CFCCCF Guitar Tuner
CFCCCF Cfcccf - Guitar tuning, chords & scales
Tuning Analysis: Chris Cornell's Seasons (CFCCCF)
This distinctive tuning, famously utilized by Chris Cornell for his song "Seasons," creates a deeply resonant and somewhat melancholic soundscape. The open strings are dominated by the notes C and F, providing a powerful, drone-like quality ideal for evocative and sustained harmonies. As mentioned in its description, this is the precise tuning used for that iconic track.
Technical Breakdown:
- Open String Notes: C2 F2 C3 C3 C4 F4
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Interval Structure:
- Low C (6th string) to F (5th string): Perfect Fourth
- F (5th string) to Mid C (4th string): Perfect Fifth
- Mid C (4th string) to Mid C (3rd string): Unison
- Mid C (3rd string) to High C (2nd string): Octave
- High C (2nd string) to High F (1st string): Perfect Fourth
The significant presence of C notes across multiple octaves (C2, C3, C3, C4) provides a solid, ringing harmonic foundation, while the F notes (F2, F4) contribute to a rich, suspended quality. This blend of unison, octave, and perfect intervals fosters a vast and open sonic texture, characteristic of its haunting sound.
Chords and Playability:
Strumming all open strings produces a powerful and expansive sound that can be interpreted as an F major chord over a strong C bass, or a C suspended 4th chord without the G, given the notes C, F, C, C, C, F. This makes the tuning exceptionally effective for drone-based music, acoustic fingerstyle arrangements, and creating broad, atmospheric soundscapes. The tuning lends itself well to simple fretting, where even a single-finger barre can yield resonant Csus4 or Fsus4 voicings, creating a hypnotic and modal feel. It's particularly well-suited for a raw, open sound, allowing for rich textures with minimal effort. Open chords based around C and F will resonate beautifully, and slide playing would thrive with the drone-like C and F intervals.
How to Tune Your Guitar:
Please exercise caution when adjusting string tension. For tunings that involve movements of more than 4 semitones up or down, considering a different string gauge may be advisable to prevent string breakage or damage to your instrument.
- 6th String (Low E): Tune down 4 semitones from E2 to C2.
- 5th String (A): Tune down 4 semitones from A2 to F2.
- 4th String (D): Tune down 2 semitones from D3 to C3.
- 3rd String (G): Tune down 7 semitones from G3 to C3.
- 2nd String (B): Tune up 1 semitones from B3 to C4.
- 1st String (High E): Tune up 1 semitones from E4 to F4.
The guitar strings are tuned as follows, from thickest to thinnest:
- 6th String: C2
- 5th String: F2
- 4th String: C3
- 3rd String: C3
- 2nd String: C4
- 1st String: F4
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Capos for CFCCCF
| Capo | Tuning | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | CFCCCF | Cfcccf |
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