*Eb is a weird key to play guitar in.* Van Halen did it all the time. (Tuning do...

wildwood · on June 12, 2012

That's cool, I hadn't heard of that before. Here's a link with some possible explanations:

The explanation that E-flat works better with tunings for brass and horns was interesting.

dfan · on June 12, 2012

(Tuning down a 1/2 step is not uncommon among heavier rock/heavy metal bands. I'm not entirely sure why though.)

You answered your own question; it sounds heavier.

Synaesthesia · on June 12, 2012

Eb in original tuned guitar is very hard. But yeah detuning it 1 semitone is a good trick.