Dir en grey's guitar tuning

   Let's talk about his tuning for playing deep metal song. especially Die's tuning (irregular tune)

Die's latest ESP Signature

Kaoru's latest ESP Signature

 

   Die and Kaoru usually play 6 string for long time (from Dir en grey's first album). but now for some song, they use 7 string guitar.

   Tuning for this band are usually Drop C# tuning. Some song use E Standard. This is individual string tune.

                          6 : C#

                          5 : G#

                          4 : C#

                          3 : F#

                          2 : Bb

                          1 : Eb

   But Die is more regular than this tuning. His tuning are very unique.

All 6 strings are tune to note G# and C# except 6th string tuned to A# and by strumming open string this sound feel very unison (same note on many string). This is individual string tune.

                          6 : A#

                          5 : C#

                          4 : G#

                          3 : G#

                          2 : C#
                          1 : C#

   These are some example song that Die play in unique tuning.

("Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami")

   And after Uroboros album they're sometime use 7 string, such as next example.