Guitar Tunings Series - Part 3 (Drop C Tuning)

Drop C tuning is another alternate guitar tuning commonly used in metal. To tune your guitar to Drop C, tune all strings from Drop D down a whole tone (D to C, A to G, etc). Known bands who use Drop C tuning include: A Day To Remember, Black Veil Brides, Bring Me The Horizon, Confide, and Woe Is Me. All artists listed are well-known metal bands that have played songs in Drop C Tuning. 

Below is a chart made to assist in tuning your guitar to Drop C

California rock band Pierce the Veil released a cover of Bruno Mars' hit song "Just the Way You Are" This cover is played in Drop C. The first and second verse of this song features power chords and strong leads, with a chorus that slows down and plays octave chords. At 2:35 the band begins a breakdown to close the song, with chugging (open string playing) and leads played on the lower strings. 

Shown above are some notable bands who play in Drop C, (from top to bottom) Woe Is Me, Confide, and Pierce the Veil. Tune in next week for Drop A tuning!



Where I got my info 

http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/tuning/drop-c/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_C_tuning

Guitar Tunings Series - Part 2 (Drop D Tuning)

Drop D tuning is one of the most popular guitar tunings around. It is an alternate tuning, but it is only different from standard tuning (EADGBe) in that the bottom/thickest string (the thick E string) is tuned down from an E to a D. Drop D is commonly used in rock and punk music; and can also be used in metal, blues, and jazz. The video below demonstrates how to tune your guitar down to Drop D and how you can play your guitar in Drop D

Drop D tuning is popular because power chords can be played easily by barring the bottom three strings. In standard tuning, power chords are harder to play. Power chords in standard tuning are done by playing the bottom (E) string two frets down from the the fifth (A) string. Drop D makes guitar playing simpler and more convenient.The videos in this post demonstrate why this tuning is so popular. 

This second video demonstrates how Drop D is used in metal music. Metal commonly uses power chords and open string playing (also known as chugging) A lot of my favorite artists (John Mayer, Woe Is Me, Green Day) use Drop D tuning in their music. One of my favorite metal songs, "Fame Over Demise" is played in Drop D (as seen in the first video) John Mayer uses Drop D in jazz music, Woe Is Me plays various drop tunings in metal, and Green Day commonly uses power chords

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Where I got my info:
http://bit.ly/11qy08

Guitar Tunings Series - Part 1 (Standard Tuning)

Welcome to the greatest guitar blog ever made in your lifetime. This blog is here to inform new guitar players in the many ways a guitar can be played. This series of posts will cover different tunings that can be played on the guitar. 

Standard Tuning

This tuning is the one most commonly used by guitar players. EADGBe is another term that is used to refer to standard tuning. This refers to the notes played from the bottom string (thickest width) to the top string (thinnest width) This table from Wikipedia can help you tune your guitar. 

What makes the guitar such a unique instrument is the various tunings that it can be played in. Most songs on the radio are played in standard tunings. The standard guitar tuning is very versatile, and can play a wide range of keys, which is why it is referred to as standard tuning. You can use a capo to increase the pitch of the strings. 

Stay tuned for my next post! - "Drop D"

Here are the links to where I got a lot of my information. They are safe

http://bit.ly/lAN4zW 

http://bit.ly/ol486

PROJECT PLAN!

1. What do you plan to learn about, do, or make? 

I'm planning to learn about all things guitar-related. This includes history of guitars, guitar types, and 
different musical styles.

2. Why did you choose this as your project?

Guitars are awesome. I've been learning how to play guitar (electric and acoustic, specifically) 
for the past three months and I thought "Why not learn even more about guitar for a school project?"

3. Who is the audience of your blog?

Anyone can be the audience of my blog. This blog specifically appeals to anyone who plays guitar or wants 
to learn about guitars. This blog also can appeal to any musician or song-writer.

4. What purpose do you hope to accomplish for your audience?

I hope to inform. I hope for my audience to know more about guitars than your casual music observer. 
I also hope to inspire my readers to pick up a guitar and learn how to play too.

5. What types of posts can your audience expect to find as part of your project? 
The sky is the limit to types of posts! Most of my posts will consist of things like: History of guitars, 
descriptions of different guitars, descriptions of pedals, as well as examples of different playing
styles (ex. metal, country, rock) I will also post about the basic playing of guitar. I plan to post a series of 
guitar lesson posts. I also hope to post reviews of the guitar equipment that I own and will own in the future.