Drop C (or other low tunings) in a non-metal context

npfrs · Post by **npfrs** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:41 am

Please give examples of Drop C (or other low tunings) used in a non-metal context such as country, folk, etc. I'd also be interested in hearing 7/8 string guitars in that context as well.

cheesecats · Post by **cheesecats** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:09 pm

here's an example of a drop d tuning from a fellow canadian

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAdtUDaBfRA[/youtube]

bigchiefbc · Post by **bigchiefbc** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:06 pm

This is totally cheating, but there are those acoustic intros/interludes that metal bands do. I mean, yes it's a metal band, but the actual guitar piece itself isn't metal.

Just an example, the intro to Dream Theater's Change of Seasons is a 7-string acoustic playing in B:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK493an3NHM[/youtube]

npfrs · Post by **npfrs** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:39 pm

cheesecats wrote:here's an example of a drop d tuning from a fellow canadian

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAdtUDaBfRA[/youtube]

Drop D I have covered.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-A-iiPoLg[/youtube]

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:55 pm

One of my Faves, from right here in Wisconsin. The guitars are in C, the baritone might be lower yet.
Kind of like GodSpeed...

http://altos.bandcamp.com/

bigchiefbc · Post by **bigchiefbc** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:27 pm

aen wrote:One of my Faves, from right here in Wisconsin. The guitars are in C, the baritone might be lower yet.
Kind of like GodSpeed...

http://altos.bandcamp.com/

Oh yeah, if we're going the Post-Rock route, Jakob plays in a crazy tuning. I read in an interview that Jeff tunes his guitar down to C standard and then drops the low and high strings down to Bb.

GuitarSlim101 · Post by **GuitarSlim101** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:56 am

Marc Ribot used quite a bit of drop Bb on his "Silent Movies" album, which is fantastic, and very much not metal.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:10 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u81zmQrib9g[/youtube]

Pizza · Post by **Pizza** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:40 pm

I have my jazzmaster tuned in C# right now and i've been hauling ass on some surf riffs. It sounds awesome.

But then again I haven't played in standard in months..

The_Active_Conundrum · Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:21 pm

I know it isn't really a help, but I wrote a few songs in open G#m (I think), an octave down. It was kind of bluegrass doom/country dirge/Drone cajun

So it is doable if I can do it.

Ev_O))) · Post by **Ev_O)))** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:06 am

QOTSA
C standard. Definitely not metal. Hard rockin, but not metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s88r_q7oufE

also No one loves me and neither do I by them crooked vultures is in a weird octaved drop A - AADGBe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89qz4aWbBo

doommeow · Post by **doommeow** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:43 am

http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/tuning.html

benjuro · Post by **benjuro** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:31 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbPeZMpdSjE[/youtube]

Greenfuz · Post by **Greenfuz** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:15 am

bigchiefbc wrote:This is totally cheating, but there are those acoustic intros/interludes that metal bands do. I mean, yes it's a metal band, but the actual guitar piece itself isn't metal.

Just an example, the intro to Dream Theater's Change of Seasons is a 7-string acoustic playing in B:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK493an3NHM[/youtube]

is acoustic metal a thing? like classical guitars drop tuned with spanish-esque metal riffs and solos

and not folk metal

humandingus · Post by **humandingus** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:39 am

i play in cgdgbd for a few songs on our new record.

ilovefuzz.com

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