Drop C tuning

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'''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.<ref name='Guitar World "storm to pass"'>{{cite news |last=Aledort |first=Andy |title= Atreyu: Prior Convictions |url= http://www.guitarworld.com/atreyu-prior-convictions?page=0,2 |access-date= 23 November 2011 |newspaper= Guitar World |date= 7 April 2010 |quote=... 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.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Perry |first=Megan |title= Wired: musicians' home studios : tools & techniques of the musical mavericks |publisher= Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn= 978-0-87930-794-3 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qR_GKWABvkoC&pg=PA79 |access-date= 24 November 2011 |page=79 |date=November 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Licks |year=1989 |publisher= Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-0-88188-910-9 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6onJiexCIqMC&pg=PT96 |author= Guitar Player Magazine |editor= Jim Hatlo |access-date=24 November 2011 |page=101 |author-link=Guitar Player Magazine }}</ref><ref name="Roadrunner Records Emil from Daath">{{cite web|last=Emil|first=Werstler|title=Emil from Daath Talks Guitars|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/EMIL-FROM-DAATH-TALKS-GUITARS-19424.aspx|work=Roadrunner News|publisher=Roadrunner Records|access-date=24 November 2011|date=7 August 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.guitarrepairbench.com/electric-guitar-repairs/altered_tuning_setup.html Guitar Setup for Drop C Tuning] article explains drop tunings for rock guitars and metal bands on the [http://www.guitarrepairbench.com Guitar Repair Bench Luthier Website]</ref>

==Examples== ===CGCFAD tuning===

*Alter Bridge – on the song "Isolation"<ref>{{cite web|last=Freed|first=Nick|title=Album Review: Alter Bridge – AB III|url=https://consequence.net/2010/12/album-review-alter-bridge-ab-iii/|work=Consequence of Sound|date=20 December 2010 |access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref> *Arch/Matheos – on the song "Sympathetic Resonance" <ref>{{cite web|title=Jim comments briefly on the tunings used on Sympathetic Resonance|url=http://www.fateswarning.com/Forum/tabid/269/aft/102/Default.aspx |author=Michael Kizer|author-link=Jim comments briefly on the tunings used on Sympathetic Resonance|author2=Jim Matheos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604135545/http://www.fateswarning.com/Forum/tabid/269/aft/102/Default.aspx |archive-date=2014-06-04 |date=21 October 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> *Chimaira – on most songs after their first album<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Arnold of Chimaira – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2009|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/rob-arnold-chimaira-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2009/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017074733/http://www.guitargeek.com/rob-arnold-chimaira-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2009/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Metallica – on the majority of songs in the ''St. Anger'' album<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-06 |title=Metallica Guitar Tunings Over The Years: The Complete, In-Depth Guide! |url=https://www.electrikjam.com/metallica-guitar-tunings-over-the-years/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> *Nickelback – on most songs in their 2003 album ''The Long Road''<ref>{{cite web|title=Rig Rundown - Nickelback's Chad Kroeger & Ryan Peake|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOQbaO1r9Ms |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ZOQbaO1r9Ms |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=Premier Guitar|access-date=13 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=nickelback>{{cite web|title=Nickelback Equipment|url=http://nickelbackequipment.webs.com/thebandsgearandmore.htm|access-date=13 May 2014|quote=... (Drop D One Whole Step Down CGCFAD, Drop C CADGBE and Drop B BADGBE)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520095626/http://nickelbackequipment.webs.com/thebandsgearandmore.htm|archive-date=20 May 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> *Skillet – on the song "Monster"<ref>{{Citation |title=Skillet - Monster (Tab) |url=https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/skillet/monster-tabs-868215 |access-date=2023-07-17 |language=en}}</ref> *System of a Down – on the song "Sugar"<ref>{{Citation |title=Sugar Tab by System of a Down {{!}} Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm |url=https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/system-of-a-down-sugar-tab-s11438 |access-date=2025-07-08 |language=en}}</ref>

===CADGBE tuning=== * Bob Dylan – predominantly in the period 1965–1966<ref>{{cite web|title=Open/Alternate Tunings|url=https://dylanchords.com/content/openalternate-tunings|website=dylanchords.com|access-date=2025-07-19}}</ref> * John Mayer – on the song "Neon"<ref>{{cite web|title=CADGBE Guitar Tuner|url=http://www.gtdb.org/tuner/cadgbe/|publisher=gtdb.org|access-date=8 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606075406/http://www.gtdb.org/tuner/cadgbe/|archive-date=6 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=riffmagic>{{cite web|title=The Uses of Drop D and Drop C Tunings Today|url=http://riffmagicblog.blogspot.be/2011/09/uses-of-drop-d-and-drop-c-tunings-today.html|date=16 September 2011|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref> * Muse – on the song "Map Of The Problematique"<ref name=riffmagic/><ref>{{cite web|title=Muse - Black Holes and Revelations|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8490/Muse-Black-Holes-and-Revelations/|date=31 July 2006|last=Delany|first=Ross|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref> * Brad Richter – on the piece "Flirtation"<ref>{{cite book|last=Richter|first=Brad|title=Brad Richter, Solo Guitar Collection|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=978-0-7866-6744-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jvQHT4mCCYC&q=%22dropped+c%22+guitar&pg=PA6|access-date=24 November 2011|page=6|date=3 October 2005}}</ref> * The Tallest Man on Earth – on the song "The Sparrow and the Medicine"<ref>{{Citation|last=The Tallest Man On Earth - Topic|title=The Sparrow and the Medicine|date=2014-11-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjX0JFuujwQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/CjX0JFuujwQ |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_tallest_man_on_earth/sparrow_and_the_medicine_guitar_pro_1009466|title=The Tallest Man On Earth - Sparrow And The Medicine (Guitar Pro)|website=tabs.ultimate-guitar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

===CGDGBE tuning=== *Richard Thompson – on the song "Hope You Like The New Me"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.richardthompson-music.com/QAgeartunings.asp|title=Q&A re: Gear and Tunings|publisher=richardthompson-music.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514112419/http://archive.richardthompson-music.com/QAgeartunings.asp|archive-date=14 May 2014|access-date=13 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acousticmagazine.com/interviews/richard-thompson/|title=Richard Thompson|last=Little|first=Guy|date=29 December 2013|publisher=Acoustic Magazine|access-date=13 May 2014|quote=My main tunings are: drop D, DADGAD and CGDGBE ...}}</ref> *Soundgarden – on the song "Limo Wreck"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/articles/gplayer_6-94.shtml|title=Alone in the Superunknown|last=Rotondi|first=James|date=June 1994|publisher=Guitar Player|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>

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