Drop D vs Drop C Tuning for Electric Guitar w/ Full Mix Demo Song
86This is an informal comparison between the drop D and drop C tunings for electric guitar. I’ll play an original demo song with the guitar tuned to drop D, then play it again after changing the strings and tuning to drop C.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Not sponsored
00:36 Strings gauges used
Drop D Song
00:45 Clean intro
00:53 Distorted lead and rhythm
00:59 2000’s metalcore
01:06 Distorted lead and breakdown
01:18 Ending transition and harmony
Explanation
01:27 Explanation of composition
01:43 Procedure for drop C song
Drop C Song
01:52 Clean intro
02:01 Distorted lead and rhythm
02:07 2000’s metalcore
02:13 Distorted lead and breakdown
02:25 Ending transition and harmony
Review
02:35 Context on my main 6 string tuning
02:49 Surprised how good drop D sounds
03:06 Preferred chugs and riffs in drop C
Overall Thoughts
03:18 Still liked the lower tuned version
03:42 Is tuning low necessary?
04:11 Tuning considerations for songwriting i.e. the singer
04:29 Writing songs accessible to guitarists
04:57 Tunings accessible to bassists
05:10 Accommodating other tunings in your setlist
05:26 Using a pitch shifter
05:52 Which tuning would I pick?
06:12 Which did you like better?
06:34 Outro
06:51 Cat