drop c tunning. what is this all about?
# 1
Dropping your guitar tuning to drop C is pretty much to get a lower end feel to what a 7 string guitar has. You can really get those low powerfull chugs. If you want a heavier sound, go with a drop C tuning. But dropping your tuning doesnt alwayse have to be because you want a heavier sound, you can also get a different feel of what your playing. It's fun to play around with different tuning and see what you like. I would try it out, play around with it.
# 2
Many guitarists use drop tunings to add heaviness to their sound. But it's not just about a heavier sound. Drop tunings make it very easy to fret power chords for very fast power chord fretting. Why? Let's start with Drop D tuning first. When you guitar is tuned standard, E A D G B E, you drop the tuning on the low E string one full step to D. How does this change things? A power chord is nothing but your root note plus its fifth. So in standard tuning to get E5 (E plus its fifth) you have to play the notes E and B. That means you have to play an open E and the 2nd fret on the second string (B). When you drop the E string a full step to D, what fret does the low E become? That's right, the second fret on the lowest string. So how do you play the E5 power chord? The second fret on both the first and second strings! And throw this into the mix...what is the note on your 3rd string? D, right? This matches the lowest string! Throw it in for extra power. So to play the power chord E5, you would simply have to fret the 2nd fret on the first string(E), 2nd fret on the 2nd string (B), and the 2nd fret on the third string (E). You can use a single finger to fret a three string power chord! This makes it very easy to play very fast power chord progressions.
To get Drop C tuning, you tune the lowest string 2 full steps down to C, with the rest of the strings down one full step so that the strings are tuned to C G C F A D. This sounds even heavier! BUT keep in mind that the string tension is VERY different tuned like this. More than likely, you will get string buzz and your strings might feel like loose spaghetti. You will probably need heavier strings and have your guitar setup properly for it to play decently in this tuning. I play in both standard and drop C tuning and I have a guitar for each tuning, one setup to play properly at each tuning.
Brian
To get Drop C tuning, you tune the lowest string 2 full steps down to C, with the rest of the strings down one full step so that the strings are tuned to C G C F A D. This sounds even heavier! BUT keep in mind that the string tension is VERY different tuned like this. More than likely, you will get string buzz and your strings might feel like loose spaghetti. You will probably need heavier strings and have your guitar setup properly for it to play decently in this tuning. I play in both standard and drop C tuning and I have a guitar for each tuning, one setup to play properly at each tuning.
Brian
# 3