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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.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Examples
CGCFAD tuning
- Alter Bridge's song "Isolation"[6]
- Arch/Matheos on "Sympathetic Resonance" [7]
- Chimaira on most songs after their first album[8]
- Metallica on the majority of songs in the St. Anger album[9]
- Nickelback on most songs on their 2003 album The Long Road)[10][11]
- Skillet on the song "Monster"[12] (on "Monster")
- System of a Down on the song "Sugar"[13]
CADGBE tuning
- Bob Dylan – predominantly in the period 1965-1966.[14]
- John Mayer – on the song "Neon".[15][16]
- Muse – on the song "Map Of The Problematique"[16][17]
- Brad Richter – on the piece "Flirtation"[18]
- The Tallest Man on Earth – on the song "The Sparrow and the Medicine".[19][20]
CGDGBE tuning
- Richard Thompson on the song "Hope You Like The New Me"[21][22]
- Soundgarden-on the song "Limo Wreck"[23]
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