Drop C Tuning

If you are looking to get that low thunderous metal guitar sound you might want to try and tune your guitar to Drop C tuning.

Drop C tuner

What is Drop C tuning?

Drop C tuning is like Drop D (DADGBE) but with strings tuned down one more step lower to CGCFAD.

Use these reference tones below to tune your guitar to Drop C.

6th string C

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5th string G

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4th string C

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3rd string F

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2nd string A

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1st string D

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The notes of the fretboard in Drop C tuning with sharps (#)

Drop C fretboard notes with sharps

Fretboard notes with flats (b)

Drop Cguitar fretboard notes with flats

Posted November 10, 2015, 3:14 pm in: Tools

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