Drop C Sharp Guitar Tuner.

Two routes to the same six notes

From half-step-down tuning, lower string 6 from E flat to C sharp. From Drop D, lower all six strings one semitone. Both routes arrive at C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯. Choose the route that matches the guitar you actually have in your hands, not the preset you used last week.

Do not confuse it with C sharp standard

The dropped layout has a seven-semitone gap between strings 6 and 5. C sharp standard has a five-semitone gap there and different upper strings. Read string 5 first: G sharp belongs to Drop C sharp; F sharp belongs to C sharp standard. D-flat names are equivalent spellings, not another tuning.

A controlled bridge between two drop tunings

This preset sits exactly between Drop D and Drop C. For a practice comparison, save the three setups and play the same simple fingering in each, without trying to match a recording. Notice register and string response separately. Returning to Drop D raises every string a semitone; returning to half-step down raises only string 6 a whole step.

Your string-by-string route from standard

This is a comparison of target pitches, not a recommendation to use every tuning on every guitar. Start from the tuning your instrument actually has. Use the directions and the octave labels together.

Nearby tunings, compared by their actual notes

These are the three closest six-string presets by total semitone movement from this setup. The ranking describes target changes, not playing difficulty or physical suitability. A familiar name can hide a different middle-string layout.

Try the setup with a sourced arrangement

• Deftones · My Own Summer (Shove It)
• Nirvana · Heart-Shaped Box
• System of a Down · Lonely Day
• Avenged Sevenfold · Hail To The King

These links refer to named parts in linked arrangements. They do not establish a universal tuning for every recording or live version.