Drop C tuning changes the fret positions used by each scale. Select a key and scale below to open its map, note list, position tabs and matching chords. The scale finder reads strings high to low as D A F C G C. Drop C is C-G-C-F-A-D from low to high. Compared with Standard, the top five strings are a whole tone lower and the sixth string is two whole tones lower.
Major scales by key
Minor scales by key
Major Pentatonic scales by key
- A Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- A# Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- B Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- C Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- C# Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- D Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- D# Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- E Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- F Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- F# Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- G Major Pentatonic in Drop C
- G# Major Pentatonic in Drop C
Minor Pentatonic scales by key
- A Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- A# Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- B Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- C Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- C# Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- D Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- D# Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- E Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- F Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- F# Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- G Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
- G# Minor Pentatonic in Drop C
Blues scales by key
Dorian scales by key
Phrygian scales by key
Lydian scales by key
Mixolydian scales by key
Locrian scales by key
Harmonic Minor scales by key
- A Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- A# Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- B Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- C Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- C# Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- D Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- D# Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- E Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- F Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- F# Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- G Harmonic Minor in Drop C
- G# Harmonic Minor in Drop C
Melodic Minor scales by key
- A Melodic Minor in Drop C
- A# Melodic Minor in Drop C
- B Melodic Minor in Drop C
- C Melodic Minor in Drop C
- C# Melodic Minor in Drop C
- D Melodic Minor in Drop C
- D# Melodic Minor in Drop C
- E Melodic Minor in Drop C
- F Melodic Minor in Drop C
- F# Melodic Minor in Drop C
- G Melodic Minor in Drop C
- G# Melodic Minor in Drop C
Phrygian Dominant scales by key
- A Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- A# Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- B Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- C Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- C# Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- D Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- D# Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- E Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- F Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- F# Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- G Phrygian Dominant in Drop C
- G# Phrygian Dominant in Drop C