Guitar tuning....

Jonesiani · 5 Nov 2007 at 17:39

Hi all, quick question..

Does anyone know what tuning "No one Knows" by Queens Of The Stone Age is played in.
It's just i've seen some say E and some say C

Thanks!

stude1983 · 5 Nov 2007 at 17:58

not entireley sure but the tab i have of it is played in the standard eadgbe tuning and sounds spot on!

Jonesiani · 5 Nov 2007 at 19:49

well, after a few hours, i've got an E tuning, but the low E tuned down to C, and it sounds pretty spot on. I just cant get the 3rd chord just before he gets back into the verse. grrr.

stude1983 · 6 Nov 2007 at 15:33

bet it sounds a bit heavey in a c tuning.

Mindriot · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:29

Quite a lot of that album was recorded in drop-C

It sounds so much better with that tuning

Nitefly · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:31

Jonesiani said:
well, after a few hours, i've got an E tuning, but the low E tuned down to C, and it sounds pretty spot on. I just cant get the 3rd chord just before he gets back into the verse. grrr.

This may be completely off, but if you are thinking as the same chord as me (the one before the main riff comes back in), its a diminished chord, which in standard tuning (e) looks like:

e----
b----
g-4--
d-3--
a-2--
e----

Give that a try. As far as I'm aware its in stanard tuning.

Malc · 6 Nov 2007 at 18:31

It's tuned down 2 full steps I think, so the E becomes C etc. you'll need heavy strings to pull it off though.

Jonesiani · 6 Nov 2007 at 19:48

Right...iv'e watched the video, and it has to be in Drop C. It actually sounds a lot better in this tuning i use Roto Reds so there heavy-ish. With a good mid and a little crunch it sounds awesome.

Thanks for all the advice.