dOoO yOuU wAnT hEaV-eHhHh beH-bAyYyYyYy???? - James Hetfield
@zylavormusic26163 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do
@paulwingert99933 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought
@SethPlaysBass3 жыл бұрын
what about no one knows by queens of the stone age?
@adhamkhaled8343 жыл бұрын
@@SethPlaysBass I think that’s in C standard
@scottparis91693 жыл бұрын
Metallica gives you HEAVYYY
@keenantroll51513 жыл бұрын
Drop C is the best tuning for a heavy sound with a standard guitar setup. To get lower tunings to sound good it really helps to use a guitar that's built for it with longer neck scale length, a nut slotted for thicker string gauges, etc. and also you need to spend some time re-dialing your amp and trying different OD/Dist pedals with different settings. Those lower notes just behave a little different in the effects chain
@darkflash323 жыл бұрын
would a 24.75 scale length sound good on drop c?
@theonyxofficial3 жыл бұрын
Drop b the best
@timschmitz28733 жыл бұрын
@@theonyxofficial I agree. C# Standard is my favorite standard guitar tuning, and by extension you get drop B, and my all time favorite, most used tuning: double dropped B.
@themightymcb73103 жыл бұрын
@@darkflash32 Should be fine, just find strings you're comfortable with in that tuning.
@xsmoelf3 жыл бұрын
@@darkflash32 it works, done it tons of times on an epiphone, but if you dont want it to be sloppy fiesta do get some bigger strings, and just check if they fit the nut correctly. The truss rod might also need to get adjusted.
@carlosortega73633 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you include COB in these. They get overlooked way too much for how awesome they were.
@Davidthestratman73 жыл бұрын
Rip Alexei
@evandrojgc2 жыл бұрын
Deathly true
@ShailendraSVK2 жыл бұрын
Glad my comment made it to the video 😄 \m/
@Robin-tt4lo2 жыл бұрын
COB has amazing riffage tbh
@austintate71422 жыл бұрын
Animal I Have Become was the first song I ever learned on guitar. Definitely holds a special place in my heart.
@GroundswellBand2 жыл бұрын
Same here!!!!
@jasondoolin64762 жыл бұрын
It has to be done.
@MySpaceDxC_Suffo_AtTheGates6 ай бұрын
That’s probably drop B
@bongodog3004 ай бұрын
@@MySpaceDxC_Suffo_AtTheGates do one google search please
@noluck1903 жыл бұрын
You should do an entire video about Gojira they have a really unique sound and the way they use tapping is really interesting
@louis.a-t3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more
@Tritoness3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, i think he’d really dig their music
@nothing2see3153 жыл бұрын
They should remake the more cowbell skit with them and say more pick scrape
@louleone34473 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of Uncle Ben?
@gabster1373 жыл бұрын
GOJIRAAAAAA
@GregJonson3 жыл бұрын
Not that long ago I discovered _the_ most brutal and sense-making tuning for the 8 string guitar. First you drop the low F# string down to E, no big deal. But then you also tune the G string down a 1/2 step. What you end up with is essentially a B standard tuning on the 6 center strings _plus_ a high E and a low E on the respective edges. The standard tuning allows you to do pretty much anything you'd do on a normal guitar but with more emphasis on the lows, since you moved a perfect 4th from E standard. _And_ you also have the opportunity to do some drop riffage with the low E. _And_ you also have an extended range for leads/solos thanks to the high E. _And_ the best part is that it's very easy to learn and play some usual guitar chords across all of the 8 strings. Personally I also take this whole thing and tune it up a 1/2 step so that I end up in C standard with added Fs - merely because I like this sound more. (The tuning string by string would be F C F Bb Eb G C F.) Now, I don't claim that I invented this, I'm very sure other people must have discovered this tuning before me, I just never heard of anyone using it. Do any of you know of an actual usage of this? I'd be grateful for inspiration.
@PSZEMKI3 жыл бұрын
Damn man thats sounds cool as heck. I would totally use this if I could afford an 8string LMAO.
@GregJonson3 жыл бұрын
@@PSZEMKI Hehe mine is a Harley Benton, the cheapest 8 string on the market. D:
@Burnt_Gerbil3 жыл бұрын
I’m going to try this on my 8-string. It does make sense. A baritone guitar with an extra high and low string. That’s cool. 😬👍
@ZeugmaP3 жыл бұрын
I've been using this tuning for the past 6 months, it's cool that you had the same idea. I discovered this when I tried to tune my guitar like the band Loathe (they use 6 string baritones in E A E A D F#) and I realised that when you add the B and the E, the 3 highest strings are now in 4ths so it's easier to play melodies. Also, I think the 8 string guitar is a great platform for alternate tunings.
@kkrsnn56323 жыл бұрын
Kind if reminds me of Steph from Deftones 😁🤔
@nothingislogical2 жыл бұрын
My favorite System song in Drop C has to be either “Prison Song” or “Aerials”. “Deer Dance” is a good one too. Honestly, you can’t go wrong with just about any song on Toxicity for good Drop C riffs.
@potatos_4_free2 жыл бұрын
I will never forget where I was and my reaction the first time I ever heard "Sugar". I'm lucky I didn't cause permanent damage to my neck. Bought the album like a week later.
@kazukihiratani2 жыл бұрын
"Innervision" from Steal this Album is probably my favourite SOAD Drop C riff. Either that, or "Storaged" or "Marmalade"
@Pman81022 жыл бұрын
Aerials is a good one. My fav from System.
@talltale97602 жыл бұрын
Aerials is so fuckin good
@YoIsthatJuiceboxSupreme2 жыл бұрын
Most if not all Converge songs are in Drop C, amazing band, pretty intense too
@semipilot9253 жыл бұрын
I think what makes drop C so special as a tuning is it’s the perfect middle ground for heaviness and melodic phrasing potential. IIRC, most pop songs are written in C (major to be specific). You can make a great melody in any key, but there’s something about C, minor or major, that can really make it pop in a good way. I think it’s why most melodic metalcore bands in the 2,000’s used it; the melodies always sounded good, but the chugging on the low C always brought the heaviness.
@gr3y_eminence2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. Writing from a piano keyboard, even in the minds ear and eye onto a grand staff....written as played (guitar geys put on a Treble Clef in all the song books despite it's true range) and it really makes sense for functional reasons G is the dominant and B the leading tone so easy to reach normally. It's probably not conscious. Not all must retune perhaps.
@KingOfStoats3 жыл бұрын
My favourite drop C riff is probably Prong - Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. It has two different riffs that could easily have been on this list. Probably my first exposure to drop C way back in 1994...
@Scoots_McGee3 жыл бұрын
Yo that was groovy as hell and I am gonna learn that as soon as I'm done my coffee thanks dude
@hondacivic77933 жыл бұрын
Love that album
@HughManatea2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Ace.
@musicandcoffee28532 жыл бұрын
Prong! Yes!
@Craigonater2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for jarring my memory. I had to jump over to Prong to listen immediately. ,✌️
@chiphargis24192 жыл бұрын
Mastodon’s earlier albums were played in AGCFAD and it’s my favorite tuning. It’s so heavy but also so weird.
@MrSprandik2 жыл бұрын
Isn't that just standard seven string BEADGBE tuned whole step down to ADGCFAD and then the lower D string removed ? Don't get me wrong, I like the tuning, but it isn't really that crazy.
@raczzgabor2 жыл бұрын
@@MrSprandik They either use AGCFAD or CGCFAD. Just read an interview with Bill Kelliher, he said that they are just not into 7 strings guitar. However, I have only a 7 string guitar, so I am trying Mastodon songs with ACGCFAD tuning. Sometimes I just omit one string (weird) sometimes I just find a role for the "extra" string :-)
@MrSprandik2 жыл бұрын
@@MFKR696 to me it was more about making sense of the tuning than about recreating the band thought process an by tuning seven string BEADGBE whole step down to ADGCFAD and then removing six string you're still getting the same AGCFAD tuning. And it's make more sense to me like that because it explains the interval of tenth between fifth and sixth string more clearly: it's a standard interval of fourth between guitar strings, but twice.
@MrSprandik2 жыл бұрын
@@MFKR696 you're not actually supposed to remove string from seven string it's just LIKE a seven string without the sixth string. That makes more sense to me. "Sixth string just tuned down one fourth more" doesn't really sound like the explanation to me. Why it's tuned down like that ? Because it's like skipping one string .
@grigoriraspoutine92982 жыл бұрын
yeah, and why he didn't included THAT riff ? (the last baron)
@DangerrNoodle3 жыл бұрын
I think my favorite Drop C riff is "Silhouette" by Thrice - simple, but just so good. Just huge and powerful sounding and I've always loved it.
@lovescarguitar3 жыл бұрын
Name a thrice song that isn't huge and powerful, I dare you.
@el_torrez751913 жыл бұрын
Ah, I See You're a Man of Culture As Well
@Hoscitt3 жыл бұрын
Anything off that album! 🤘👍
@elcookiemonsteru3 жыл бұрын
Fuckn Thrice, yeah!!!
@hatty_hattington.3 жыл бұрын
Thrice is awesome, Black Honey was one of my first guitar riffs
@brubakersflatcakes97552 жыл бұрын
I know Rammstein's tuning varies but hearing their C (or whatever it was) live nearly buried me at Lincoln Financial Field last week. Epic. They let those two-ton chords just carry and it's beyond YUGE. 🔥🔥🔥😃
@ShredmasterScott3 жыл бұрын
BAD HORSIE is infectiously heavy.....Tyler but in a ton of work to recreate these tracks
@unknownno.11613 жыл бұрын
i wonder how good horsie would sound muhahahahahaha
@palibakufun2 жыл бұрын
The entire L'Enfant Sauvage album is so, sooooo good. It was one of two albums in my introduction to extreme metal.
@Forestboy2014 Жыл бұрын
A drop C riff you should check out (that doesn't get talked about much) is Blew by Nirvana. The bass mixed in with the heavy riff Kurt plays plus the hard hitting drums of Chad Channing gives Blew the heaviness it deserves
@philcollins5890 Жыл бұрын
That's in C standard.
@thedancingguy828 Жыл бұрын
@@philcollins5890 nope is Drop C
@Necrometalfist Жыл бұрын
😂
@musical_will Жыл бұрын
@@philcollins5890 it's drop c
@shuruff90411 ай бұрын
@@philcollins5890Krist's bass is for sure
@ThePseudonoob3 жыл бұрын
Gojira's got all sorts of amazing drop C songs, from "Vacuity," "Toxic Garbage Island," and "The Way of All Flesh" to "Mouth of Kala," "Gift of Guilt," "Pray," etc. One of my other favorite drop C riffs definitely has to be "Holy Roller" by Throwdown.
@Nicolaukk3 жыл бұрын
vacuity has the best outro ever
@ethanpederson3 жыл бұрын
Toxic Garbage Island has to be one of my favorite riffs
@Vetkach3 жыл бұрын
What about Silvera?
@zeph46083 жыл бұрын
@@Vetkach silvera is in D standard
@yeahnahm86323 жыл бұрын
@@Nicolaukk vacuity intro better imo. Breaks my neck everytime 🤘🏽
@KonwTheTrut2 жыл бұрын
I remember back when I first learned the entirety of the first SOaD album. Good times.
@goatfromhell6662 жыл бұрын
Learning the songs was super easy, but matching the playing style was a challenge for sure.
@The_Fat_Turtle2 жыл бұрын
It's not heavy, but Mastodon's opening riff to "Crack the Skye" is my favourite thing to play in Drop C.
@zsmusic87082 жыл бұрын
Crack the Skye is in AGCFAd my dude
@fredquevillon37273 жыл бұрын
I agree with the comments bellow. I’ve been playing guitar for 18 years now, I’m a Metallica and Dream Theater fan and I just started to listen to Gojira last year. My first thought was: why didn’t I listen to them sooner. They are now in my top 5 bands.
@chrisparker52783 жыл бұрын
Ditto. Incredible music! Check out King Woman and Chelsea Wolfe too!
@austinhb993 жыл бұрын
If you like Gonira, listen to some meshuggah. They are my favorite right now
@cameronharrison87333 жыл бұрын
Even though Disturbed is just a meme at this point, I've always enjoyed their riffs. The beginning of Stricken is a pretty dope drop c song.
@djl8763 жыл бұрын
I think Stricken is one of their best songs
@jaakkot54403 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@Barrsie3 жыл бұрын
Dan is pretty awesome for writing under-the-radar kickass riffs. In This Moment is one of my more recent favourites.
@djl8763 жыл бұрын
@@Barrsie For sure. Underrated player but a favourite of mine next to Mark Tremonti and Mike Mushok
@blahblahsen11423 жыл бұрын
I still have a hard time playing Stricken. That's a hard damn song.
@Viper89622 жыл бұрын
Chevelle plays in drop C a lot and I love pete’s guitar tone. The sounds he is able to make live are like nothing I’ve heard before, and the way he uses ghost notes to drive a rhythm really make him stand out
@alternativefandotcom2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! Been playing a lot of Chevelle lately so they were the first band that came to mind. Their Drop B and Drop A# stuff is great too!
@omgvague Жыл бұрын
Saw them when they were promoting Wonder What's Next. Never understood how they never really gained much recognition outside of the hard rock scene because they're just so heavy with that 3man band its unreal.
@shuruff90411 ай бұрын
@@omgvaguethey remind me of Filter in many ways. I think most people just don't know or respect certain talent when they hear/see it.
@jacobelliott603 жыл бұрын
Black Label Society’s newest single, Set You Free, has a badass riff throughout the song. It’s so awesome
@thomasdimovski7593 жыл бұрын
Yeah that ones in C# standard though
@ThunderRiffs873 жыл бұрын
Any of the stuff off BLS 1919 eternal would count lol. And he’s playing a WYLDE AUDIO!
@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd2 жыл бұрын
Drop C has been my favorite tuning since I first started playing and it’s what I still use to this day. I first started using it to learn White Pony and then the Toxicity album.
@vincent7160 Жыл бұрын
I never knew what a versatile guitarist you were! You can play anything! I really enjoy you videos, I think your one of the best out there doing this! Keep up the killer work!
@1337million3 жыл бұрын
My favorite trio of bands from the 2000's and 2010's is Seether, Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace. They're in drop tunings for pretty much everything and varies from Drop-D to Drop-A, but mostly in D, Db and C. Some favorites in Drop-C; Seether: Like Suicide, Fallen, Fake It, Careless Whisper and Same Damn Life. Country Song is in D-standard, but it's a banger. Breaking Benjamin: So Cold, Anthem of The Angels, Home and Unknown Soldier Three Days Grace: Animal I Have Become, Riot, Home, Time of Dying, World So Cold, Chalk Outline and Bully Other favorites: Coffin - Black Veil Brides, Shadows Die - Black Veil Brides, I'll Cast A Shadow - Pantera
@ExtremeSal3 жыл бұрын
Home is C# but agreed.
@thorar.30313 жыл бұрын
I'll cast a shadow is sick
@matotuHELL2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, Seether. I love them. My Disaster riff comes to my mind.
@CorbenEdward3 жыл бұрын
I remember the feeling of discovering dropped C back in highschool. Intonation or string gauges didn't matter, it was all about playing along to mp3s through my spider 3 and HAVING FUN!
@carlmarker92573 ай бұрын
16 years later im on my second spider 3
@danielsgrunge2 жыл бұрын
I have a Jazzmaster exclusive for that tuning Deftones' White Pony and many other of their songs made me do it So many great riffs
@humpbackwilyinc5403 жыл бұрын
I'd have to say that one of my favorites has to be Nirvanas' Blew on Bleach, I just can't get enough of the bass line in the beginning, it just hits a certain spot every time
@wornstrat55173 жыл бұрын
I think that's drop c# But awesome riff anyhow If he did a drop c# video it would be just grunge really
@Happylink753 жыл бұрын
@@wornstrat5517 no it's drop C
@wornstrat55173 жыл бұрын
@@Happylink75 ah you are correct. I was thinking of alice in chains really
@zacharymicah2 жыл бұрын
I have been living in D Standard for about a year now and I really enjoy it and adding that Drop C on it is like the icing on the cake. I have another guitar strung up with Mammoth Slinkys to handle C Standard tuning as an alternative.
@Hevvvyyy2 жыл бұрын
C standard is great, I like how QOTSA used that tuning a lot
@ianspeckmaier95652 жыл бұрын
D standard is just perfect IMO. Plus you can play Death songs!
@agreenr69152 жыл бұрын
Prong is definitely a good band for drop C lot of the riffs have a nice groove to them. Hatebreed has definitely got some of the heaviest drop C riffs that absolutely move the crowd
@maxpower67062 жыл бұрын
Thrice had some absolutely incredible C# songs. Amazingly talented band and a huge influence on my playing today.
@mjroberts725 Жыл бұрын
I came here to mention thrice as well. The Artist In The Ambulance album has some baller drop C riffs all over.
@Zach-ye5hx Жыл бұрын
Came here to suggest Silhouette
@michael_mcgowan14 күн бұрын
I can't remember if it's drop c or drop c#, but Deadbolt has a pretty killer riff. Probably my favorite of theirs.
@fullmetalguy83573 жыл бұрын
Korea by Deftones has some pretty heavy drop C riffs. The dissonant chords in the verses and chorus make it feel heavier than it actually is, and then the bridge has a really memorable riff that ties the song together. Paradise Lost also tuned to drop C for some of their songs on In Requiem, Never For the Damned having some pretty damn heavy riffs.
@MadDogHoek232 жыл бұрын
Deftones have a lot of killer drop C riffs. I was hoping to hear them on here.
@Bedroomrips2 жыл бұрын
Probably the least known song off white pony
@ryaneastwood65612 жыл бұрын
@@MadDogHoek23 a lot of theirs are actually drop c #
@marthamryglod2912 жыл бұрын
@@ryaneastwood6561 around the fur is drop c#, white pony is drop c. There are a couple of exceptions between both albums.
@davidcales2752 жыл бұрын
Deftones is actually the best band ever and has 30 years of killer records to prove it!
@c0n0r_BRADY2 жыл бұрын
My Favorite Songs that are in Drop C: Slipknot by Slipknot (MFKR Demo) Gently by Slipknot (MFKR Demo) Planned Obsolescence by Gojira Vacuity by Gojira Suicide Messiah by BLS Yama’s Messenger by Gojira Toxic Garbage Island by Gojira L’enfant Sauvage by Gojira The Gift of Guilt by Gojira Radiant Eclipse by A7X Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry Shimmy by SOAD Needles by SOAD Deer Dance by SOAD War? by SOAD Suite-Pee by SOAD Sugar by SOAD Aerials by SOAD Prison Song by SOAD Chop Suey! by SOAD Also if we’re including the alternate Drop C tuning that Gojira used on the Way of all Flesh than throw in Art of Dying and The Way of All Flesh.
@calebgood4966 Жыл бұрын
tbh kinda wondering if you like Gojira and SOAD
@c0n0r_BRADY Жыл бұрын
@@calebgood4966 yeah I do like both Gojira and SOAD. And in addition to that, I like Machine Head too. Also btw, was Burn My Eyes in Drop B or Drop C?
@hexadecimate21392 жыл бұрын
Any Chimaira riff would also be on this list. "Crawl", "Army of Me", "Destroy and Dominate", "Cleansation" and SO many others. One of my fav metal bands ever, and they almost exclusively play in Drop C
@hewhoisathirst5302 жыл бұрын
Thank you. My thought exactly
@dylanbotha90522 жыл бұрын
Just saw your comment now after making mine. HUGE CHIMAIRA FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad there is someone else with my taste!
@hexadecimate21392 жыл бұрын
@@dylanbotha9052 Hell yeah dude! Rob and Andols melt more face than most, and Chimaira doesn't get enough credit in these "Top Riffs" vids!
@suffersystemstudios2 жыл бұрын
Isn't one or two albums played on 7 strings though?
@rad76462 жыл бұрын
Pray for All and inside the Horror is also note worthy from their self titled.
@abowla71872 жыл бұрын
The ENTIRE Deftones White Pony album is in drop C and is my favorite album of all time. It's perfect.
@CantbeJJ2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@jayjaykingbee55662 жыл бұрын
I remember looking up Digital Bath at guitar centers library of tab books and I then trying it out, I was like holy crap this drop C thing actually works!!!
@Labyrinth10102 жыл бұрын
Some excellent guitar on that album. From this album onwards, a lot of their guitar parts got really interesting.
@0rgyInTheMorgue2 жыл бұрын
@@Labyrinth1010 what are you talking about lol?
@Labyrinth10102 жыл бұрын
Not sure how else to explain my comment. Feel free to move on if you don't understand or don't agree. Lol.
@Oceaneaterband2 жыл бұрын
Shadow Are Security by As I Lay Dying was the album that taught me to play guitar, I remember listening to it over and over again for hours trying to figure out the notes despite barley knowing how to play guitar I thought those songs were so cool that I kept going and going until I was able to play them and at one point I could play most the album in full and drop C being the primary tuning for that album made me fall in love with the tuning and for the longest time I only played drop C
@OmegaMarioMaster3 жыл бұрын
I think my absolute favorite Drop C Riffs are: Bad Seed by Metallica, and Under the Sun by Black Sabbath. Both simple but heavy as hell Edit: Ok I realized my mistake, I don't know how I messed up but whatever. My actual fav Drop C riffs are, Fansong by Dethklok, Mean It by Slackjaw, and Mein Teil by Rammstein.
@iainlappe51763 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure under the sun is in C# standard.
@jwk47243 жыл бұрын
Bad seed is c# standard
@ColbyJohnson3033 жыл бұрын
yeah, both those songs are in C# Standard
@chrisrodsa2103 жыл бұрын
Fail...
@JohnGuitarNoises3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisrodsa210 no one cares if it's a fail, they're educating instead of berating them.
@keith_hudson2 жыл бұрын
Watched Steve Vai play live. I have been to many death metal shows, and I'm telling you, Bad Horsie live was the nastiest riff I've ever heard. Vai, obvious not being remotely death metal, made this incredible.
@MrKittles11232 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Bad Horsie is suuuper nasty. Awesome tune.
@siggiarabi2 жыл бұрын
one of the few riffs that are obligatory stank face
@keith_hudson2 жыл бұрын
@@siggiarabi 🤘🤘
@dick89972 жыл бұрын
That's a dirty ass song
@kennethjuarez53842 жыл бұрын
System of a Down, baby! I was born into Drop C, molded by it. I didnt see Standard tuning until I was already a man. By then it was nothing to me but SOFT!
@dirkdiggler77272 жыл бұрын
Lame
@Jay-zq8nw2 жыл бұрын
Trying out some old Metalica & Slayer riffs(although Eb) might help you change your mind.
@AkitaMetal Жыл бұрын
Never heard of Sylosis?
@paulv21416 ай бұрын
I started playing in standard tuning, and I love it, but when I found drop C I fell in love, and it was why I started a metal band. We played tons of shows all over the Denver metro area, over the course of 8 years and wrote 2 full length albums. Unfortunately our 2nd and best, was never recorded. Biggest regret of my life. But yeah, System of A Down was why I fell in love with drop C. Epic riffs.
@TheDude0443 жыл бұрын
When it comes to drop c, you really can’t go wrong with Killswitch. In fact, you can’t go wrong with Killswitch or As I Lay Dying, they’re the undeniable kings of drop c and metalcore in general.
@xfritzthecatx37823 жыл бұрын
Not much AILD is in drop C, they are mostly Drop B or Drop D
@TheDude0443 жыл бұрын
@@xfritzthecatx3782 Ummmm, that’s not true at all lmao. 80% of their catalogue is in drop c with a few songs in drop d and RARELY any in drop b. Where did you get that information from? You might be thinking more of Parkway Drive. They play exclusively in drop b.
@goner.99893 жыл бұрын
@@TheDude044 wrong about pwd too my dude. They play in drop A# as well. Not exclusively drop B.
@TheDude0443 жыл бұрын
@@goner.9989 I'm not wrong about As I Lay Dying. PWD plays like 70% of their material in drop B with the other 30% in drop A# so that's my fault. As I Lay Dying has one song that i can think of off the top of my head thats in drop A# and its Shaped by Fire. You can look this up, I'm not wrong. I've learned the entirety of AILD's first 3 albums and they're all in drop c with MAYBE one exception per album.
@HimothyBurton3 жыл бұрын
@@goner.9989 aild definitely does a majority of drop c. pwd is drop b/a#
@famouswww3 жыл бұрын
For me, it is definitely the Drop B or Standard C# because I visualize it as a dark green, almost black and white-looking colour. Makes me feel creative and powerful at the same time. Drop C is more like golden-yellow.. Sounds bright, kind a bluesy type of vibe. Dont get me wrong, if its a well constructed riff, it will sound heavy in any tunning but its just that everyone has its own view and colour palette. This is just how I think about the notes.
@grhmail10342 жыл бұрын
Yep. Been using this tuning since the early 90s. It sounds really dark and sort of unusual.
@alc30622 жыл бұрын
I prefer B and C for those same reasons I love D standard as well for more hard rock purposes but if it's heavy I'm going straight C or B. What color do you visualize Drop A?
@famouswww2 жыл бұрын
@@alc3062 Red, Greenish kidaa
@alc30622 жыл бұрын
@@famouswww hmm I always got a grey red bloody orange from A 😂
@famouswww2 жыл бұрын
@@alc3062 Yeah you're actually right.. That's what I see too! But i was probably reading my own comment about Drop B being dark green again so must've been mixed those two colours in my mind haha
@kevinthompsonmusic14352 жыл бұрын
August Burns Red and As I Lay Dying deserve to be on this list imo, they’re big enough that I’m surprised people didn’t mention them but they both play the majority of their songs in drop C
@Hollow_Inside_Music Жыл бұрын
Agreed! AILD especially was of the bands that got me into metalcore as a kid, and made me wanna play in drop c.
@andrewpappas93113 жыл бұрын
Whenever I'm in Drop C my go-to riffs are Chop Suey!/Aerials by System of a Down, Bad Horsie by Steve Vai and Sweet Amber from Metallica, so groovy
@RobbieFitzgerald3 жыл бұрын
I think BYOB wouldve been the best pick.
@andrewpappas93113 жыл бұрын
Robbie Fitzgerald That’s Drop C#, they started using that tuning for Mesmerize/Hypnotize and their first three albums (SOAD, Toxicity and Steal This Album!) were all Drop C
@RobbieFitzgerald3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewpappas9311 My bad.
@andrewpappas93113 жыл бұрын
@@RobbieFitzgerald All good, they still do those songs in Drop C live but on the original recording Daron used Drop C#
@timingturtlehighfive54963 жыл бұрын
aerials is so fucken awesome
@zylavormusic26163 жыл бұрын
I’m always happy when Tyler uploads! \m/
@2002Archer2 жыл бұрын
Animal I have become is one of the first riffs I learned and it will forever have a place in my heart
@jeroen00113 жыл бұрын
My curse is slightly played wrong, but doesn't really matter, i love this video, Drop C is definitely also my favorite tuning to play in and there are so many amazing songs written in it.
@TrapFrogGeeker733 жыл бұрын
Your spelling of "too" is slightly wrong in this context (to) but it doesn't really matter.
@jeroen00113 жыл бұрын
@@TrapFrogGeeker73 Thanks, i'm not a native English speaker but i'm trying to become perfect bilingual, also want to be able to type everything in the correct way. It's fixed now but when to use 'to' or 'too' is sometimes confusing lol, like of and off was in the beginning, but i'm learning and getting better ea day.
@Vivi_93 жыл бұрын
@@TrapFrogGeeker73 you're*
@OmegaGames1593 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi_9 Your*
@Vivi_93 жыл бұрын
@@OmegaGames159 no u
@xJM19933 жыл бұрын
Other amazing bands that play a lot in drop C and have killer riffs: - August burns red (awesome leads) - Beartooth (great power chords focused riffs) - Miss may i (typical sounding metalcore with the usual chug on the 6th string alternating with notes on the 5th and 4th, some of their songs are pretty technical) - While she sleeps (crazy good leads with a mix of great power chords riffs) - Unearth (sounds a lot like miss may i) - Pretty much every other metalcore bands from mid 2000's to early 2010's
@methheadfreestyle4822 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of Jobforacowboy their doom album has amazing drop c riffs
@ingongo252 жыл бұрын
DEUTSCHLAND by RAMMSTEIN is slow but too powerful
@johnaranjo20592 жыл бұрын
Thricr artist in the ambulance cd had some great riffs in c deftones as well
@xJM19932 жыл бұрын
@@johnaranjo2059 oh yeah Deftones is really cool to play!
@jonlorbacher2 жыл бұрын
Comparing Unearth to Miss May I really hurts bro.
@AeonAxisProductions2 жыл бұрын
Top 5 drop c riffs 1 breathe life verse riff-killswitch engage 2 suffocating under words of sorrow verse riff-bfmv 3 becoming the bull verse riff-atreyu 4 do what you do chorus riff-mudvayne 5 fixation on the darkness verse riff- killswitch engage
@NickkAtNyte3 жыл бұрын
So glad to see Gojira included on this list. All of L'enfant Sauvage is such a heavy song. Any riff from it would've been great!!
@astrozombie20002 жыл бұрын
Great video showcasing an awesome tuning. When I saw the Wylde Audio guitar I thought there would be a BLS/Zakk Wylde song mentioned, but no joy. The album 1919 Eternal, which got me into this tuning, has some great Drop C riffs. Thanks for the great content!
@notafckinEboy2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU graveyard disciples is my favorite song on the album
@Grieva-SeeD-2 жыл бұрын
Shame no songs from Deftones' White Pony album were featured. 'Elite' still absolutely blows me away anytime I hear it.
@bornmuser215 Жыл бұрын
only reason I watched the whole video was in hopes of seeing a deftones song lol 😭
@themorrigan13123 жыл бұрын
I'm glad we at least got one CoB riff on here. I still beg to differ on drop C being the heaviest tuning, but I will admit that it strikes a perfect balance between heaviness and clarity. Plus, I've come to associate D standard and drop C with death metal as a whole, especially pushing back into the 90's with bands like Death and, again, CoB, so it's a personal fav regardless
@kornhead373 жыл бұрын
To your point on clarity; when a bass is tuned to drop C, the low C (C1) is at 32.70Hz which although not the lowest for most hearing (~20Hz), it is around the lowest sweet spot for what MOST speakers can reproduce with accuracy and articulation. Yes higher end stuff can do better at lower frequencies (SVS subs can go down to -9000Hz lol), but for most peoples speakers/headphones, this in my opinion sounds best and what lends to the "best-ness" of Drop C.
@chilledpenguins83813 жыл бұрын
This is the technical explanation behind why all the modern, drop tuned 7 or 8 string stuff just sounds all muddy and bad to me! Thanks for that.
@luxuriousfir2 жыл бұрын
All you would have to do is cut off some of the low-end frequencies to clean it up that's it. This works on any instrument any tuning. Only other thing that would cause muddiness is string tension. Loose tension equals muddy sound.
@kornhead372 жыл бұрын
@@luxuriousfir I do agree but then you’re losing that fundamental note and it just doesn’t sound as rich and full as it could. I am old now and have invested in a good quality (not fancy) system and it does make a huge difference on the lower end and over all as expected. Going between my stock car’s audio and the house is night and day. To your point on string tension I 100% agree!!! My RG7421 has .70 for the A string just to get the tension and tone I wanted.
@luxuriousfir2 жыл бұрын
@@kornhead37 I'm speaking in terms of recording process
@luxuriousfir2 жыл бұрын
@@kornhead37 I hear what you're saying but it can be done. There are a few bands that are doing it and doing it well. The Sentinels are one of them.
@dmitriyroyal9258 Жыл бұрын
I started in standard tuning (as everyone did) and I was raised listening to old school music, like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. And I never even thought that there might be a lower tunings. I didn't think about tuning at all because I was a kid. But when I discovered a modern rock and metal music thanks to internet - my world changed! I got to know that there's 1 step down tuning (D), 2 step down (C) and so on. But the Drop-tuning is something that captures your attention immediately! For me the first band I heard playing in Drop was Nickelback and I wanted to play in that tuning so I did. Later I've been tuning lower to Drop B, then Drop A# and for around 8 years ago I stopped at Drop A which is perfect for me. It sounds real heavy, real thick and still clear to hear every note. Drop C is awesome tuning and often it seem to sound lower than it really is!
@RandallAndStrat3 жыл бұрын
Great list! A song I was waiting for, as it's the song that taught me about Drop-C when I was learning guitar in high school would be I Don't Wanna Stop by Ozzy. Zakk Wylde doing what he does best on that one, really.
@Paul-D3 жыл бұрын
I always preferred KSE version of Holy Diver as a riff from that album, but my curse and so many others on there are awesome. really take me back!
@dragon75903 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@antro_oner2 жыл бұрын
I think you're right about drop c. Jim root used drop b and a, his guitars feature ebony fret boards for clarity and signature pickups to brighten his sound. I could be wrong but that's what I see.
@Narvie042 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite Drop C songs to play is The Motherload byMastodon it’s also very fun to play
@jpbguitar64703 жыл бұрын
Drop C is pretty cool, you've got Gojira, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, Blood Incantation, Green lung playimg in that tuning. But B standard (on a 6 string or 7 string even) has gotta be the best, you've got all the goodness of E standard plus the low B note which is very cool and also a very death metal tuning
@rickyragedorazio98252 жыл бұрын
Agreed. With a 7 string there is no drop tuning if in E standard. You just have a low B and that gives the full roundness of tone as far as I'm concerned. I have a Schecter Damian Platinum 7 string and I love how I can drop A on it and the notes still come out crystal clear. Of course it helps when you have good gear for those tones. Besides Bm is a very heavy key to play in. That and Dm in my opinion. Bm even sounds so damn heavy on a piano.
@caseyduncan76382 жыл бұрын
Too Bad yall cant play in any tuning... drop c has a psychological aspect deeming its heavy sound aka c minor but what do i know
@jpbguitar64702 жыл бұрын
@@caseyduncan7638 I literally have a guitar in drop C, it's cool but it's not B standard ;)
@MikeB-nn4nh2 жыл бұрын
C sounds like E, but a little darker., why cradle of filth and akercocke use it..
@nicholasclark91742 жыл бұрын
I play my 7 in Bb standard. I was a GnR fan growing up so my 6s were always tuned a 1/2 step flat. When I moved to a 7 I just tuned flat there too. I do run light strings to keep it from getting muddy.
@Darkslide2AR-FE4 ай бұрын
you nailed the exact reason why I love Drop C, it's heavy but not muddy. It's got a nice crisp crunch to it imo.
@gavinfockens84222 жыл бұрын
I am glad Animal I Have Become made the list. One riff I would’ve liked to see that was also the first dropped C riff I learned is Monster by Skillet
@MaxyBlack Жыл бұрын
those were the first songs that i tried to learn when i got my guitar.
@lanemcdonough55653 жыл бұрын
Jerry Cantrell’s Degradation Trip is a great album with Standard D# and D, Drop C# and Drop C and B standard Baritone riffs scattered everywhere. I think “Spiderbite” is the best Drop C riff on that album. It’s so HEAVY!
@JimmyGeikie2 жыл бұрын
AMAZING SONG
@gavriilkremastiotis19142 жыл бұрын
Hellbound did it for me
@cotopaximusic2 жыл бұрын
Great fuckin album, Psychotic Break is my personal favorite
@lanemcdonough55652 жыл бұрын
@@cotopaximusic There are too many great songs on that album that I can't choose one!
@kurtshirvinski8362 жыл бұрын
Drop C and Drop A# are my go-to tunings. Drop A# when used with proper pickups, string tension, and tone is absolutely amazing sonically and gives me a similar feel to Drop C just with an emphasis on the lower end of the midrange that I don't really get from B or A oddly enough. Your low A# is beefy but can still sound really tight and clear. I personally use a 0.074 gauge string on it and it sounds massive but still has a lot of definition and the harmonic richness is absolutely insane. Then it positions the rest of your strings in your mid-range so you end up with smooth but still clear and bright runs on your higher strings and a ton of warmth and growl in the in-betweens. A wound 3rd really goes a long way with this tuning too
@jasonremy16273 жыл бұрын
I love how carefully he placed the slide on the tuning peg. And then knocked it off 5 seconds later.
@Mathisdebeaumont3 жыл бұрын
originally learned the fretboard using Drop C (had to relearn it in standard), to me it’s the perfect balance of heaviness without having the strings flopping around. Great video!
@xfritzthecatx37823 жыл бұрын
Thicker strings will stop any tuning from the strings being floppy... If u go 56-13 on ur 6 string, u can go as low as GDGCFA no problem :)
@Ottophil3 жыл бұрын
It has nothing to do with floppyness. The guitar, pedals, and amps just sound like poop that low
@snow152433 жыл бұрын
just use thicker strings for lower tunings. i use 11-54, and can easily go from d standard to b standard.
@AustinBrake983 жыл бұрын
@@xfritzthecatx3782 try a 7 string guitar for Drop G and get back to me. It's gonna sound miles better than downtuning a 6 string.
@Reffitt22 жыл бұрын
I just came across this video in my suggestions and I can't decide if I'm more impressed with the playing (especially Bad Horsie) or if I'm just really jealous of all the beautiful guitars and equipment! Haha! Here I am trying to save the money for my first electric guitar in 15 years (used to own 4 very nice electrics including a Les Paul DC Plus and Fender American Deluxe) and you have what, 37!? Haha. Killer vid, my man! I will continue to tune in!
@potroast17943 жыл бұрын
I think an equal to this tuning is drop Ab on a 7 string. It's the perfect step up in heavy while not being too low
@benjipc56372 жыл бұрын
That would actually be Drop G (GDGCFAD) since the standard tuning is BEADGBE, and one step down would be ADGCFAD before dropping the lowest string down another step.
@waynegriffin86673 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite metal 'Drop C' riffs of all time. (I knew I wouldn't see it here but still enjoyed what was on offer, lol)... "Hall of the Mountain King" - Savatage. A very underrated guitarist back in the 80's Criss Oliva (R.I.P.).... Their older albums were in D or Drop C, later going back to standard tuning. Tend to agree, without playing heavy gauged strings or spending a lifetime getting that Floyd to work properly, Drop C is a great middle ground tuning. Best of both worlds, sounds heavy and clarity still retains fairly well. Wish more bands used it.
@Metallian812 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a damn shame Savatage wasn't included, but im not surprised.
@notoriodtc2 жыл бұрын
Is Oliva in C when he breaks into that killer riff on Legions at the start of the chorus?
@zedystic1147 Жыл бұрын
Drop G Sharp (7 String) and Drop C (6 String) are my favorite tunings! Great Video!
@hugoleonardoamaral5863 жыл бұрын
Personally I think that Drop C is the perfect middle ground between heaviness and clarity. It's still heavy as fuck and you got the clarity and dynamics to still do more with it. I love some bands that go lower than that, obviously, but regarding to heavy tunings, Drop C is my favorite.
@brianbergmusic52883 жыл бұрын
For fun discussion sake, I'll chime in and say it has a lot to do with the bass. A bass can still "thump" on a LOW C or even a B. A# and lower and the bass note starts to have a weird+ unarticulated attack, and a mere rumble for the tail of the note.
@hugoleonardoamaral5863 жыл бұрын
@@brianbergmusic5288 I totally agree and could say that this happens on the guitar as well depending on how you adjust your tone and how you record it. For example, I love the death metal band Nile. They play in Drop A. Sadly in some of their recordings it's hard to even discern what's happening and there's not a lot of dynamics going on, and it can leave the sound quite stale and boring if you are not in the mood for it. And the bass is practically a drone at this point too.
@brianbergmusic52883 жыл бұрын
@@hugoleonardoamaral586 That's freaky! I was just listening Nile when you posted. I too enjoy Nile quite a bit. I also love Ron Jarzombeck's (Blotted Science) instrumental death metal album "The Machinations of Dementia" which is also recorded in Drop-A but with a less earthy/reverb sounding amp. Ron's riffs bounce around and switch tone clusters so much that the bass is less of an incoherent rumble. I think that's the most intelligent way to write riffs is to keep the lowest notes held in reserve for harmonic movement or resolving cadences. Of course, it also helps that Alex Webster (the guest bassist for Blotted Science) is a bass monster.
@snow152433 жыл бұрын
i prefer c standard. but i also cant solo for shit.
@brianbergmusic52883 жыл бұрын
@@snow15243 Don't rush it... build a solid foundation. I watched the vid of you playing and one thing I noticed off hand that could help you is to pick with less motion. You do not need to have the pick fly miles away from the strings every time you dig in (unless it's for showing off or windmills). Even if all you want to do is strum, you need to tighten up your motions and only let the pick fly away as far as necessary for feel and looseness of wrist muscles. If you want to play metal, watch really fast rhythm downpickers. You will notice that they have economy of motion down to a science whether they pick single notes or two string dyads (looks like wrist flicks/shakes). However, a good teacher will show you how to control your picking motions with less muscle tension -- the worst enemy of speed and longevity. Once you have a grasp of economy of motion and the biomechanics of holding a pick with more intention, then you can venture onwards and upwards to concepts such as alternate picking (and economy or directional systems). The kung fu schools for guitar open their doors and the metronome keeps going up in tempo. You are at an age where you have boatloads of time to build that solid foundation and afterwards conquer the greatest solos with plenty of time to spare. I wish I had started guitar at your age instead of as a young adult. Good luck!
@tommygun883 жыл бұрын
I would’ve also mentioned Marigold by Periphery. That one’s pretty awesome.
@solarwinds51143 жыл бұрын
It's a great riff but a bitch to play
@tommygun883 жыл бұрын
@@solarwinds5114 I know, I still haven’t quite mastered it
@leosvoboda86123 жыл бұрын
A glaring omission
@22mingus3 жыл бұрын
i think insomnia and omega would fit well there too
@ivorytower58472 жыл бұрын
Came here to say this.
@Pendarr2 жыл бұрын
Killswitch Engage is definitely the band that my brain immediately goes to when I think of drop c! Great playing on all these songs 🙂
@ihaschevy28663 жыл бұрын
I really love all the songs from Chevelle's la' gargola. I'm disappointed that no one ever talks about them. They really have some good stuff.
@jasoncohen27432 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Chevelle is very underrated and underappreciated
@Taylor-ou7xp2 жыл бұрын
I'm tired of people shitting on bands from that era in general tbh, Chevelle Seether Shinedown and Staind are all pretty fucking dope
@RustinRoark3 жыл бұрын
Love drop C- still enough tension in the strings to be tight for a standard length scale without having to use 13s
@turnermoffit8349 Жыл бұрын
theres no way this man didnt play stricken by disturbed
@JordanAlawamleh4 күн бұрын
It's probably in the honorable mentions if he had some
@Tritoness3 жыл бұрын
If you do dig in Gojira’s discography, defintely check out some live stuff on youtube. Anything off of The brixton academy live is excellent stuff. Studio wise, my fav album of theirs would be The Way Of All Flesh, check out the last sing, the title track. Gojira are different imo.
@danielshastokas17873 жыл бұрын
Drop C has the most satisfying sound on power chords for me and it seems like the easiest for me to try to replicate by ear
@Never-Mongo2 жыл бұрын
That’s because 90% of the songs that use it is just covering the low E string on various frets.
@cjpierce64942 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you on Let the Bodies Hit the Floor! Thank You for including that!
@TuGinecologo2 жыл бұрын
System of a Down - Aerials is so heavy, my favorito drop C riff but I couldn't replicate that heavyness, it's a matter of mix and arrangement.
@Guy_Spaghetti3 жыл бұрын
Say what you will about the St. Anger album, but that title track has an extremely heavy drop C riff. I’d include it on this list
@swxtch55033 жыл бұрын
I was really waiting for him to mention St. Anger!! Disappointed he didn’t at least recognize it. Frantic is such a sick track. Sweet Amber too!
@klausschwab8693 жыл бұрын
Some Kind of Monster is a heavy one too. Probably my favorite to play.
@gustavoknak46963 жыл бұрын
thats some brutal riffage in drop C in that album!
@Glintingbeetle3 жыл бұрын
Great songs, bad Metallica songs (imo)
@analogdigital2843 жыл бұрын
Love the bridge in Sweet Amber
@vatz8341 Жыл бұрын
You can just play any Children of bodom riff and it will slap. They made me fall in love with drop C tuning, such a cool band.
@ghwizard98983 жыл бұрын
It’s like DADGAD but heavier It’s like Kashmir but metal - I’d love to hear that
@michaelbosch90242 жыл бұрын
Would have liked to have seem ADTR Sticks and Bricks on this list, feels so heavy the way the riff works with the kick and vocals but not sure what I'd bump off this really solid list. great vid.
@ggkrapface Жыл бұрын
That Bad Horsey riff is sick AF.
@heyimjoshnicetomeetya3 жыл бұрын
Drop C, C# and D are my main tunings cause they just sound so fierce and heavy without tuning absurdly low My favorite super low tuning, in my mind, nothing beats Drop A.
@FlunaOwO3 жыл бұрын
Job For A Cowboy's album Doom is in Drop C and I love the songs on that album. Also alot of Bodom aswell like everything from Are You Dead Yet? except Next In Line. Roundtrip To Hell And Back, Pussyfoot Miss Suicide, Hellhounds On My Trail and Knuckleduster are really fun ones recommend learning them
@blakko7114 Жыл бұрын
0:45 suddently my mind got flooded with memories of ''WII PHONE'' ''XBOX 720'' ''PLAY STATION 6''
@CongealedMilk2 жыл бұрын
What a legend, he kept playing even though his slide fell. That's how u can tell it was in one take
@fullbeans9832 жыл бұрын
That and the fact that if it was 2 takes spliced together the video footage would make it obvious. There would be a clear cut where he wouldn't have been stood exactly the same. That is how you know it was one take.
@matotuHELL2 жыл бұрын
When you said drop C I immediately thought of Children of Bodom. I'm also glad that you included Gojira. And I like the Zakk Wylde SG. A new piece, huh?
@brians17932 жыл бұрын
2:35 I like how the guitar color matches Follow the Reaper colors, wonder if that was on purpose, though I know it's a different album than the riff is from.
@maf5792 жыл бұрын
Some of Periphery’s riffs are almost shocking that they’re only in drop C. Lotta variety, from clean stuff like All New Materials to some pretty shreddy material, like Pale Aura. Omega specifically sounds like a 7-string; the end breakdown is monstrous.
@pedro7g53 жыл бұрын
There should be a part 2 of this featuring Elite by Deftones
@MegaNancyLover2 жыл бұрын
What a great list and fairly versatile as well. Drop C has so many great heavy riffs.
@MentorKidd3 жыл бұрын
Van Halen’s song Dirty Movies is another fantastic example of great drop C riffs. Personally it’s one of my favs and it’s the heaviest song they have in their catalogue Edit: The song is in drop C#, but nonetheless still one of the heaviest songs to use drop tunings
@jtwilliams88952 жыл бұрын
I love World So Cold by Three Days Grace. Fun to play. But wow, these all sound great
@GroundswellBand2 жыл бұрын
World so Cold is awesome
@matt6288joyce Жыл бұрын
That purple PRS is absolutely STUNNING!
@RobertLandrum132 жыл бұрын
Drop C just records very well meaning it isn't hard to get the guitar tone perfect. I prefer B myself. I think it's the perfect heavy guitar tuning. Great video.
@minecraftkubsonx3 жыл бұрын
For me it was Metallica's some kind of monster, oh I just love to tune my guitar to drop C and play this song it is so cool how you feel when you play it, also "the notes in between" can be challenging.
@marrybichaelmore33723 жыл бұрын
Did they keep F'ing with you?
@The_JustJoshing2 жыл бұрын
Drop C is my favorite guitar tuning as well. It’s low enough to be heavy, but not low enough to lose clarity. It’s that perfect marriage of heaviness and clarity. I also really love 7 string Drop A.
@DarkestVoid Жыл бұрын
I disagree with losing clarity. It’s all about who’s playing.
@metallicaspiker163 жыл бұрын
My personal opinion for a Drop C song that should be added here: Disturbed - Indestructible This song was my introduction to Drop C as well as altered time signatures (Indestructible’s intro riff being in 7/4). One of the heaviest Drop C riffs IMO.