
The result of adding this string allows for heavier riffs. Nearly all 7 string guitars are built with an extra low B string below a standard tuned guitar. Petrucci started using 7 string guitars when recording Awake, and has used them from time to time throughout the years to write heavier riffs and more complex melodies than a normal 6 string allows. This tuning is achieved by tuning the entire guitar down 2 full tones, or 2 full steps from E Standard. This tuning is achieved by tuning the entire guitar down a full tone, or 1 full step from E Standard tuning.

This creates a power chord with the three lowest open strings. This tuning is achieved by tuning the low E string on a standard-tuned guitar down a full tone, or 1 full step, down to D. This tuning is achieved by tuning the entire guitar down a semitone, or 1 half-step from E Standard tuning. A Saviour In The Square (intro, live only).In the Presence of Enemies: The Heretic and the Dark Master.Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (studio and live).For this reason, this tuning is also just called "standard tuning." This tuning will be used as a reference to tune down from. Most guitars that are built around the world come from the factory set up in this tuning. 3.1 8 string E Standard (F♯-B-E-A-D-G-B-E)Ħ String Tunings E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E).2.2 7 string D Standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D).2.1.13 A View From The Top Of The World.


2.1 7 string E standard (B-E-A-D-G-B-E).1.1.14 A View From The Top Of The World.
