Kaori Asada (????, born April 16, 1973, in Kyoto, Japan), known by her stage name BONNIE PINK, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She first appeared on the scene in 1995 with the album Blue Jam. Although it failed to gain her much notice, two years after meeting The Cardigans producer Tore Johansson, BONNIE PINK released Heaven's Kitchen, which gained her good sales and recognition. To date she has released eleven studio albums, as well as several compilations.
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Bonnie Pink Thinking of you submitted by: [email protected] Tuning: Drop D aka DADGBe
You can also play in on standard EADGBe but you are obliged to tune your guitar to drop becasue to get the low key D# or Eb.
e|6th string----------| B|5th string----------| G|4th string----------|THE GUITAR BODY IN THIS SECTION D|3rd string----------| A|2nd string----------| E|1st string----------|
Before the song starts, I'm going to explain to you how to tune your guitar in Drop D vice versa. You should listen carefully for you're able to play this song. Tuning fro EADGBe to Drop D is very simple, you only need to tune the 1st string of your guitar, remaining strings are still the same, don't tune them.
Steps in Tuning your guitar from Standard EADGBe to Drop D
1.) Loosen the 1st string of your guitar. the Bass E, the tip above 2.) when loosen, the tune must be equal to the 3rd string D but it's octave must me Just loosen it until they are equal. When it sounded lower or excessed, tightened it, they sound excact. 3.) When the 1st string and 3rd string are equal in tune, It means that your guitar is already in Drop D.
What are the advantages in Drop D tuning?
1.) Power chords are easier to strum 2.) You can do more riffs that isn't able in standard 3.) This tuning is great for the person who has a small hands especially in doing power chords 4.) You can play the low octave D and D# or Eb.
Steps in Tuning back your Dropped D guitar to standard EADGBe
1.) Tighten the 1st string of your guitar, the Bass E, the tip above 2.) When tighten, compare it to the 3rd string D. On 3rd string D, put any of your at 2nd fret, it should sound E. Compare the both strings, pluck them one by one. Tighten the string until it sound the same as 3rd string in 2nd fret. When it sounded higher or loosen it, they should sound excact. 3.) When the 1st string and 3rd string on 2nd fret are equal in tune, It means that your tuning is already in Standard EADGBe.
Take note that D# and Eb are the same as well as G#=Ab, A#=Bb, C#=Db
Chords used in Drop D tuning for this song D#5 - 111xxx G5 - 555xxx C5 - x355xx or 10-10-10-x-x-x F#5 - 444xxx F5 - 333xxx E5 - 222xxx G#5 - 666xxx A#5 - x133xx or 888xxx A5 - x022xx or 777xxx D#M7 - 110xxx G#M7 - 665xxx B5 - x244xx A% - x0x44x C#5 - x466xx or 11-11-11-x-x-x
Chords used in Standard EADGBe for this song D# - xx1343 or xxx343 or x65343 or x68886 G - 355433 or 320033 Cm - x35543 F# - 244322 F - 133211 E - 022100 G# - 466544 A# - x13331 or 688766 A - x02220 D#M7 - xx1333 or xxx333 or x65333 or x68786 G#M7 - 465544 B - x24432 A% - x0x44x C# - x46654
Tuning Drop D
Verse 1: D#5G5 A-----tarashii asa C5F#5F5E5 Shiroi iki to kuroku nureta hitomi samayou D#5G5 mou ikanakucha to F#5A#5A% Sei ippai mae muki na egao de okuridasou
Chorus: G#M7D#M7G#M7 soba ni iru dake ja mienai mono D#M7 hanareteite mo wakariaeru koto C5B5A% F#5F onaji tsuki onaji sora no shita de matte iru wa E5D#M7-G#M7-D#M7-G#M7 Thinking of you
Verse 2 D#5G5 A-----tarashii yoru C5F#5 Taiyou ga noboru mae ni denwa shite F5E5D#5G5 kimi no koto kan----gaeteita yo F#5A#5A% Sou itte atatamete kono yami ga tokeru you
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
E5 Thinking of you
Bridge: C5B5A% Arukidasu koto wa toki ni zankoku de C5B5A% Natsu no owari mi-tai C5B5A% Bake-shon no ato no Genjitsu wa C#5A#5 Yakedo shita hada ni mizu wo sasu
(Repeat Chorus)
D#M7-G#M7-D#M7-G#M7 Thinking of you
Bridge: C5B5A% Todokanai koto wa toki ni yuuutsu de C5B5A% Yume ga sameru mi-tai C5B5A% Demo kitto yuru ga nai seijitsu ga C#5A#5 Atarashii futari no asa wo terasu