Every once in a while on nylon string guitar, you’ll come across a piece written in drop D tuning—and the good news is, this is one of the easiest alternate tunings to learn.

In this guide, you’ll learn:

• How to tune to drop D (by ear or tuner)
• Why guitarists use it
• The pros and cons
• Musical i
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If you have a Spanish guitar-obsessed mind like I do, you notice its elements all the time in the most unlikely places. When I first heard the catchy Coldplay piano riff opening of the song "Clocks," I immediately thought, "Hey, that's a textbook Latin rhythm!" 

What makes it a rumba? That has to d...

Few things sound as instantly recognizable as the "phrygian sound" that we can get by playing two major chords a half step (one fret) apart. Even the Andalusian Cadence – which ends with this two chord sequence – is less potent than just playing these two chords back to back. This is the essence of ...