> > ARGH! I've had to write this once already, stupid me closed out the window before saving it! Ok, I have a question for anyone who can play guitar pretty well.
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> > This particular thing has given me such headaches in the past, of course I did try asking people on Yahoo! Chat, bad mistake, and I hope to solve it here. I've searched the internet and everything but I still cannot find anykind of instructions on how to do this. How on earth do you tune to Drop C which is CGCFAD?
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> > I've been wanting to play the song that you can see by following the link for a long time now and the only way is by tuning to Drop C. Any personal instructions or a website with a description on how to do this would be HIGHLY appreciated. If you do this I will want to personally come to your house and hug you. I probally won't carry this task out, but I would REALLY want to. Thanks, Rinkies!
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> ok, if you already know how to tune to drop d dont bother reading this but it still might help you tune to drop c.
> first you hit your lowest string and the third thickest string, (e and d) let them ring together, then take the knob to your lowest string and tune it down until you dont hear any more waves, its just a clean flat note. thats how you tune to drop d.
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> now lets say your in drop d, all you basicly have to do is just tune each string down 1 step, on your lowest e string hold down the 9th fret, then on the second string above that hit it open, let them both ring, then tune down the 1st string until theres no more waves. now your first string is finnaly in c. now hold down the 7th fret on the lowest string and strike it plus the second string and tune the second string ntil it is flat, now 1st and 2nd are tuned, so basicly from the second string, tune as you would in standerd using the 5th frets to tune, except for the 4th "g" string which you gotta hold down the 4th fret, but yeah, any more questions or need me to explain better feel free to email me :).

Other methods of tuning a guitar:

Buying an automatic tuner (Not considered cheating by any respects) or getting a multifunction pedal that has a tuner built in (only works on Electric or Acoustic-Electric Guitars)

Play along with another instrument to which you can easily distinguish the notes. For instance, if you know where 'C' is on a piano or keyboard, play it and then strum the string at the same time to tune it up or down to matching.

Sometimes, because of our human ears, we can't pick up the bass notes very well. One thing I try and do sometimes if I don't trust my ears is (knowing that there is a 5 fret difference on neighboring strings, except 2 and 3) is go up to say the 16th or 17th fret and match it against the 11th or 12th fret on the string below it. Since the frets are closer together, a 5-fret reach may be possible here. And since the pitch is higher, a person's ear can clearly distinguish it.