VARIOUS/ALTERED TUNINGS FOR GUITAR

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  Various/Altered Tunings For Guitar (Including Open and Alternative Tunings)
TUNINGS:
Sound
Midi Files:
USUAL
NAME:
ALTERNATIVE NAMES &
INFORMATION:
T'n'T
No.:
6
5
4
3
2
1
E
A
D
G
B
E
Standard Tuning
Normal Tuning
Universal Tuning
Old Standard Tuning
OST
001
D
A
D
G
B
E
Dropped 'D' Tuning
'D' Tuning,
Lowered 'D' Tuning
Low 'D' Tuning
Drop 'D'
Dropped 'D'
English 'D' Tuning
Open G6 Tuning
Down D Tuning
Reynardine Tuning (tune guitar 1/2 step down to slacken strings in this tuning version)
002
D G D G B E DGDGBE
Dropped 'G' Tuning
Lowered 'G' Tuning
Low 'G' Tuning
Double Dropped 'D' Tuning (see also DADGBD)
Drop 'G',  Bastard 'G'
Open G6th Tuning
Dropped D-G
Pseudo Russian Tuning
English Tuning
English D Tuning
Dropped DG,   Drop D
Half-Spanish
003
D
G
D
G
B
D
Open 'G' Tuning
Slack-Key
Spanish Tuning
Hawaiian Tuning
Sebastopol Tuning
Open G Major Tuning
Taro Patch Tuning (1)
004
D
A
D
F#
A
D
Open 'D' Tuning
Vestapol Tuning
Sebastopol Tuning
'D' Tuning
Nick Drake (9)
Vasserpoo Tuning
Vestibule Tuning
005
C
G
C
G
C
E
Open 'C' Tuning
Banjo-Double C
006
E
A
C#
E
A
E
Open 'A' Tuning (1)
 
007
E
A
E
A
C#
E
Open 'A' Tuning (2)
 
008
E
B
E
G#
B
E
Open 'E' Tuning (1)
 
009
E
A
E
G#
B
E
Open 'E' Tuning (2)
 
010
E
B
E
G#
C#
E
Open 'E6th' Tuning (1)
C# minor 7th Tuning
011
E
B
E
G#
B
C#
Open 'E6th' Tuning (2)
 
012
E
A
E
A
C
E
Open 'A minor' Tuning (1)
 
013
E
A
C
E
A
E
Open 'A minor' Tuning (2)
 
014
D
A
D
F
A
D
Open 'D minor' Tuning
Cross-Note Tuning
D-Cross-Note Tuning
Open Dm
015
E
B
E
G
B
E
Open 'E minor' Tuning
Cross-Note Tuning
E-Cross-Note Tuning
016
D
G
D
G
Bb
D
Open 'G minor' Tuning
G-Cross-Note Tuning
017
D
G
D
G
C
D
G-Modal Tuning
Saw-Mill Tuning
Mountain Modal Tuning
Strathspey Tuning
Gsus4 Tuning
018
D
A
D
G
A
D
D-Modal Tuning
'DADGAD' Tuning
Kashmir
019
E
A
D
F#
B
E
Lute Tuning
Vihuela Tuning
Elizabethan Lute Tuning
Nick Drake (5)
Clive Carroll Lute Tuning
020
E
A
D
G
B
D
Lowered 1st Tuning
Fake G
Flip D Tuning
High D
Adrianne Lenker-1
021
E
A
Db
G
B
E
Lowered 4th Tuning
 
022
C
G
C
G
A
D
'C-D' Tuning
Rememberance Tuning
Michael Hedges Tuning (3)
023
C
G
D
G
B
E
Drop 'CG', Drop 'C', Dropped 'C', Dropped 'CG'
C Wahine Tuning
Keola’s C
Jessica / Jolymont
Oxbow
024
D
A
D
G
A
E
Dropped 'D' (2)
Drop 'D' (2)
025
E
A
D
E
A
E
Open 'E' [modal]
026
C
G
C
G
C
F
Ravi Shankar Tuning
027
D
A
E
G
B
E
 
028
D
A
D
A
A
D
Raga Tuning
Wakeling
029
C
G
D
G
A
D
Low 'C'
Lowered 'C' Tuning
New Jersey Tuning
Face Tuning
Whistling Milkman
Rakes Tuning
030
C
G
D
G
B
D
Drop C
Open 'G' [major] (with C bass)
Wahine (1)
Ozzie Kotani Tuning
031
D
G
D
G
A
D
 
032
D
A
D
G
B
D
Nick Drake (8)
Double-drop 'D' Tuning
Double Dropped 'D' Tuning
Drop D High D
033
D
A
D
E
B
C#
 
034
C
G
C
G
A
C
Pastoral Tuning
C6 no 3rd
Ugly Duckling
035
D
A
D
F#
B
D
Phil Keaggy (1)
036
C
G
D
G
Bb
D

Sad Pig Tuning
Dave Evans Tuning (1)
(Also occasionally shown as CGDGA#D)

037
D
A
D
F#
A
C
 
038
D
A
D
F#
A
C#
Wahine (2)
D Wahine
D maj7 Tuning
Soft Tuning
039
D
A
D
E
B
D
 
040
D
A
D
E
A
D
Pelican Tuning
Halloween Tuning
041
D
G
D
E
A
D
 
042
D
G
D
E
B
D
G6 Tuning
043
D
A
D
G
D
D
 
044
D
F#
D
G
B
E
 
045
E
G
D
G
B
E
Klezmer
 
046
G
G
D
G
B
D
Nick Drake (2)
Open 'G' Tuning
Keith Richard's Tuning
John Fahey - 4
047
D
A
D
D
A
D
Open 'D' (2)
Too Many D's
Four & Twenty
Modal Tuning
D Modal
Papa-Papa
Double Dad
048
D
A
D
E
A
E
Overpower Tuning
049
D
B
D
G
B
F
 
050
C
A
B
A
B
E
 
051
G
D
G
D
B
D
 
052
C
G
C
G
B
E
 
053
C
G
C
G
C
C
McDonald Tuning
054
D
G
D
G
G
D
Open 'G' (4)
Too Many G's
055
C
G
C
G
G
C
 
056
D
A
D
A
D
D
DADADD
Additional Father
Open D (2)
057
D
A
D
F#
A
C#
DADF#AC#
 
058
D
F#
D
G
B
D
DF#DGBD
 
059
E
E
B
E
B
E
EEBEBE
 
060
D
G
D
D
A
D
 
061
C
G
D
G
C
D
Mountain Minor
Shifted DADGAD
Orkney Tuning
Gsus4 with C bass
062
D
A
D
F#
A
B
DADF#AB
 
063
C#
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
C#F#C#F#C#F#
 
064
D
A
D
G
G
D
 
065
E
E
E
E
B
E
EEEEBE
Still's Tuning
Too Many E's
Palmer Modal
Palmer Tuning
Suite Judy
066
D
A
D
G
C
C
DADGCC
Hedge's Tuning (1)
 
067
D
A
E
E
A
A
DAEEAA
Hedge's Tuning (2)
 
068
E
A
D
G
B
E
Nashville
Tuning 
 
(See Note 2. Below)
Hi-Note Tuning
Hi-Strung Tuning

How to get into Nashville Tuning: - Here's how you do it :-
- Leave the high E and B strings alone, they stay the same.
- Use a 009 or 010 as a G string and tune it up to G, the same G you hear on the 3rd fret of the high E string.
- Use a 012 as a D string and tune it to D, the same D as you hear on the 3rd fret of the B string,
- Use a 016 as A string. Tune it relative to the D string.
- Use a 024 wound string as a bottom E. Tune it relative to the A.

069
D
B
G
D
G
D
Open 'G' Tuning (2)
 
070
G
B
D
G
B
D
GBDGBD
Open 'G' Tuning (3)
Dobro Tuning
High Bass Tuning
071
G
Bb
D
G
Bb
D
GBbDGBbD
Open 'Gminor' Tuning (2)
 
072
G
C
D
G
C
E
GCDGCE
 
073
G
G
G
G
G
D
GGGGGD
Roscoe Modal
074
E
A
B
E
A
E
EABEAE
 
075
D
G
G
D
G
A
DGGDGA
 
076
D
A
D
A
A
E
DADAAE
 
077
C
G
C
A Martin Carthy Tuning
078
D
G
D
G
G
D
 
079
C
G
C
G
C
Eb
CGCGCEb
C minor Tuning
 
080
B
F#
B
E
G#
C#
BF#BEG#C#
Heavy Metal Tuning
Drop 'B' Tuning
Dropped 'B' Tuning
081
D
D
D
D
D
D
DDDDDD
Velvet Underground Tuning
The strings are tuned in pairs in unison - (i.e. strings 6&5, 4&3, 1&2). 
Ostrich Tuning - A variation uses all E's (EEEEEE)
082
E
Ab
B
E
Ab
B
EAbBEAbB
Jackie Leven Tuning
 
083
E
A
D
G
C
F
Stanley Jordan Tuning
Tom Noonan Tuning
All Fourths
084
D
G
C
F
A
D
Ben Harper Tuning
D standard tuning
085
F#
A
D
F#
A
E
F#ADF#AE
 
086
C
G
D
A
E
G
New Standard Tuning
As used by the: California Guitar Trio:
Fripp Tuning
Robert Fripp Tuning
NST
087
D
A
D
A
D
E
Robin Williamson (1)
RW 1
088
C
G
C
G
C
D
CGCGCD
Robin Williamson (2)
Same as (RW 1) (tuning 088) but 1 whole tone down , RW 2.
Modified Orkney Tuning
Martin Carthy Tuning
Open C
Clive Carroll (1)
C2 (Basho)
089
C
G
C
F
A
D
CGCFAD
Drop C
090
D
A
D
G
C
D
DADGCD
D-Modal Version 1a
ex Trey Buchanan (Ill)
Four d'en Haut
 
091
B
E
B
E
B
E
EEBEBE
Nick Drake (1)
 
092
D
A
C
E
B
E
DACEBE
Sergio 1
 
093
C
G
C
F
C
D
CGCFCD
Csus4/9
 
094
A
A
D
G
B
E
AADGBE
Dropped 'A' Tuning
Drop 'A' Tuning
095
E
A
D
G
C
E
 
096
C
A
D
G
C
E
 
097
C
A
D
G
B
E
CADGBE
Dropped 'C' Tuning
Drop 'C' Tuning
098
F
G
D
G
C
D
FGDGCD
Eric Schoenberg 01
099
Eb
Ab
C
F
C
Eb
EbAbCFCEb
Hamada Takasi Ragtime Tuning 1
Otarunay Tuning
100
C
Ab
C
F
C
Eb
CAbCFCEb
Hamada Takasi Ragtime Tuning 2
 
101
E
F#
B
E
B
E
EF#BEBE
 
102
E
B
E
G
A
D
EBEGAD
Peter Finger Tuning
 
103
D
G
D
G
A#
D
DGDGA#D
Open 'G minor'
 
104
C
A
D
F
A
D
CADFAD
Open D [minor] (with C bass)
105
E G C G C E EGCGCE
Open 'C' (2)
  106
E G# C# F# B E EG#C#F#BE
Shifted 'E' Tuning
Sinisa Petric Tuning 107
D G D G A E DGDGAE
Old Spanish Tuning
  108
E A D F# A E EADF#AE
Lute Tuning (2)
  109
A D A D A D ADADAD
Roger Tallroth Tuning
Carnatic Tuning
110
D A D E B E DADEBE
Wizz Jones Tuning 111
B A G D A D BAGDAD
A John Renbourn Tuning
Iraqui Capital Tuning
112
B A D D A D BADDAD
Naughty Father Tuning 113
C C# D D# E F CC#DD#EF
  114
E B G D A E EBGDAE
Reverse Standard
Upside-down Tuning
Upside-down Standard
Lefty Tuning
115
B
E
B
E
B
E
BEBEBE
Nick Drake (7)
 A Nick Drake-ism
 Stairs Tuning
 Strings 6, 4 and 2 are an octave apart. Strings 5, 3 and 1 are also an octave apart.
116
C
G
C
F
C
E
CGCFCE
Nick Drake (3)
Back Country Tuning (2)
Open C Alternate
117
B
B
D
G
B
E
BBDGBE
Nick Drake (4)
 
118
E
A
D
E
B
E
EADEBE
Nick Drake (6)
 
119
E A D G A E EADGAE
Nick Drake (10)
 
120
A A D E B E AADEBE
Nick Drake (11)
 
121
C G C F G E CGCFGE
Nick Drake (12)
 
122
D A D G D F# DADGDF#
Nick Drake (13)
 
123
D
A
D
G
D
G
DADGDG
Nick Drake (14)
 
124
D
A
D
G
A
G
DADGAG
 Silent Father Tuning
125
G G D G G A GGDGGA
Open G Add 9
 
126
E
A
D
E
E
A
EADEEA
Balalaika Tuning
127
C
F
C
G
C
D
CFCGCD
Cittern Tuning (1)
128
C
G
C
G
C
G
CGCGCG
Cittern Tuning (2)
129
C
G
C
E
A
E
Charango Tuning
130
C
E
G
A#
C
D
CEGA#CD
Overtone Tuning
131
A
C
D
E
G
A
ACDEGA
Pentatonic Tuning
132
C
G
D
G
B
C
CGDGBC
Admiral Tuning
133
C
F
C
G
A#
F
CFCGA#F
Buzzard Tuning
134
D
A
C
G
C
E
DACGCE
Layover Tuning
Chapman Tuning 1
135
A
B
E
F#
A
D
ABEF#AD
Hot Type Tuning
136
C
F
C
G
A
E
CFCGAE
Magic Farmer Tuning
137
D
G
D
F
A
A#
DGDFAA#
Processional Tuning
138
D
G
D
F
C
D
DGDFCD
Slow Motion Tuning
139
C#
A
C#
G#
A
E
C#AC#G#AE
Spirit Tuning
Will Ackerman Tuning 1
140
E
C
D
F
A
D
ECDFAD
Toulouse Tuning
141
F
A#
D
F
C
D#
FA#DFCD#
Simon Fox Tuning (1)
142
E
G
D
G
B
D
EGDGBD
143
F
G
C
G
C
E
FGCGCE
Occasionally written as "FGCGB#E"
144
C
G
C
E
G
C
CGCEGC
David Crosby Tuning
Open C
145
D
A
D
D
A
F#
DADDAF#
 
146
F#
A
D
F#
A
D
F#ADF#AD
Dobro 'D' Tuning
147
B
E
B
E
G#
B
BEBEG#B
Low 'E' Tuning
Low Spanish
148
C
F
C
F
A
C
Taropatch
Albert King Tuning
Taro Patch Tuning (2)
Spanish Fandango
149
F
C
F
G#
C
F
Albert Collins Tuning
150
C#
A
C#
A
C#
E
C#AC#AC#E
 
151
D
G
D
G
B
C
DGDGBC
 
152
C
G
C
F
G
Bb
CGCFGBb
Sitar Tuning
153
C
G
D
G
C
F
CGDGCF
Modal Tuning, Passover Tuning
154
A
A
C#
A
A
E
AAC#AAE
'A' Unison Tuning
155
A
E
C
A
C
E
AECACE
'A' Minor Tuning
156
A
A
E
E
E
A
AAEEEA
Drone Tuning
157
B
E
E
G#
B
E
BEEG#BE
Octave 'E' Tuning
158
B
F#
D
D
F#
D
BF#DDF#D
'B' Minor Tuning
159
B
G
B
D
G
B
BGBDGB
Low 'G' Tuning
160
C
G
C
G
Bb
Eb
CGCGBbEb
'Cm7' Tuning
161
C
G
D
D
A
E
CGDDAE
Fifths Tuning
162
C
G#
C
F
G#
F
CG#CFG#F
'Fm' Tuning
163
D
G
D
A
B
D
DGDABD
'Gadd9' Tuning
164
D
G
D
F#
G
D
DGDF#GD
'G' Modal Tuning
165
D
A
D
F#
G
C
Harmonic Tuning
166
D
A
E
F#
C
D
'D9' Tuning
167
Eb
G
C
G
C
D
EbGCGCD
'C minor add 9' Tuning
168
Eb
G
Eb
Bb
G
Eb
EbGEbGEb
Inverted String 'Eb' Tuning
169
E
E
E
E
B
B
EEEEBB
Unison Tuning
170
E
A
E
G
A
C
EAEGAC
'Am7' Tuning
171
E
B
D
G
A
D
EBDGAD
Graham Nash (1) Tuning
172
E
B
E
F#
G
D
EBEF#GD
'E minor' Modal Tuning
173
F
F
C
G
G
D
FFCGGD
High Fifths Tuning
174
F
G
C
D
C
D
FGCDCD
'F' Modal Tuning
175
C
G
C
G
A
E
CGCGAE
C6 Tuning
176
D
A
D
E
G
C
DADEGC
C6add9 Tuning
177
D
A
D
A
C
F
DADACF
Dm7 Tuning
178
E
A
E
F#
C#
E
EAEF#C#E
A6 Tuning
179
D
A
A
E
A
E
DAAEAE
Dick Gaughan
Simon Fox Tuning (2)

Tony McManus (1)
180
C
G
E
G
C
E
CGEGCE
Eric Lugosch Tuning
Big Wreck Tuning
181
F
A
D
G
B
E
FADGBE
Precious Bryant Tuning
Stairway To Heaven
182
D
A
D
F
C
D
DADFCD
1/2 Circle
Half Circle
183
D
A
C
G
A
D
DACGAD
McLynn Tuning
184
D
G
D
G
A
C
DGDGAC
Quebec Tuning
185
D
G
D
F
Bb
C
DGDFBbC
Memor Tuning
186
C
G
D
E
A
D
CGDEAD
Contest Tuning
187
G
C
E
G
C
E
GCEGCE
Peg-Leg Howell 'C' Tuning
188
C
E
G
C
E
G
CEGCEG
 Barrel Tuning
189
C
E
G
A
C
E
CEGACE
C6th Tuning
190
C#
E
G
A
C
E
C#EGACE
C6th/A7th Tuning
191
C
D
F#
A
B
C
CDF#ABC
D13th Tuning
192
C#
D#
F#
A
C#
E
C#D#F#AC#E
B11th Tuning
193
F#
A#
C#
F#
A#
F#
F#A#C#F#A#F#
Mayfield Tuning
194
E
A
B
E
B
B
EABEBB
Steve Baughman (1) Tuning
195
B
E
A
D
G
C
6-string bass tuning
196
C
A
C
F
A
C
CACFAC
Open F (2) Tuning
197
D
G
C
G
C
D
DGCGCD
Rainsong Tuning
198
E
B
D
F#
G
D
EBDF#GD
E Minor Modal Tuning
199
B
F#
B
E
G#
B
BF#BEG#B
Isis Tuning
200
C
F
C
G
A
C
CFCGAC
F Modal Tuning,
Back Country Tuning
201
C
G
C
A
G
E
CGCAGE
C6 (2) Tuning
202
C
C
C
G
C
E
CCCGCE
C (3) Tuning
203
D
G
D
F#
B
D
DGDF#BD
Gmaj7 Tuning
204
D
A
E
F
C
E
DAEFCE
William Eaton Tuning
205
D
Bb
D
F
Bb
D
DBbDFBbD
Bb Tuning
206
E
A
E
A
C#
D
EAEAC#D
A Modal Tuning
207
E
B
F#
G#
B
E
EBF#G#BE
Steve Vai Tuning
208
F
C
D
A
C
F
FCDACF
F6 Tuning
209
F#
C#
F#
A#
C#
F#
F#C#F#A#C#F#
Slash Tuning
210
D
A
D
G
A
C
Compact Tuning,
'D' Slow Motion Tuning
211
C
G
C
G
Bb
D
G minor C bass Tuning
212
E
A
E
E
B
E
EAEEBE
A Modal Tuning
213
D
G
C
G
C
E
DGCGCE
 Ragtime Passion Tuning
214
C
F
Bb
Eb
G
C
CFBbEbGC
'C' Standard Tuning
215
D
A
E
A
C#
E
DAEAC#E
A/D Tuning
216
E
G
C
G
C
D
EGCGCD
Csus4/E Tuning
217
F#
B
E
G
B
E
F#BEGBE
Em/F# Tuning
218
F#
G
D
G
B
D
F#GDGBD
G/F# Tuning
219
D
G
D
G
Bb
F
DGDGBbF
Open Gm7 Tuning
220
F
F
C
G
A
C
FFCGAC
Open F Alternate Tuning
221
D
C
G
D
G
D
Dominique Rivière Tuning (1)
222
E
B
B
E
A
B
EBBEAB
Frailing Tuning
223
B
G
D
A
D
G
BGDGAD
G Modal Tuning
Chatanooga Tuning
224
C
F
C
G
G
C
CFCGGC
Modal Master Tuning -
(the second string (a G) is tuned slightly sharp to create a chorusing effect)
225
D
G
D
A
Bb
F
DGDABbF
Modal G Minor Tuning
226
E
A
E
G#
A
C#
EAEG#AC#
Alternate A Major 7th Tuning
227
F
Bb
D
G
Bb
D
FBbDGBbD
Bb/G Minor Tuning
228
E
A
D
F#
A
D
Open D9th
Sweet Jivin Mama Tuning
229
E
A
B
E
B
C#
.
230
E
A
C#
G
B
D
EAC#GBD
A11 Tuning
 
231
D
A
D
A
B
C
DADABC
Graham Nash 2 Tuning
232
C
Bb
D
G
A
E
CBbDGAE
C13 Tuning
 
233
B
E
A
E
G#
C#
BEAEG#C#
1/2 Bent 1 Step-Up Tuning
234
F#
F#
C#
G#
A
E
F#F#C#G#AE
F#m7 Tuning
The second F# (5th string) is tuned slightly sharp to obtain a slight chorusing effect
235
B
E
A
G
B
E
BEAGBE
7/6 Tuning
236
B
F#
C#
F#
B
D
BF#C#F#BD
Condemned Tuning
237
C
G
C
G
Ab
Eb
CGCGAbEb
Spooky Tuning
238
D
A
C#
F
A
C#
DAC#FAC#
Kryptonic Tuning
239
E
G
C
A
C
E
C6 Tuning
240
Eb
Bb
F
Bb
C
C#
EbBbFBbCC#
Ambient Tuning
241
E
A
C#
F#
B
E
EAC#F#BE
 
242
E
A
B
G
B
E
EABGBE
Josh Tuning
243
E
A
B
G
B
D
EABGBD
Josh Alternative
244
E
A
D
G
A
D
EADGAD
McLachlan Tuning
Michael Hedges Tuning (5)
245
E
A
C
E
A
C
EACEAC
Accord Nouveau Alternative
246
E
A
D
F
A
C
EADFAC
Flat Tuning
247
E
A
D
G
Bb
F
EADGBbF
Swallow Tuning
248
E
F#
B
E
A
D
EF#BEAD
Turkish Oud Alternative
249
E
A
B
F#
B
D
 Josh Alternative
250
E
G#
Eb
G#
B
C
 Melt Banana Tuning
251
E
A
D
G
B
C#
EADGBC#
 We Never Change
252
E
A
D
F#
A
Eb
EADF#AEb
 Sharp Tuning
253
E
A
D
G#
B
E
EADG#BE
 Soft As Snow
254
E
A
D
G
Bb
Eb
EADGBbEb
 Off Your Face
255
D
A
D
F
C
E
DADFCE
Nick Drake Tuning (15)
256
D
Eb
F
A
Bb
D
DEbFABbD
Koto Tuning
257
D
E
G
A
B
D
Koto Alternative Tuning
258
D
A
D
E
A
C#
DADEAC#
 
259
D
A
C
F
A
D
DACFAD
 
260
D
A
C#
E
A
E
DAC#EAE
 
261
D
A
E
B
A
E
DAEBAE
Armenian Oud Tuning
262
D
A
E
B
F#
C#
DAEBF#C#
Armenian Oud Alternative
263
D
G
A
D
G
C
DGADGC
Egyptian Oud Tuning
264
D
A
C
E
A
D
 Kora Reverse Tuning
265
D
A
E
A
C#
D
DAEAC#D
 Ambient-type Tuning
266
D
A
D
A
B
D
DADABD
 Stephen Malkmus Tuning
267
D
A
B
E
A
B
DABEAB
 Portugese Guitarra (1) Tuning
268
D
A
B
E
A
D
DABEAD
 Portugese Guitarra (2) Tuning
269
D
G
C#
F#
B
E
DGC#F#BE
 Laud Alternative Tuning
270
D
Bb
C
F
A
D
DBbCFAD
  Cuba Tuning
 Cibao Alternative
271
D
G
C
E
A
D
DGCEAD
 New Lute Tuning
272
D
A
C
G
C
F
 Winter Funk Tuning
 Dm11 Tuning
273
D
A
A
F#
A
E
DAAF#AE
 Big Tuning
 Dadd9 Tuning
274
D
A
D
E
C
D
DADECD
 Blue Vertigo Tuning
275
D
F
B
G
D
E
DFBGDE
 Virch Tuning
276
D
A
D
C#
A
C#
DADC#AC#
 
277
D
A
C#
E
B
C#
DAC#EBC#
Peppino D'Agostino Tuning
278
C
G
C
F
C
F
Nick Drake Tuning (16)
279
C
G
E
G
A
E
CGEGAE
 
280
C
A
C
G
C
E
CACGCE
Goo Goo Dolls Tuning
Bron-Yr-Aur
281
C
G
D
F
C
E
CGDFCE
 Joni Mitchell (2) Tuning
Sisotowbell Lane
282
C
G
C
G
B
C
CGCGBC
Beau Tuning
283
C
G
Eb
G
C
E
CGEbGCE
Cheb Minor Tuning
284
C
F
C
F
A
F
CFCFAF
Bron Y Aur Stomp Tuning
285
C
G
D
G
B
B
CGDGBB
Pavement Tuning
286
C
A
D
G
A
D
C6/9no3rd Tuning
'CADGAD' Tuning
287
C
G
D
A
A
C
CGDAAC
Zither Melody Tuning
288
C
E
B
E
B
C
CEBEBC
Oddity Tuning
289
C
G
C
Eb
B
C
CGCEbBC
Luna Tuning
290
C
A
C
G
G#
C
CACGG#C
Thurston Jag Alternative Tuning
291
F
A
D
A
D
E
FADADE
Swervedriver Tuning
292
F
A
C
G
C
C
FACGCC
 
293
F
A
Eb
G
C
E
FAEbGCE
F9 Tuning
294
F
Bb
D
F
G#
C
FBbDFG#C
 
295
F
A
D
D
G
D
FADDGD
The Edge Tuning
296
F
Bb
C
F
A
D
FBbCFAD
Keola Beamer Tuning
297
F
C
D
G
C
F
FCDGCF
Iraqi Oud Alternative Tuning
298
F
A
D
G
C
F
Mid-Eastern Oud Tuning
299
F
G
C
F
A
D
FGCFAD
Argentinian Tiple Tuning
300
F
A
C
G
C
E
FACGCE
Poetic Tuning
Fmaj9 Tuning
Don Ross (1)
301
D
Bb
D
G
A
D
DBbDGAD
Michael Hedges Tuning (4)
302
C#
E
G
Bb
C
D
C#EGBbCD
Leavitt
 
303
B
D
E
G#
B
E
BDEG#BE
E7th
 
304
A
C#
E
A
C#
E
AC#EAC#E
Old-time Hawaiian Tuning
305
G
G
C
G
C
E
GGCGCE
 
306
B
F#
B
B
F#
B
BF#BBF#B
Joni Mitchell (1) Tuning
307
A
A
D
G
A
D
AADGAD
Ani DeFranco (1) Tuning
308
E
E
B
A
B
D
EEBABD
Ani DeFranco (2) Tuning
309
E
A
E
A
B
E
Zimmerman Tuning
310
E
A
G#
F#
A#
D#
EAG#F#A#D#
Moon Tuning
311
E
G# B F# A# D# EG#BF#A#D#
Toe Tuning
312
C
G
Eb
G
C
Eb
CGEbGCEb
H. Aoki Tuning (1)
313
F#
A
D
A
D
F#
F#ADADF#
D (3) Tuning
314
E
B
E
E
G#
E
EBEEG#E
E (3) Tuning
315
D
B
D
F#
G
D
DBDF#GD
G Modal (2) Tuning
316
C
A
C
G
A
F
CACGAF
Open Ended Tuning
317
Bb
Bb
D
F
G
D
BbBbDFGD
B6th. The 6th and 5th strings are an octave apart.
318
B
F#
B
F#
C#
D
BF#BF#C#D
Bm9 Tuning
319
G
D
G
D
A
D
GDGDAD
 
320
A
E
A
E
B
E
AEAEBE
 
321
D
G
D
A
E
D
DGDAED
 
322
E
Ab
C
E
Ab
C
EAbCEAbC
Major Thirds
Tuning
Major Third Tuning
3rd Tuning
323
D
C
D
G
A
D
DCDGAD
Mick Nolan Tuning
 
324
C
G
D
G
A
C
Clive Carrol Tuning (2)
 
325
D
A
D
F#
A
G
DADF#AG
Ray Norris Tuning
 
326
E
G
B
D#
F#
A#
EGBD#F#A#
Viana Tuning
 
327
A
G
D
F
A
D
AGDFAD
Bomb Tuning
 
328
D
A
D
A
C
D
DADACD
Special D
Frank J. Norbert Tuning
329
E
A
C
G
A
E
EACGAE
Phil Hare
Tuning (1)
Phil Hare 1
330
F
A#
G
D
A
G
FA#GDAG
Cassiano Viana Tuning (1)
 
331
E
A
B
E
B
E
EABEBE
Cassiano Viana Tuning (2)
Flood Tuning
Jars of Clay Tuning
332
D
A
D
D
D
D
DADDDD
Off The Wall
 
333
C
G
C
F
G
C
CGCFGC
Unraveling
A variation of DADGAD
334
B
F#
B
E
F#
B
BF#BEF#B
A variation of DADGAD
335
A#
F
A#
D#
F
A#
A#FA#D#FA#
A variation of DADGAD
336
C
G
D
A
E
B
CGDAEB
All Fifths
Requires a specially built acoustic guitar to handle the high tension of the first string
337
F
C
G
D
A
E
All Fifths 2
 
338
C
G
D
A
B
E
Cello
 
339
B
F#
B
G
B
E
Karnivool
Themata Tuning
340
E
A
d
G
B
E
EAdGBE
Mi-composé
Mi-composé - used in Rhythm and in African guitar.
Similar to the standard guitar tuning, except that the 'd' string is raised an entire
octave. This is accomplished by replacing the 'd' string with a top 'e' string and
tuning it to 'd'.
341
D
A
D
G
B
F
DADGBF
Love Buzz
Cockbain Tuning
342
B
D
D
D
D
D
Iris
The 6th string is tuned to a B, the 5th to a low D (as if it were the bottom string of
a Drop D tuning), the 4th string is kept the same as in standard, the 3rd string is
down-tuned to the same note, the 2nd tuned up to a high D, and the top string tuned
down to a D.
343
E
F#
C#
E
B
C#
EF#C#EBC#
Roast Beef Tuning
Will Ackerman Tuning 2
344
G
A
C#
G
A
F
Cassiano Pereira Viana Tuning
345
F
A
D
G
Bb
E
Goertzen Tuning
346
E
A
D
A
C#
F
Continual
Continual Tuning
347
D
A
D
F#
A
E
DADF#AE
Luth Tuning
348
C
F
C
F
A
D
CFCFAD
 
349
E
B
F#
D
B
F#
EBF#DBF#
Spider
 
350
F
E
C
A
F
F
FECAFF
 
351
C#
G#
C#
G#
C#
F
C#G#C#G#C#F
Foxglove
 
352
D
A
G
D
A
D
DAGDAD
 
353
D
A
D
E
A
B
DADEAB
An alteration of a Martin Carthy tuning by Phil Hare (See Tuning 078).
354
Bb
F
C
G
A
E
BbFCGAE
Phil Hare 2
355
Eb
Bb
Eb
G
A
D
EbBbEbGAD
Ken Bonfield Tuning 1.
356
D
G
D
G
C
F
DGDGCF
Duck Baker 1
366
D
A
D
G
C
F
DADGCF
Duck Baker 2
367
Eb
A
D
G
B
E
EbADGBE
Duck Baker 3
368
F
G
D
G
B
E
FGDGBE
Duck Baker 4
369
E
A
D
E
A
D
EADEAD
 
370
E
A
Db
E
A
Db
EADbEADb
Dockery Farm
Akira Kikuchi
371
F
Bb
C
F
Bb
D
FBbCFBbD
 
372
E
G#
B
F#
B
D#
EG#BF#BD#
Phil Hare 3
373
E
A
D
F#
B
E
EADF#BE
Alto Viola de Gambo Tuning
374
C
F
C
G
C
E
CFCGCE
F Wahine
F Maj 7th
375
E
B
E
C#
G#
C#
EBEC#G#C#
Barnard
 
376
F
A
C
G
A
E
FACGAE
 
377
A
B
C
D
E
F
ABCDEF
Alphabetic Tuning

Alphabetical Tuning
Ichico Nito

378
B
C
D
E
F
G
BCDEFG
 
379
G
D
G
D
G
D
GDGDGD
 
380
F
E
D
C
B
A
FEDCBA
 
381
F
A
G
B
A
G
FAGBAG
 
382
G
G
C
D
E
A
GGCDEA
 
383
D
A
E
G
B
D
DAEGBD
 
384
G
C
D
G
C
G
GCDGCG
 
385
Bb
F
C
G
C
C
BbFCGCC
 
386
B
F#
B
G
B
E
BF#BGBE
 
387
B
A
D
G
B
E
BADGBE
 
388
D
A
Db
Gb
Db
D
DADbGbDbD
Ethereal
389
C
F#
C
F#
C
F#
CF#CF#CF#
Tritone
 
A
C
A
B
A
G
E
CABAGE
Cabbage
391
D
A
D
F
A
E
 
Dmin(add9)
392
A
E
A
C
E
A
AEACEA
Night 
Austin-Ray-1
Baritone
Open A-min
393
A
E
A
C#
E
A
AEAC#EA
Day 
Austin-Ray-2
394
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
C
BbFBbFBbC
Nic Jones 1
Can-A-Dee-Io
395
C
G
C
D
G
D
CGCDGD
A Martin Carthy Tuning
396
E
B
B
F#
B
E
EBBF#BE
Modified Reynardine
Altered Reynardine
397
C C D# G A# D CCD#GA#D
 
398
C# G# E B G# C# C#G#EBG#C#
 
399
G# G# C D# A# C G#G#CD#A#C
 
400
G
G
D
G
G
D
GGDGGD
Roscoe Holcombe
401
D
A
D
D
A
E
DADDAE
Harvey
Daddae Harvey
Daddae
402
D
A
E
G
A
D
DAEGAD
Joni Mitchell 3
403
C#
G#
D#
F#
G#
C#
C#G#D#F#G#C#
Joni Mitchell 4
404
B
F#
B
E
A
E
BF#BEAE
Joni Mitchell 5
405
D
A
E
F#
A
D
DAEF#AD
Joni Mitchell 6
406
C
G
D
E
G
C
CGDEGC
Joni Mitchell 7
407
B
F#
C#
E
F#
B
BF#C#EF#B
Joni Mitchell 8
Hejira
408
D A D F# G D DADF#GD
Adrianne Lenker-2
409
D G D F# G G DGDF#GG
Adrianne Lenker-3
Myth
410
C# G# C# F# A# C# C#G#C#F#A#C#
Adrianne Lenker-4
(DADGBD Equivalent)
411
A
D
G
C
E
A
ADGCEA
Frank Gambale-1
412
F C Eb Ab C Eb FCEbAbCEb
WIll Akerman 1
Fm7 Tuning
I Had To Go There
413
Eb
Ab
Eb
Ab
B
Eb
EbAbEbAbBEb
 
414
E
A
E
G
B
E
EAEGBE
 
415
B
E
A
D
F#
B
BEADF#B
 
416
C
G
D
G
A
E
CGDGAE
 
417
G
D
G
D
Bb
D
GDGDBbD
 
418
D
G
D
G
G
D
DGDGGD
Blueridge
 
419
E
C#
A
E
C#
A
EC#AEC#A
 
420
E B E B E E EBEBEE   Higher Double Father
Open E (2)
421
D
G
D
D
G
D
DGDDGD
Fretdancer
 
422
                   

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NOTES ON VARIOUS TUNINGS

1. Most Used Tunings ? - The most commonly used tunings are the first three in the list, Standard Tuning, Dropped 'D' Tuning (or Low D Tuning) and Dropped 'G' Tuning (occasionally called Double Dropped D Tuning). Following this the major 'favourites' seem to be Open 'G' Tuning, Open 'D' Tuning, Open 'C' Tuning and DADGAD Tuning. Some players use only one of the others and do not experiment any further. Some players, notably Classical guitar players, stick solely with Standard Tuning. However, by far the majority of players use a small few for most of their playing and occasionally experiment with something a little more outlandish. The main point is to try a couple; see if you can get along with them and if they can enhance your music; most of all have FUN with them.

2. Hi-Note or Hi-String Tuning: - (also known as Nashville Tuning) uses the notes EADGBE which looks as though it is the same as Standard Tuning. Do not be fooled, it is not the same! The reason is that the bass strings are removed from the guitar and are replaced with another set of treble strings which are then tuned to the relative notes. Consequently a much higher sound is produced which has a greater tendency to cut through when other instruments are being played as part of a band. Be careful however, as not all finger-picked tunes which sound well on a normally strung guitar will sound well with this string arrangement; some do and some don't - you'll have to try them and make the decision yourself. The tuning is most often used in 'Country & Western' music but it does have other possibilities, which need investigating, for both solo/instrumental work and also for providing a contrasting backing accompaniment for a low pitched singing voice. This restringing of a guitar and replacing one or more bass strings with higher, thinner treble strings is called re-entrant stringing and nearly all of the tunings in the above table can be applied when they will be called re-entrant tunings as the bass strings will now be higher than some of the mid/treble strings.

Nashville tuning is a little more involved than just tuning your guitar differently. It's also known as high-stringing a guitar because different strings need to be used. It creates a 12 string effect on a 6 string guitar. The simplest way to explain it is, you use the high octave strings of a 12 string set of strings on a six-string guitar. The first two strings of your instrument (high E and B) remain unchanged, and the lower four strings (G through low E) are tuned an octave above standard tuning. It is possible to buy ready-made string sets for Nashville tuning but they may be hard to find. You can use a 12-string set (just use the octave or thin strings) but that's kind of expensive. The best way for you may be to buy the strings individually from your local music store's single-string bin.

The gauges for a medium set would be .012, .016, .010, .014, .020, .030 high to low.
A light set would be .010, .014, .009, .012, .018, .027 high to low.
All strings are unwound except for the low E which is wound.

How to get into Nashville Tuning: - Here's how you do it :-

Leave the high E and B strings alone, they stay the same.

Use a 009 or 010 as a G string and tune it up to G, the same G you hear on the 3rd fret of the high E string.

Use a 012 as a D string and tune it to D, the same D as you hear on the 3rd fret of the B string,

Use a 016 as A string. Tune it relative to the D string.

Use a 024 wound string as a bottom E. Tune it relative to the A.

Now you have a guitar that's tuned EADGBE as normal, but you'll hear all kinds of nice doubling up of notes emerging. The hardest part is convincing your fingers that you can still play as normal, especially when you hit that really high G string.

3. Tuning Your Guitar: - The most accurate method of tuning available today (2001) is via one of the portable battery operated tuning machines distributed by companies such as Boss, Sony, Yamaha, etc. All of the better models have a jack-socket input so that they can be placed between the guitar and the amplifier for electric and electro-acoustic guitars. This has made tuning on stage very simple and direct and is not troubled by sounds from other instruments in the band or from people in the audience. A new idea has recently appeared for those with purely acoustic (i.e. un-amplified guitars) and this is a small clip-on microphone which clips to the edge of the sound-hole of the guitar, or even to the headstock, and then plugs into the jack-socket of the tuner. Again, this is said to allow an acoustic guitar to be tuned accurately even while other people are playing and/or singing - this is a definite advantage as trying to tune a guitar by ear in a room full of people playing is something I find impossible - I normally have to go and tune in the loo. Some people find they can tune by ear in a noisy environment by placing the ear against the side of the guitar, not for me I'm afraid. Give me a decent tuner any day of the week!

A newer form of an electronic tuner (as at 2008) is the 'vibration' or 'headstock' tuner. This clips to the headstock of your instrument and instead of having a microphone it picks up the vibration of the string through the neck and headstock of your guitar. They seem to work well, are relatively cheap (£20.00) and have the advantage of working in noisy environments. They also light the note display area making them excellent for on stage tuning. A good example is the Intelli IMT-900 Clip-on Chromatic Tuner. Crafter also produce a decent one at £14 - the TG-200H. Both the IMT-900 and the TG-200H are Chromatic Tuners.

A tuner will most definitely simplify changing to some of these altered tunings, particularly when you are under pressure in a performance either on stage or even in front of your friends and relatives. At all these times you will often find that your 'ear' goes and you cannot even decide whether the note you need is higher or lower than the note you are starting with. The machine does not get nervous and will give you the correct answer every time no matter what the pressures. There is no great 'macho-ness' involved in being able to tune by ear. In fact even the best of the people who do so are usually still slightly out when they have finished and are rarely in 'concert pitch' - (the standard for tuning for all orchestral instruments (A=440Hz)). Surely the most important thing, as far as your audience is concerned, is that your instrument is in tune - no matter how good a picker you become you will still sound dreadful if your instrument is not in tune. This becomes even more important if you want to play along with other people; then you must all be in tune together. Invest in a machine; it is well worth it!

4.    If you know of any other tunings please do e-mail me and let me know about them. I can then add them to the list above. E-mail me at: .

5. See also, the Wikipedia article on guitar tunings over at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_guitar_tunings

6. Open Tunings - are those tunings where the strings on the guitar are specifically tuned to notes which when played unfretted will produce a recognisable chord (e.g. Open 'G' produces a chord of 'G' (now there is a surprise) when it is strummed without any strings being fretted; likewise Open 'D' produces a chord of 'D' and Open 'A' produces a chord of 'A'). 

7. Altered Tunings (occasionally called Amended Tunings or Extended Tunings, or even Enhanced Tunings) - are those tunings where the strings are tuned to notes other than those in Standard Tuning (EADGBE - 6th to 1st string (thickest to thinnest)) but which do NOT play a chord when they are strummed unfretted (e.g DADGAD).

Many thanks. Hope you enjoyed dropping in. Cheers, take care and keep on pluckin'.

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