CGCEG#C Guitar Tuner
CGCEG#C | CGCEA♭C Drop D With Major Third Subset - Guitar tuning, chords & scales
Description - Drop D With Major Third Subset
The tuning uses Drop D for strings 6-4 and Major Thirds for strings 4-6. The idea is to bar the top three strings as a power chord, while the lower strings let you play melodies, harmonies, and progressions. The Major Thirds set (ending in an octave at C4) overlaps with Drop D (strings 6-4), making it easier to play from string 1 to string 4, because you're confined to a 4-finger position. However, switching between a fourth (C3-G2) and fifth (G2-C2) is harder. Tuning string 5 to F# improves playability by giving access to both fourths and fifths and balancing the fretboard layout (C2-F2#-C3=0 semitones-6 semitones-12 semitones/octave), which aids memorization.
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Capos for CGCEG#C
| Capo | Tuning | Name |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | A#FA#DF#A# | Old Man Gloom A# |
| 0 | CGCEG#C | Drop D With Major Third Subset |
| 2 | DADF#A#D | Drop Bass Major Thirds |
| 4 | EBEG#CE | E Chimeric |
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The tuning uses Drop D for strings 6-4 and Major Thirds for strings 4-6. The idea is to bar the bottom three strings as a power chord, while the upper strings let you play melodies, harmonies, and progressions. The Major Thirds set (ending in an octave at C4) overlaps with Drop D (strings 6-4), making it easier to play from string 1 to string 4, because you're confined to a 4-finger position. However, switching between a fourth (C3-G2) and fifth (G2-C2) is harder. Tuning string 5 to F# improves playability by giving access to both fourths and fifths and balancing the fretboard layout (C2-F2#-C3=0 semitones-6 semitones-12 semitones/octave), which aids memorization.