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Originally Posted by Frownland
Drop D=metal would be such a sad philosophy that I don't even want to consider it.
I put Handel because I think he's the single greatest influence on traditional heavy metal there is.
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So why do so many guitarists use drop D in order to sound heavier? Because it works. Nothing like being able to play root I-V-VIII chords with the added lower octave V note.
I just just playing a 7 string with the lower B. An open D chord sounds absolutely HUGE being able to add the lower D note on the 3rd fret of the low B string.
It's funny when you listen to the ending of a majority of classical pieces and realize that almost all heavy metal songs end in the exact same fashion.
Wagner and Beethoven are up there with Handel when it comes to heaviness.