READY TO PLAY
Find your next tuning.
Every setup has its own notes, playable reference tones and string-by-string guide.
Standard
E A D G B E · The familiar six. Your starting point for almost everything.
Drop D
D A D G B E · One string lower. A whole new weight behind your riffs.
DADGAD
D A D G A D · Open space, ringing drones and a little room to wander.
Open G
D G D G B D · An open G chord, waiting under your fingertips.
Open D
D A D F♯ A D · A full D major chord, before you fret a single note.
Half-step down
E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ · The same chord shapes, half a step lower.
Drop C
C G C F A D · Lower again. Plenty of room for a heavier sound.
D standard
D G C F A D · Everything you know, a whole step lower.
Drop C♯
C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯ · A dropped low string, half a step below Drop D.
Drop A
A E A D F♯ B · A low-register setup for a six-string guitar.
Open A
E A E A C♯ E · An open A major chord across six strings.
Open E
E B E G♯ B E · An E major chord across the open strings.
Open C
C G C G C E · A deep C bass with a bright major chord above.
Open D minor
D A D F A D · The darker side of an open D chord.
Open E minor
E B E G B E · An open E minor chord for drones and slide.
C standard
C F B♭ E♭ G C · All six strings, two whole steps below standard.
C♯ standard
C♯ F♯ B E G♯ C♯ · Familiar intervals, a minor third lower.
Drop B
B F♯ B E G♯ C♯ · A low B foundation with dropped-string intervals.
Baritone B standard
B E A D F♯ B · Six strings in the baritone register.
Baritone A standard
A D G C E A · A deeper baritone setup with standard intervals.
7-string standard
B E A D G B E · The familiar six, with a low B underneath.
7-string Drop A
A E A D G B E · Seven strings with the lowest B dropped to A.
8-string standard
F♯ B E A D G B E · Two low strings, eight clear targets.
12-string standard
E E A A D D G G B B E E · Six courses. Twelve strings, checked individually.