https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/intro-to-playing-guitar-in-drop-d-tuning-guitar-intermediate
Do you know how to play in Drop D? It’s time to learn and it’s so FUN! I’ll teach you how to tune to Drop D, then we’ll practice chords with a progression drill and add some killer licks, too!
Great lesson- thanks! I’ve played songs in that style for years, but learned a lot about the mechanics behind it… plenty for me to chew on and learn from here! I would LOVE to hear you break down Tony Rice’s Lonesome Reuben (in the Drop D)… probably more “advanced”- but Tony blew my mind with like a 4 min break in the middle, haha! Keep up the great work Ben!
Yeah, that’s good stuff. Thanks!
Yes! I am looking forward to doing this lesson! I really love drop D. Angeline (the) Baker, Shady Grove, and Amazing Grace come to mind as songs that I like with drop D treatment here over the years. With drop D you sacrifice a few things, but getting that low D breooooww really makes up for a lot. I also like the interval between the low D and A strings… it opens up a lot of things.
BTW, Your D18 sounds like it has a special low end in drop D. Some guitars get loose sounding (not always a bad thing) but yours retains some good punch. That guitar is a keeper!
Man I love it more and more.
“Bass, strum, licky-lick”
-BB, 2021
I was kind of in rare form recording this lesson, for whatever reason.
It is so un-Ben! But cool stuff. Truly is a lot of info. 
Wow, I put the banjo down and played my guitar today. This is a very informative lesson that I needed.
Thanks!
Ben, what a great lesson. Lots of wood shedding ahead. Can’t wait to use at the Kilgore Kamp!
Bass, strum, spicy ketchup
I use drop D when I’m doing “Lonesome Reuben’s Train” or Bill Monroe’s “Get Up John”! Excellent Drop D material!
Robert
Hey, I really liked that song you played at the start. Do you have tabs for it? I would love to learn it!
Cheers, Jeremy
Hi @freddy Jeremy TABs are supplied with the lesson. If you are a Gold Pick Member just scroll down the page and you’ll find TABs in TEF and PDF format
The lesson is a couple of years old, but the content is still gold! Drop D tuning adds a whole new dimension to your playing, and BanjoBen’s lesson is a great way to dive into it. He covers tuning your guitar to Drop D and guides you through chords, progressions, and even throws in some killer licks. It’s a fun and rewarding technique to explore. If you’re interested in trying out different instruments, like the bouzouki, check out this website. They have a variety of such instruments and other instruments to expand your musical horizons. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced guitarist, Drop D tuning is worth giving a shot.
Hi @sophiatblake94 Damien ALL the content on this site is pure gold. Nothing but the best from our friend @BanjoBen
Oh dear very late to this one and realise there is many ways to skin a cat as it were but watched and listened to Travis Tritt a bit and in the spirit of power chords sounds like and looks like he uses 550033 as a G.
X20001 as G7
007600 offers an A of sorts if not there long DAAC#BE what’s that some sort of A9 I guess.