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-'''D{{music|b}} tuning''', also called C{{music|sharp}} tuning, is an alternative [[guitar tuning]]. Each string is [[minor third|one and one half steps]] lower than in [[standard tuning]], or one [[half step]] lower than [[D tuning]]. The resulting notes can be described as '''D♭-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭''' or (less often) as '''C♯-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯'''. "Extremely slack,"<ref name="Star">Hunter, Dave and F Gibbons, Billy (2010). ''Star Guitars: 101 Guitars That Rocked the World'', {{page needed|date=December 2011}}. {{ISBN|978-0-7603-3821-6}}.</ref> it is very popular amongst alternative and heavy rock bands because it has a darker and lower-pitched sound compared to E standard.
-Some bands use a tuning known as "drop B tuning", where they drop the low D♭ to B, so the tuning is '''B-F{{music|#}}-B-E-G{{music|#}}-C{{music|#}}''' (or '''B-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭'''). This is a "drop 1" tuning in the key of C{{music|#}} (i.e. tune the whole guitar down a [[minor third]] from [[standard tuning]], then the 6th string is lowered an additional [[whole step]] down). As a result, it uses the same fingering as all other "drop" tunings. This tuning and other drop tunings are popular with a variety of genres of metal music, including Nu-Metal bands. The tuning's use was popularized by Slipknot on their self-titled album.
-==Used by==<!-- DO NOT add bands like Lamb of God, Linkin Park, or Trivium that use DROP D-flat tuning, that's not the same as standard D-flat tuning. Such changes will be reverted. Every drop B entry must have a citation and must not say standard B tuning, which has its own article. -->
-* [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]] (drop B)<ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Bradley of Art of Dying – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2011|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/greg-bradley-art-of-dying-guitar-rig-gear-setup-2011/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Black Sabbath]]<ref>Wilkinson, Paul (2007). ''Rat Salad: Black Sabbath, The Classic Years, 1969-1975''. {{ISBN|978-0-312-36723-7}}.</ref> – many songs from ''[[Master of Reality]]'' onward to at least ''[[Sabotage]]'' (because [[Tony Iommi]] had two damaged fingertips).<ref name="Star"/> They still use this tuning on some songs from later albums and on live performances of Dirty Women since 1998.
-* [[Black Stone Cherry]] (drop B)<ref>{{cite web|title=Rig Rundown - Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr3kYbmKnPE|publisher=All Axess|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Comeback Kid (band)|Comeback Kid]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Bean|first=Perry|title=Rig Rundown - Comeback Kid|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22093-rig-rundown-comeback-kid|publisher=Premier Guitar|accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref>
-* [[DevilDriver]] (drop B, on their [[DevilDriver (album)|self-titled]] and ''[[The Fury of Our Maker's Hand]]'' albums)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeff Kendrick & Mike Spreitzer Talk About Tuning|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIn2UMhB3L4|publisher=Fret 12|access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref>
-* [[Down (band)|Down]] (drop B)<ref>{{cite web|title=Pepper Keenan of Down – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2008|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/pepper-keenan-down-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2008/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Windstein of Down – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2007|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/kirk-windstein-down-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2007/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] (drop B, tuned 40 cents sharp)<ref>{{cite web|title=Phil Demmel of Machinehead – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2007|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/phil-demmel-machinehead-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2007/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Monte Pittman]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Dirks|first=Rebecca|title=Rig Rundown - Madonna's Monte Pittman|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6dB-Khtr_Y|publisher=Premier Guitar|accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref>
-* [[Projected]] (drop B)<ref>{{cite web|last=Connolly|first=John|title=HELLo guitars and tuning explanation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfzmqsaxiGc|publisher=John Connolly|access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref>
-* [[Sevendust]] (drop B, along with several other variations)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clint Lowery & John Connolly Talk About Tuning|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is97SUQcsG4|publisher=Fret 12|access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clint Lowery & John Connolly Talk About Alternate Tuning|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-EEgIy0IY|publisher=Fret 12|access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref>
-* [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] (drop B)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Root of Slipknot – Guitar Rig and Gear Setup – 2004|url=http://www.guitargeek.com/jim-root-slipknot-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2004/|publisher=GuitarGeek|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Stone Sour]] (drop B)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Root Rig Rundown|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4fluq4a1vc|publisher=All Axess}}</ref>
-==Sources==
-{{reflist}}
-{{Guitar tunings}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:D Flat Tuning}}
-[[Category:Downtuned guitar tunings]]