C#G#C#F#BD# Guitar Tuner
C#G#C#F#BD# | D♭A♭D♭G♭BE♭ Fried Noodles - Guitar tuning, chords & scales
Verbal Analysis
"Fried Noodles" is a captivating and deeply resonant tuning that ventures into rich, suspended harmonic territory. With its low C# foundation, it provides a powerful, often dark and atmospheric canvas perfect for genres ranging from ambient and progressive rock to heavy metal. The unique combination of minor 7th and added 9th creates a soundscape that is both familiar and strikingly fresh, encouraging exploration of complex voicings and modal melodies. It hints at a half-step down feel for many strings, contributing to a slacker, more weighty tone.
Technical Analysis
This tuning sets the open strings to C#3, G#3, C#4, F#4, B3, D#5 from lowest to highest string. Its structure can be technically described as an Open C#sus2sus4(m7) voicing. The fundamental C# is strongly supported by its perfect fifth (G#) and octave (C#). The inclusion of F# (perfect fourth from the root) and B (minor seventh) gives it a strong modal flavour, leaning towards a C# Dorian or C# Aeolian feel with the added tension of the F#. The highest string, D#5 (a major ninth from the low C#), introduces a bright, almost shimmering quality, preventing the tuning from becoming overly dark and adding significant harmonic complexity. This tuning is particularly well-suited for drone-like passages and intricate fingerstyle arrangements, where its open string relationships can truly shine.
Open Chords and Voicings
- Full Open Tuning: C# G# C# F# B D# — This creates a rich C#sus2sus4(m7) chord, providing an immediate sense of tension and release. It's a complex, atmospheric voicing that can serve as a foundation for modal explorations.
- Power Chords: The low C# and G# (strings 6 and 5) offer a robust power chord foundation (C#5). Barre chords across the lower three strings (C# G# C#) become very resonant, lending themselves to heavy riffing.
- Minor 7th Voicings: The B string (minor 7th from C#) allows for easy access to C#m7 voicings by fretting around the C# and G# positions.
- Suspended Chords: The F# (4th) and D# (2nd/9th) naturally lend themselves to creating suspended chords, giving a modern, open sound without complex fingerings.
- Drop Tunings: Its very low C# allows for easy drop-C# type riffs while maintaining a full chordal structure above.
How to Tune
To achieve the "Fried Noodles" tuning, adjust your strings as follows:
- String 6 (Low E Equivalent) to C3#: Tune down 3 semitones.
- String 5 (A Equivalent) to G3#: Tune down 1 semitone.
- String 4 (D Equivalent) to C4#: Tune down 1 semitone.
- String 3 (G Equivalent) to F4#: Tune down 1 semitone.
- String 2 (B Equivalent) to B3: Keep as is; no change (0 semitones).
- String 1 (High E Equivalent) to D5#: Tune down 1 semitone.
Important Note on String Gauge: While the string movements in this tuning are generally within a safe range for standard gauges (no string moves more than 3 semitones in either direction), achieving optimal tension and tone for the very low C# on String 6 might benefit from using a slightly heavier gauge string. For tunings requiring movements of 4 or more semitones up or down, a different string gauge is strongly advised to maintain playability and prevent string breakage or intonation issues.
String 6 (Low E Equivalent): C3#
String 5 (A Equivalent): G3#
String 4 (D Equivalent): C4#
String 3 (G Equivalent): F4#
String 2 (B Equivalent): B3
String 1 (High E Equivalent): D5#
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Capos for C#G#C#F#BD#
Capo | Tuning | Name |
---|---|---|
-8 | FCFA#D#G | Drop F Baritone 6 String Variant |
-5 | G#D#G#C#F#A# | Ab Tuning Variation |
-4 | AEADGB | Drop A |
-1 | CGCFA#D | CGCFBbD |
0 | C#G#C#F#BD# | Fried Noodles |
1 | DADGCE | Drop D 7th |
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Tuning Map
- Fret
- S6
- S5
- S4
- S3
- S2
- S1
- -13
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F#
- A#
- D#
- -12
- E
- A
- D
- G
- B
- E
- -11
- F
- A#
- D#
- G#
- C
- F
- -10
- F#
- B
- E
- A
- C#
- F#
- -9
- G
- C
- F
- A#
- D
- G
- -8
- G#
- C#
- F#
- B
- D#
- G#
- -7
- A
- D
- G
- C
- E
- A
- -6
- A#
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F
- A#
- -5
- B
- E
- A
- D
- F#
- B
- -4
- C
- F
- A#
- D#
- G
- C
- -3
- C#
- F#
- B
- E
- G#
- C#
- -2
- D
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- C
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- C
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- -3
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