Drop C tuning

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]}

Drop C tuning (CGCFAD)

Drop C tuning (CGCFAD) (listen)

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")

CADGBE tuning

• Bob Dylan – predominantly in the period 1965-1966.^[13]
• John Mayer – on the song "Neon".^[14][15]
• Muse – on the song "Map Of The Problematique"^[15][16]
• Brad Richter – on the piece "Flirtation"^[17]
• The Tallest Man on Earth – on the song "The Sparrow and the Medicine".^[18][19]

CGDGBE tuning

• Richard Thompson on the song "Hope You Like The New Me"^[20][21]
• Soundgarden-on the song "Limo Wreck"^[22]