D♭ tuning

D tuning, also called C tuning, is an alternative guitar tuning. Each string is one and one half steps lower than in standard tuning, or one half step lower than D tuning. The resulting notes can be described as D♭-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭ or (less often) as C♯-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯. "Extremely slack,"[1] it is very popular amongst alternative and heavy rock bands because it has a darker and lower-pitched sound compared to E standard.

D-flat/C-sharp tuning.

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Sources

  1. Hunter, Dave and F Gibbons, Billy (2010). Star Guitars: 101 Guitars That Rocked the World, . ISBN 978-0-7603-3821-6.
  2. Wilkinson, Paul (2007). Rat Salad: Black Sabbath, The Classic Years, 1969-1975. ISBN 978-0-312-36723-7.
  3. Bean, Perry. "Rig Rundown - Comeback Kid". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. Dirks, Rebecca. "Rig Rundown - Madonna's Monte Pittman". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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