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here:  I'm trying to memorise the notes on the fretboard so that
I can more easily apply some of the chordal and scale theory
I've been learning, but I downtune quite a lot (half-step down,
whole step down, and sometimes with a dropped D too). I'm
wondering whether in those cases it's conventional to simply
override the downtuning and still refer to the Eb as an E, Ab as
an A, etc. I realise the dropped D string would need specific
attention, but as for the rest of the board, is that something
that's done? Or is it common to be able to just offset in your
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Andrew May 28 '13 at 3:10   4 Answers 4  up vote 3 down vote
accepted  If what you're trying to do is memorize the note
names, then it's best to stick with one tuning, and learn the
notes in that tuning before moving on to others. Standard tuning
is a good choice since it is th