Drop C Tuning

[Raz]

I've been trying to play a bit of SOAD, KsE, Breaking Benjamin, etc. and I'm finding tuning to Drop C a bit out of my grasp. Using a tuner as I'm still developing my ear at the moment but came across the whole "oh-shit-there's-no-C-on-this" dilemma. I realize the C is just down tuning a Drop D a full step though I can't figure out why it still sounds off...

Was curious if there was an offical EADGBe-like set up using those same chord names to reach Drop C status.

[Tobias]

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[Raz]

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[Orion]

I'm in the same boat. I can tune my guitar by ear if any one of my strings is in tune, but I can't do any more than just standard C. My tuner sucks at tuning any other scale. =(

[Raz]

I found this which explains a little bit, I haven't been able to accomplish it but those who can do by ear might. Make any sense?

[The Not Cool Not Tapion]

I have the same dilemma when it comes to C tuning. My friends have tuners that tune it, but I don't have em and I need them. I usually just play in drop D and imagine it's a step down =P

My friends know how to tune it with harmonics to C but I don't know how yet.

[Kami]

Drop C is for bitches. It's all about that Gb quarter tone shit.

[The Not Cool Not Tapion]

I just go with standard or with drop D.

[Raz]

Originally posted by The Cool Tapion
I have the same dilemma when it comes to C tuning. My friends have tuners that tune it, but I don't have em and I need them. I usually just play in drop D and imagine it's a step down =P

My friends know how to tune it with harmonics to C but I don't know how yet.

Heading over to el local guitar place and see what I can do about grabbing me one of those tuners. I've heard Drop C played during songs but never all struck as opened chords, which I might be able to deduce the tuning to should I match it to a Drop D.

[Aero]

I wanna learn how to play the guitar. >.>

[The Not Cool Not Tapion]

I figured out how to use the tab lesson to tune down and I did it, though it probably isn't perfect since it's ear tuning. I need one of those tuners and may steal one from a friend.


All you do is get your low E to D, and you should know how to do that. Then ear tune it but instead of how you use the fifth fret on the low E, use the third fret when it's a D and then five on the A string when it's tuned to G and do standard type tuning. Then just tune the low D as if you were tuning into D from standard and use seventh fret.

Goten, you should at least understand this, but it sounds good, I think.

[Kami]

C AND D ARE A WHOLE STEP APART! IF YOU CAN DO DROP D YOU CAN DO DROP C JUST THINK ABOUT IT



STARTING WITH EF-G-A-BC-D-E

- MEANS WHOLE STEP, OTHERWISE IT'S A HALF STEP


I LOVE caps lock

[Orion]

I can only tune by ear if it's standard C. I'm still a newbie. >.>

[Raz]

I'll give it a swing, Tap. Thing is I'm not the strongest in ear tuning so I tend to depend on the tuner for more accurate dealings, though my standard tuning is getting more accurate done by ear.

When I start playing the songs I'll probably find the tweaks to make it sounds right, couldn't have done it too far off.