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{{Short description|Guitar tuning}}
'''Dropped C tuning: CGCFAD''', also known as simply as '''drop C''', is an alternative ] style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down two tones ("dropped") to C rather than E as in ] (EADGBE).
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==Usage of dropped C tuning==
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The difference of drop C from standard tuning is that drop C allows for the bottom three strings to form a C5 ], which can be shifted up or down the ] with a single finger (usually the index) to produce any ] quickly and easily.
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'''Drop C tuning''' is an alternative ] where at least one string has been lowered to a C, but most commonly refers to CGCFAD, which can be described as ] with a 6th string dropped to C, or ] transposed down a whole step. Because of its heavier tone, it is most commonly used in ] and ].<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= ] |date= 7 April 2010 |quote=...drop C tuning, which is like drop D but with all of the strings down a whole step . 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= ] |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= ] |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" /><ref> article explains drop tunings for rock guitars and metal bands on the </ref>
==Artists who use Dropped C tuning==
* ] have recorded their most recent albums with this tuning, alternating with Dropped D.


==Artists that have used CGCFAD==
* ] recorded ] in dropped c tuning.
*] (on most songs, they occasionally use Drop B and A#) <ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2014 |title=A Day To Remember Keep in Touch with Their Devoted Fan Base on the Road and on Their New Album, 'Common Courtesy' |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/day-remember-keep-touch-their-devoted-fan-base-road-and-their-new-album-common-courtesy# |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
*] (on some songs such as "]")<ref>{{cite web|last=Freed|first=Nick|title=Album Review: Alter Bridge – AB III|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/12/album-review-alter-bridge-ab-iii/|work=]|date=20 December 2010 |access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref>
*]<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>
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rig Rundown - Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr3kYbmKnPE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/qr3kYbmKnPE |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=All Axess|access-date=13 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rig Rundown - Black Stone Cherry's Ben Wells|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Ofz27EP0Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/q-Ofz27EP0Y |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=All Axess|access-date=13 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*]<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> (on most songs after their first album)
*]<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=]|access-date=24 November 2011|date=7 August 2008}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite book|title=Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-634-03287-5|url=https://archive.org/details/guitarworldprese00kitt|url-access=registration|quote=dropped c guitar.|author=Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation|editor=Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation|editor-link=Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation|editor2=Jeff Kitts |editor3=Brad Tolinski |editor3-link=Brad Tolinski |access-date=24 November 2011|page=|date=1 April 2002|author-link=Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bryan Monte Money of Escape The Fate – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2008|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/bryan-monte-money-escae-the-fate-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2008/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
*] (on "Follow the Tears") <ref>{{Citation|last=Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast Channel 1|title=HEAVEN & HELL - Follow The Tears|date=2009-07-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ShteXSqlKo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/-ShteXSqlKo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-04-05}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ty Tabor of King's X – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2008|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/ty-tabor-kings-x-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2008/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref> (most later material and live performances, also used on some songs since '']'')
*] (on the majority of songs in the "]" 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>
*] (on some songs) <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>
*]<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> (on "Monster")
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=System of a Down Amp Settings & Gear – Daron Malakian Tone|url=https://musicstrive.com/system-of-a-down-guitar-tone/|publisher=Liam Plowman|access-date=April 10, 2023}}|</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=Backstage with Theory of a Deadman HQ(Guitar Edge.com)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5emv7lan0k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/p5emv7lan0k |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=Guitar Edge|access-date=13 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruben Block gear|url=http://bluesonline.weebly.com/ruben-block.html|publisher=Blues Online|last=Adriaensen|first=Wouter|access-date=13 May 2014|quote=Ruben also plays ... a Melody Maker in CGCFAD tuning - which is dropped D tuning one full tone down...}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rigged: Wintersun|date=30 July 2013 |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/07/30/rigged-wintersun/|publisher=MetalSucks.net|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref> (on some songs)


* ] recorded ] album in dropped C tuning.


==Artists that have used CADGBE==
* ] make heavy use of dropped C tuning on their first three albums, '']'', '']'', and '']''.
* ] – predominantly in the period 1965-1966.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roadmaps for the Soul|url=http://dylanchords.info/roadmaps.htm|publisher=dylanchords.info|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009174634/http://dylanchords.info/roadmaps.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ] – 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>
* ] – on the songs "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> & "Dead Inside"
* ] – on the piece "Flirtation"<ref>{{cite book|last=Richter|first=Brad|title=Brad Richter, Solo Guitar Collection|publisher=]|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>
* ] – 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>


==Artists that have used CGDGBE==
* ] play almost all of their songs in Drop C.
*]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dancingcat.com/skb/HSK%20Book%20-%20Book1.pdf|title=A Brief History of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar|publisher=Dancing Cat Records|access-date=13 May 2014|quote=... 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)}}</ref>
*]<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=]|access-date=13 May 2014|quote=My main tunings are: drop D, DADGAD and CGDGBE…}}</ref>
*]<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=]|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>


==References==
* ] also utilize Dropped-C tuning.
{{Reflist}}


{{Guitar tunings}}
* ] has been known to use Drop C tuning, such as in the single, So Cold.

* ] used Drop C tuning a lot on their 11th album, ]

* ] also uses Drop C tuning a lot.

* ] uses Drop C tuning on their CD The Poison.

* ] has recorded ] and ] in Drop C.

* ] uses Drop C tuning for Led Zeppelin's song ]

* ] uses Drop C tuning for his song ]

* ] uses Drop C tuning for their song ]

==External links==
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] ]

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Drop C tuning (CGCFAD)
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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.

Artists that have used CGCFAD


Artists that have used CADGBE

Artists that have used CGDGBE

References

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Guitar tunings
General
Open (Slide and slack-key guitar)
TuningRepetitiveOvertonesOther
(often most popular)
  • A-C♯-E-A-C♯-E
  • B-D♯-F♯-B-D♯-F♯
  • C-E-G-C-E-G
  • D-F♯-A-D-F♯-A
  • E-G♯-B-E-G♯-B
  • F-A-C-F-A-C
  • G-B-D-G-B-D
Regular (semitones)
Repetitive (open pitches)
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