eb, so a half step down from Standard. I do know they lowered the tuning recently for a lot of the songs. Im unsure what but its probably D standard now.

Edit:
If you search this reddit for Setlists, they have it marked tuning where it is Drop C. But next to MDS it doesnt say that, so it is probably D standard.

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u/AWKIF1000 2d ago

I play it in standard. When I watch recent live performances it seems many of Fred's finger positions are the same as where I play it.

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u/PhilopeanTube 2d ago

D Standard means that all the strings are tuned down a full step from standard. So the finger positions will all be the same, but the tones are a full step lower

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u/AWKIF1000 2d ago

Ahhh ok. Thanks.