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CGCFAD Guitar Tuner

CGCFAD Drop C - Guitar tuning, chords & scales

Description - Drop C

CGCFAD is the standard Drop D tuning only with all the strings tuned down an additional step. It s best to use heavy-gauge strings when tuning this low. CGCFAD is an excellent tuning for those who wish to play low heavy-metal or grunge riffs.

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C
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D

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Capos for CGCFAD

Capo Tuning Name
-8 EBEAC#F# 6-String Drop E1
-7 FCFA#DG Drop F
-6 F#C#F#BD#G# Drop F#
-5 GDGCEA Drop G
-4 G#D#G#C#FA# Drop G#
-3 AEADF#B Drop A
-2 A#FA#D#GC Drop A#/Drop Bb
-1 BF#BEG#C# Drop B Sharp
0 CGCFAD Drop C
1 C#G#C#F#A#D# Drop C#
2 DADGBE Drop D
3 D#A#D#G#CF Drop D#
4 EBEAC#F# CAPO II TOP FIVE STRINGS ONLY
5 FCFA#DG Drop F 6 String Tuning
6 F#C#F#BD#G# Dadgbe 4th Fret

Scales for CGCFAD

A A# B C C# D

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Songs tuned to CGCFAD

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Bullet For My Valentine Tears Dont Fall
Disturbed Inside the Fire Live at Red Rocks
Disturbed Indestructible Indestructible
Full Devil Jacket Where Did You Go Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio, August 2000
Deftones Change In the House of Flies Greatest Hits
Deftones Sextape Diamond Eyes
Deftones RX Queen White Pony
Bullet For My Valentine hand of blood String Tribute to Bullet for My Valentine

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C Major

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • C4
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
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G Major

  • C3
  • D3
  • G3
  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • B4
  • A4
  • B4
  • D5
  • D5
  • G5
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D Major

  • C3
  • D3
  • F3#
  • G3
  • A3
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • F4
  • F4#
  • A4
  • A4
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5#
  • A5
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A Major

  • C3
  • C3#
  • E3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4#
  • C4
  • C4#
  • E4
  • F4
  • A4
  • A4
  • C5#
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • A5
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E Major

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3#
  • B3
  • C4
  • E4
  • F4
  • G4#
  • B4
  • A4
  • B4
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5#
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B Major

  • C3
  • D3#
  • F3#
  • G3
  • B3
  • C4
  • D4#
  • F4#
  • F4
  • F4#
  • B4
  • A4
  • B4
  • D5#
  • D5
  • D5#
  • F5#
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F# Major

  • C3
  • C3#
  • F3#
  • G3
  • A3#
  • C4#
  • C4
  • C4#
  • F4#
  • F4
  • F4#
  • A4#
  • A4
  • A4#
  • C5#
  • D5
  • F5#
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C# Major

  • C3
  • C3#
  • F3
  • G3
  • G3#
  • C4#
  • C4
  • C4#
  • F4
  • F4
  • G4#
  • A4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • F5
  • G5#
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G# Major

  • C3
  • D3#
  • G3
  • G3#
  • C4
  • C4
  • D4#
  • F4
  • G4#
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5#
  • D5
  • D5#
  • G5#
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D# Major

  • C3
  • D3#
  • G3
  • G3
  • A3#
  • C4
  • D4#
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • A4#
  • A4
  • A4#
  • D5#
  • D5
  • D5#
  • G5
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A# Major

  • C3
  • D3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3#
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4
  • F4
  • A4#
  • A4
  • A4#
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5
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F Major

  • C3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • C4
  • F4
  • F4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • F5
  • A5
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C Minor

  • C3
  • D3#
  • G3
  • G3
  • C4
  • C4
  • D4#
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5#
  • D5
  • D5#
  • G5
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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
  • -2
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