Guitar Tuning?

Question

In tuning terms, what does drop C mean?

Answer 1

To get to Drop C you need to bring all the strings down one step.
So from
EADGBE (standard tuning)
C G C F A D -- Drop-C

Drop C and Drop D tunings help make power chords easier. Traditional power chords require you split your fingers by two frets, which is extremely hard for small people like me. Tuning into Drop C or Drop D will allow you to play power chords on the biggest three strings by playing the same fret on all three strings.




In the Drop tunings you can take that Metal or Rock song that you couldn't play fast enough and speed it up, since it's easy to change power chords.

System of a Down is one of the easiest bands to learn in drop C. Their second album, Toxicity, was their first huge success, with three songs good enough for the radio. The title track, Toxicity, is the easiest to play (in my eyes). It may seem fast at first, but that's because the songs on the album are perfected and sped up. You can find Toxicity in almost all tab databases. Just make sure the tab is in Drop C tuning (sometimes authors of tab say 1 step down of Drop D).

D|-----------------------------------------------A|-----------------------------------------------F|-----------------------------------------------C|-0--------------------------8--8-8-8--7--7-7-7-G|-0---------32020------------8--8-8-8--7--7-7-7-C|-0---------32020------------8--8-8-8--7--7-7-7-

The easiest way to learn any new tuning is to play around. Try playing different notes. Play old songs you knew in this tuning by listening and finding the notes. This can sometimes end up making that song easier to play, which may be why some bands play in Drop C a lot.
try drop C tuning. It makes lots of popular songs easy to play, and makes beautiful chords that are easy to play, since barring is used much in Drop C.

Answer 2

Alternative tuning drops E-string to the C note below E. I've seen D but not C before.

Answer 3

It means nu-metal mud! Tune your guitar down a whole step and drop the top string to C.

Answer 4

"Drop D tuning is taking the thickest string and tuning it down one step.... Drop D is popular in Metal. But to get to Drop C, you need to bring all the strings down one step. Now you are in Drop C."


check out http://www.audio-guitar-lessons.com/drop-tuning.html to tune your guitar directly from your computer.

good luck!

Answer 5

Hi, it's when you lower the tuning on your lowest e string the the c below e.
Very cool, can be a very dark sound

Answer 6

Standard Tuning is (thinnest to thickest)
E
B
G
D
A
E

when you tune to drop D.... u Take the low E string (one below A)
and tune it down to D. Now when you fret the 7th fret on your Low D string... you should get the same note as your open A note. Your tuning should now be..

E
B
G
D
A
D


Drop C is a tuning used for hard rock, New Metal, Metal and hardcore (generally).. it gives a nice dark edge to a song.
To tune to drop C...go string by string.
you tune your guitar onto drop D first.
Now take your lower d string (thickest) and tune it down till C.
Now, When you fret this on the 9th fret.. you should get the same note as your open A string. This is your low C.

Then move to the second thickest string... (A string)
Tune this Down Till G. Now, When you fret this on the 7th fret, you should get the same note as you open high D string (3rd from top). We will call this the g string

On the high d string ... tune it down till C. When you fret this on the 7th fret, you should get the same note as your open high G string (4th from top). This is your high C String.

On the high G string ... tune it down till F. When you fret this on the 6th fret, you should get the same note as your open high B string (5th from top). This is your high F String.

On the high B string ... tune it down till A. When you fret this on the 7th fret, you should get the same note as your open high E string (6th from top). This is your high A String.

Now On the last and thinnest string.....
tune it down till D.
now when you fret your high A string on the 5th fret.... it shoud give you the same note as the new d string (the thinnest one- the one you are now tuning).

There fore, Your tuning will now be:
D-----Thinnest---------------------High
A
F
C
G
C----Thickest-----------------------Low

This tuning is awesome and amazingly easy to feel.
Best of Luck!

Answer 7

Here's some help fur ya
http://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/lessons.php

Answer 8

It means turn the gain up.