Drop C tuning is an alternative
guitar tuning where at least one string has been lowered to a C, but most commonly refers to CGCFAD, which can be described as
D tuning with a 6th string dropped to 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 in standard tuning.[7]
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"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 deeper, heavier sound, it is commonly used in metal.
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^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...
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^"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)