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Deftones - Change guitar lesson video
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Deftones Alternative Metal 2000 D minor
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About Change

"Change" from White Pony is one of the more deceptively demanding tracks in the Deftones catalogue, sitting right at the atmospheric, slow-burn end of Alternative Metal. The whole song lives in Eb Standard tuning, which drops every string a half-step and gives the chords that slightly looser, darker resonance the band leans on throughout the record. At 94 BPM the tempo is moderate, but the challenge is not speed: it is control. The guitar parts rely heavily on sustained, reverb-soaked chords and a restrained picking hand, and rushing even slightly collapses the spacious feel the song depends on. Keeping your picking dynamics soft and even is harder than it sounds when you are sitting in D minor with nothing to hide behind. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the main chord passage slowed down until the right-hand dynamics feel natural before bringing it back up to tempo.

  • The entire song is played in Eb Standard tuning, lowering every string by a half-step to give chords a darker, heavier resonance.
  • At 94 BPM in D minor, the real challenge is controlling pick dynamics and sustain rather than any technical speed or complexity.
  • Looping the main chord progression slowed down on the Practice Toolbar will help you lock in the quiet, even picking touch the parts demand.

How to Play Change

Tuning: Eb Standard · Key: D minor · Tempo: 94 BPM

It is played in Eb standard, a half step down, so tune down before you start or every position and bend will sit a half step sharp against the recording.

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 94 BPM to build it up to tempo.

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