Tuning
The final result of this will be the tuning of C G C F A D. Anything played in drop D tuning, you can play in drop C tuning, it will just sound considerably more low and heavy. This tuning is becoming increasingly more common today and the recent Metallica album, St. Anger is written almost entirely in drop C tuning!
Drop D Tuning is commonly used in Nu-Metal. All you do is tune down your low E String from an E to a D (ie. 1 Tone or 2 Frets). So where you did have the standard E A D G B E, you now have D A D G B E.
When you have recently restrung a guitar, you may find that it easily goes out of tune. This is because the strings have not been stretched out properly. I will now explain what you should do when restringing a guitar if you want it to stay in tune after.
Tuning down your guitar means to tune each string down to a different pitch. When you tune down a half step, you tune each sting one half step lower than the standard tuning (A half step is the same as 1 fret). This means going from
Tuning down your guitar means to tune each string down to a different pitch. When you tune down a whole step, you tune each sting one whole step lower than the standard tuning (A whole step is the same as 2 frets).
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