C6 tuning

C6 tuning is one of the most common tunings for steel guitar, both on single and multiple neck instruments.

On a six-string neck, for example, on lap steel guitar, C6 tuning is most usually C-E-G-A-C-E, bass to treble and going away from the player.

Some other six-string C6 tunings are: On an eight-string neck, for example, on a console steel guitar, popular C6 tunings are: On a ten-string neck, typical of pedal steel guitars, a popular C6 tuning is C-F-A-C-E-G-A-C-E-G, adding two bass strings to the high eight-string tuning, or one string on either side of the F-bass low tuning.

[1] Another frequent variant is the reentrant C-F-A-C-E-G-A-C-E-D.

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