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Gary Moore, one of my favorite guitar players has died in Spain today. He was 58 years old.
From Gary Moore Official Website:
It is with deep sorrow and regret, that we have to announce that Gary Moore passed away while on holiday in Spain last night.
Our thoughts are with his children, family and friends at this sad time.Gary Moore, RIP
1952-2011
Moore, once a member of Thin Lizzy, had an illustrious career spanning around 42 years and was hailed one of Rock’s greatest guitar players.
There are times when I need to de-tune my guitar down to Q and I had no tuner handy. Thanks to Gibson for their iPhone App that includes tuner and metronome.
Partial description:
FEATURES:
- A professional quality Chromatic Tuner that will allow you to tune any instrument using the iPhone microphone (or iPod Touch with microphone attachment)
- Alternate Tuning settings so you can quickly and easily tune your guitar to various alternate tunings, including Open G, Low C, Drop D, Eb and others.
- A Standard Mode Tuner that allows you to tune each string to a sample tone
- An accurate Metronome with multiple time signatures, visual and audio options, and a set-your-own tempo tap pad
- A Chord Library with a sample of the essential chords for every player beginner to advanced
Did I forget to mention that it’s free?
Still, there’s no instruction to downtune to Q.