Drop C tuning
Drop C tuning (CGCFAD)
Drop C tuning (CGCFAD) (listen)
Drop C tuning is an alternative guitar tuning where at least one string has been lowered to a C. Most commonly this is CGCFAD, which can be described as D tuning with a dropped C, or drop D tuning transposed down a whole step. Because of its heavier tone, it is most commonly used in rock and heavy metal music.[1][2][3][4][5]
Variations
- CGDGBE – Dropping the low E string to a C, and the A string to a G, to make a fifth chord. The rest of the strings remain the same[6]
- CADGBE – This is achieved by taking standard tuning (EADGBE) and dropping the low E to a C. All other strings remain the same.[7]
Artists that have used CGCFAD
Artists that have used CADGBE
Artists that have used CGDGBE
References
- ↑ Aledort, Andy (7 April 2010). "Atreyu: Prior Convictions". Guitar World. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
...drop C tuning, which is like drop D but with all of the strings down a whole step [low to high: C G C F A D]. Drop C sounds a little more brutal. Because of its heavier tone, it's commonly used in metal.
- ↑ Perry, Megan. Wired: musicians' home studios : tools & techniques of the musical mavericks. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-87930-794-3. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Emil, Werstler (7 August 2008). "Emil from Daath Talks Guitars". Roadrunner News. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ Guitar Setup for Drop C Tuning article explains drop tunings for rock guitars and metal bands on the Guitar Repair Bench Luthier Website
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- ↑ Freed, Nick. "Album Review: Alter Bridge – AB III". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ Michael Kizer; Jim Matheos (21 October 2011). "Jim comments briefly on the tunings used on Sympathetic Resonance". Archived from the original on 2014-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ Cope, Andrew L. (2010). Black Sabbath and the Rise of Heavy Metal Music. Ashgate Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7546-6881-7. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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- ↑ Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1 April 2002). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Jeff Kitts, Brad Tolinski, ed. Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-634-03287-5. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "Bryan Monte Money of Escape The Fate – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2008". GuitarGeek. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ty Tabor of King's X – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2008". GuitarGeek. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Tolinski, Brad (18 September 2008). "James Hetfield: The Guitar World Interview". Guitar World. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "Rig Rundown - Nickelback's Chad Kroeger & Ryan Peake". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Nickelback Equipment". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
...(Drop D One Whole Step Down CGCFAD, Drop C CADGBE and Drop B BADGBE)
- ↑ "Backstage with Theory of a Deadman HQ(Guitar Edge.com)". Guitar Edge. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ Adriaensen, Wouter. "Ruben Block gear". Blues Online. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
Ruben also plays ... a Melody Maker in CGCFAD tuning - which is dropped D tuning one full tone down...
- ↑ "Rigged: Wintersun". MetalSucks.net. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Roadmaps for the Soul". dylanchords.info. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "CADGBE Guitar Tuner". gtdb.org. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "The Uses of Drop D and Drop C Tunings Today". 16 September 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ Delany, Ross (31 July 2006). "Muse - Black Holes and Revelations". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ Richter, Brad (3 October 2005). Brad Richter, Solo Guitar Collection. Mel Bay Publications. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7866-6744-4. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar" (PDF). Dancing Cat Records. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
... C-G-D-G-B-E Tuning (often called “Keola’s C”, because it has been used most prominently by Slack Key guitarist Keola Beamer)
- ↑ "Q&A re: Gear and Tunings". richardthompson-music.com. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ Little, Guy (29 December 2013). "Richard Thompson". Acoustic Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
My main tunings are: drop D, DADGAD and CGDGBE…
- ↑ Rotondi, James (June 1994). "Alone in the Superunknown". Guitar Player. Retrieved 13 May 2014.