r/metalguitar • u/Marcojolo • 9d ago

4ths tuning

Why don’t metal guitarists use 4ths tuning. Seems like it would simplify everything as far as learning the fingerboard. Seems like it is tailor made for metal especially.

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u/Dragon_slayer1994 9d ago

It might be convenient if you're using a lot of diads/triads on the high strings, but I really can't find a compelling reason that would make it worth the trafeoffs. Open chords and barre chords would be completely thrown off, and scales would be a nightmare to get used to in this tuning. I would be super thrown off doing any soloing.