Various Tunings for Acoustic Guitar

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Various Tunings For Acoustic Guitar - Consult-Eco

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Various Tunings For Guitar Including Including Open Ope n and Alternative Tun Tunings ings TUNINGS:

Sound Midi Files:

USUAL NAME:

ALTERNATIVE NAMES NAMES & INFORMATION:

T'n'T No.:

6

5

4

3

2

1

E

A

D

G

B

E

EADGBE

Standard Tuning

Normal Normal Tuning, Universal Tuning, Old Standard Tuning, OST

001

D

A

D

G

B

E

DADGBE

Dropped 'D' Tuning

'D' Tuning, Lowered 'D' Tuning, Low 'D' Tuning, Drop 'D' Open G6 Tuning Down D Tuning

002

D

G

D

G

B

E

DGDGBE

Dropped 'G' 'G' Tuning

Lowered 'G' 'G' Tun ing, Low 'G' Tuning, Double Dropped 'D' Tuning, Drop 'G', 'G', Bast ard 'G', 'G', Open G6th Tuning, Dropped D-G, D-G, Pseudo Russ ian Tuning Tuning English Tuning English English D Tuning Dropped DG, DG, Drop D

003

D

G

D

G

B

D

DGDGBD

Open 'G' Tuning

Slack-Key, Spanish Tuning, Hawaiian Hawaiian Tu ning, Sebastopol Tuning, Open G Major Tuning

004

D

A

D

F#

A

D

DADF#AD

Open 'D' Tuning

Vestapol Tuning, Sebastopol Tuning, 'D' Tuning, Nick Drake (9) Vasserpoo Tuning Vestibule Tuning

005

C

G

C

G

C

E

CGCGCE

Open 'C' Tuning

006

E

A

C#

E

A

E

EAC#EAE

Open 'A' Tuning (1)

007

E

A

E

A

C#

E

EAEAC#E

Open 'A' Tuning (2)

008

E

B

E

G#

B

E

EBEG#BE

Open 'E' 'E' Tuning (1)

009

E

A

E

G#

B

E

EAEG#BE

Open 'E' 'E' Tuning (2)

010

E

B

E

G#

C#

E

EBEG#C#E

Open 'E6th' Tuning (1)

E

B

E

G#

B

C#

EBEG#BC#

Open 'E6th' Tuning (2)

012

E

A

E

A

C

E

EAEACE

Open 'A minor' Tuning (1)

013

E

A

C

E

A

E

EACEAE

Open 'A minor' Tuning (2)

014

D

A

D

F

A

D

DADFAD

Open 'D minor' Tuning

Cross Cross -Note Tuning, D-Cross-Note Tuning Open Dm

015

E

B

E

G

B

E

EBEGBE

Open 'E minor' Tuning

Cross Cross -Note Tuning, E-Cross-Note Tuning

016

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D

G

D

G

Bb

D

DGDGBbD

Open 'G minor' Tuning

G-Cross-Note Tuning

017

D

G

D

G

C

D

DGDGCD

G-Modal Tuning

Saw-Mill Tuning, Mountain Modal Tuning, Strathspey Tuning Gsus4 Tuning

018

D

A

D

G

A

D

DADGAD

D-Modal Tuning

'DADGAD' Tuning

019

E

A

D

F#

B

E

EADF#BE

Lute Tuning

Vihuela Tuning Elizabeth an Lute T uning Nick Drake (5)

020

E

A

D

G

B

D

EADGBD

Lowered 1st Tuning

Fake G Flip D Tuning

021

E

A

Db

G

B

E

EADbGBE

Lowered 4th Tuning

C

G

C

G

A

D

CGCGAD

'C-D' Tuning

C

G

D

G

B

E

D

A

D

G

A

E

A

D

E

C

G

C

D

A

D

022

Rememberance Tuning Michael Hedges Tuning (3)

023

CGDGBE

Drop 'CG' C Wahine Tuning Keola’s C

024

E

DADGAE

Dropped 'D' (2)

025

A

E

EADEAE

Open 'E' [modal]

026

G

C

F

CGCGCF

Ravi Shankar Tuning

027

E

G

B

E

DAEGBE

A

D

A

A

D

DADAAD

C

G

D

G

A

D

CGDGAD

C

G

D

G

B

D

CGDGBD

D

G

D

G

A

D

DGDGAD

D

A

D

G

B

D

DADGBD

D

A

D

E

B

C#

DADEBC#

C

G

C

G

A

C

CGCGAC

Pastoral Tuning C6 no 3rd

035

D

A

D

F#

B

D

DADF#BD

Phil Keaggy (1)

036

C

G

D

G

Bb

D

CGDGBbD

037

D

A

D

F#

A

C

DADF#AC

038

D

A

D

F#

A

C#

DADF#AC#

D

A

D

E

B

D

DADEBD

D

A

D

E

A

D

DADEAD

D

G

D

E

A

D

DGDEAD

D

G

D

E

B

D

DGDEBD

D

A

D

G

D

D

DADGDD


028 Raga Tuning

029

Low 'C'

Lowered 'C' Tuning, New Jersey Tu ning Face Tuning

030

Dro p C

Op en 'G' [majo r] (with C b as s), Wahine (1) Ozzie Kotani Tuning

031

032 Nick Drake (8)

Double-drop 'D' Tuning, Double Dropped 'D' Tuning Drop D High D

033

034

Wahine (2) D maj7 Tuning Soft Tuning

039

040 Pelican Tu ning Halloween Tuning

041

042 G6 Tuning

043 044

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D

F#

D

G

B

E

DF#DGBE

045

E

G

D

G

B

E

EGDGBE

046

G

G

D

G

B

D

GGDGBD

Nick Drake (7)

Open 'G' Tuning Keith Richard's Tuning

047

D

A

D

D

A

D

DADDAD

Op en 'D' (2)

To o M an y D's

048

Four & Twenty Modal Tuning D Modal Papa-Papa D

A

D

E

A

E

DADEAE

Overpower Tuning

D

B

D

G

B

F

DBDGBF

050

C

A

B

A

B

E

CABABE

051

G

D

G

D

B

D

GDGDBD

052

C

G

C

G

B

E

CGCGBE

053

C

G

C

G

C

C

CGCGCC

D

G

D

G

G

D

DGDGGD

C

G

C

G

G

C

CGCGGC

056

D

A

D

A

D

D

DADADD

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

DGDDAD

061

C

G

D

G

C

D

CGDGCD

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

DADGGD

065

E

E

E

E

B

E

EEEEBE

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

EADGBE

Hi-Note

Open 'G' (2)

Mountain Minor

Still's Tuning

Tuning (See Note 2. Below)

049

McDonald Tuning

054

Too Many G's

055

Shifted DADGAD, Orkney Tuning, Gsus4 with C bass

Too Many E's

Hi-String Tun ing, Nashv ille Tuning

062

066

069

D

B

G

D

G

D

DBGDGD

Open 'G' Tuning (2)

G

B

D

G

B

D

GBDGBD

Open 'G' Tuning (3)

G

Bb

D

G

Bb

D

GBbDGBbD

Open 'Gminor' Tuning (2)

G

C

D

G

C

E

GCDGCE

073

G

G

G

G

G

D

GGGGGD

074

E

A

B

E

A

E

EABEAE

075


070 Dobro Tuning High Bass Tuning

071

072

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D

G

G

D

G

A

DGGDGA

076

D

A

D

A

A

E

DADAAE

077

C

G

C

D

G

A

CGCDGA

D

G

D

G

G

D

DGDGGD

C

G

C

G

C

Eb

CGCGCEb

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

082

E

Ab

B

E

Ab

B

EAbBEAbB

Jackie Leven Tuning

E

A

D

G

C

F

EADGCF

Stanley Jordan Tuning

D

G

C

F

A

D

DGCFAD

Ben Harper Tuning

F#

A

D

F#

A

E

F#ADF#AE

C

G

D

A

E

G

CGDAEG

New Standard Tuning

As used by the: California Guitar Trio. Fripp Tuning Robert Fripp Tuning NST

087

D

A

D

A

D

E

DADADE

Robin Williamson (1)

RW 1

088

C

G

C

G

C

D

CGCGCD

Robin

Same as (RW 1) (tuning 088) but

089

Williamson (2)

1 whole tone down , RW 2. Modified Orkney Tuning Open C

A Martin Carthy Tuning

078 079

C minor Tuning

080

083

Tom Noonan Tuning

084

085

086

C

G

C

F

A

D

CGCFAD

D

A

D

G

C

D

DADGCD

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

E

A

D

G

C

E

EADGCE

096

C

A

D

G

C

E

CADGCE

097

C

A

D

G

B

E

CADGBE

F

G

D

G

C

D

FGDGCD

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

101


090 D-Modal Version 1a

ex Trey Buchanan (Ill) Four d'en Haut

Drop 'A' Tuning

Dropped 'C' Tuning

091

095

098

Eric Schoenberg 01

099

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E

F#

B

E

B

E

EF#BEBE

E

B

E

G

A

D

EBEGAD

D

G

D

G

A#

D

DGDGA#D

C

A

D

F

A

D

CADFAD

CADFAD

E

G

C

G

C

E

EGCGCE

Open 'C' (2)

E

G#

C#

F#

B

E

EG#C#F#BE

D

G

D

G

A

E

DGDGAE

102 Peter Finger Tuning

103

Open 'G minor'

104

Shifted 'E' Tuning

Open D [minor] (with C bass)

105 106

Sinisa Petric Tuning

Old Spanish

107

108

Tuning E

A

D

F#

A

E

EADF#AE

A

D

A

D

A

D

ADADAD

Roger Tallroth Tuning

110

D

A

D

E

B

E

DADEBE.

Wizz Jones Tuning

111

B

A

G

D

A

D

BAGDAD

A John Renbourn Tuning

112

B

A

D

D

A

D

BADDAD

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 (2)

A Nick Drake-ism

116

C

G

C

F

C

E

CGCFCE

Nick Drake (3)

Back Count ry 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

G

G

D

G

G

A

GGDGGA

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

CGCEAE

Charango Tuning

130

C

E

G

A#

C

D

CEGA#CD

Overtone Tuning

131


Lute Tuning (2)

109

125 Open G Add 9

126

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ACDEGA 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

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

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

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#

F#

A

D

F#

A

D

F#ADF#AD

B

E

B

E

G#

B

BEBEG#B

C

F

C

F

A

C

CFCFAC

F

C

F

G#

C

F

FCFG#CF

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

DADF#GC

Harmonic Tuning

166

143

146

Taro patch

Dobro 'D' Tuning

147

Low 'E' Tuning

148

A lb ert Kin g Tu nin g Taro Patch Tuning Spanish Fandango

149

Albert Collins Tuning

150

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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)

180

C

G

E

G

C

E

CGEGCE

Eric Lugosc h Tuning Big W reck Tuning

181

F

A

D

G

B

E

FADGBE

Precious Bryant Tuning

182

D

A

D

F

C

D

DADFCD

1/2 cercle

183

D

A

C

G

A

D

DACGAD

McLynn

184

D

G

D

G

A

C

DGDGAC

Quebec

185

D

G

D

F

Bb

C

DGDFBbC

Memor

186

C

G

D

E

A

D

CGDEAD

Contest

187

G

C

E

G

C

E

GCEGCE

Peg-Leg Howell C Tuning

188

C

E

G

C

E

G

CEGCEG

C

E

G

A

C

E

CEGACE

C#

E

G

A

C

E

C

D

F#

A

B

C#

D#

F#

A

F#

A#

C#

E

A

B

189 C6th Tuning

190

C#EGACE

C6th/A7th Tuning

191

C

CDF#ABC

D13th Tuning

192

C#

E

C#D#F#AC#E

B11th Tuning

193

F#

A#

F#

F#A#C#F#A#F#

Mayfield Tuning

194

B

E

B

B

EABEBB

Steve Baughman (1) Tuning

195

E

A

D

G

C

BEADGC

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


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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

DADGAC

Compact Tuning, 'D' Slow Motion Tuning

211

C

G

C

G

Bb

D

CGCGBbD

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

220

F

F

C

G

A

C

FFCGAC

Open F Alternate

221

D

C

G

D

G

D

DCGDGD

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 t o create a cho rusing 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

EADF#AD

Sweet Jivin Mama Tuning

229

E

A

B

E

B

C#

EABEBC#

.

230

E

A

C#

G

B

D

EAC#GBD

D

A

D

A

B

C

DADABC

C

Bb

D

G

A

E

CBbDGAE

B

E

A

E

G#

C#

BEAEG#C#

F#

F#

C#

G#

A

E

F#F#C#G#AE

B

E

A

G

B

E

BEAGBE

B

F#

C#

F#

B

D

C

G

C

G

Ab

Eb

Open D9th

A11 Tuning

231 Graham Nash 2

C13 Tuning

232 233

1/2 Bent 1 Step-Up

234

The second F# (5th string) is tuned slightly sharp to obtain a slight chorusing effect

235

7/6 Tuning

236

BF#C#F#BD

Condemned Tuning

237

CGCGAbEb

Spooky Tuning

238


F#m7 Tuning

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A

C#

F

A

C#

DAC#FAC#

Kryptonic Tuning

239

E

G

C

A

C

E

EGCACE

C6 Tuning

240

Eb

Bb

F

Bb

C

C#

EbBbFBbCC#

Ambient Tuning

241

E

A

C#

F#

B

E

EAC#F#BE

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

EABF#BD

Josh Alternative

250

E

G#

Eb

G#

B

C

EG#EbG#BC

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

DEGABD

Koto Alternative

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

D

A

E

B

F#

C#

DAEBF#C#

D

G

A

D

G

C

D

A

C

E

A

D

A

E

A

D

A

D

D

A

D

242

Armenian Oud Tuning

262

Armenian Oud Alternative

263

DGADGC

Egyptian Oud Tuning

264

D

DACEAD

Kora Reverse

265

C#

D

DAEAC#D

Ambient-type

266

A

B

D

DADABD

Stephen Malkmus Tuning

267

B

E

A

B

DABEAB

Portugese Guitarra (1)

268

A

B

E

A

D

DABEAD

Portugese Guitarra (2)

269

D

G

C#

F#

B

E

DGC#F#BE

Laud Alternative

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

DACGCF

Winter Funk Dm11 Tuning

273


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D

A

A

F#

A

E

DAAF#AE

Big Tuning Dadd9 Tuning

274

D

A

D

E

C

D

DADECD

Blue Vertigo

275

D

F

B

G

D

E

DFBGDE

Virch

276

D

A

D

C#

A

C#

DADC#AC#

D

A

C#

E

B

C#

DAC#EBC#

C

G

C

F

C

F

CGCFCF

C

G

E

G

A

E

CGEGAE

C

A

C

G

C

E

CACGCE

Goo Goo Dolls Tuning

281

C

G

D

F

C

E

CGDFCE

Joni Mitchell (2)

282

C

G

C

G

B

C

CGCGBC

Beau Tuning

283

C

G

Eb

G

C

E

CGEbGCE

Cheb Minor

284

C

F

C

F

A

F

CFCFAF

Bron Y Aur Stomp

285

C

G

D

G

B

B

CGDGBB

Pavement

286

C

A

D

G

A

D

CADGAD

C6/9no3rd Tu ning 'CADGAD' Tuning

287

C

G

D

A

A

C

CGDAAC

Zither Melody Tuning

288

C

E

B

E

B

C

CEBEBC

Oddity

289

C

G

C

Eb

B

C

CGCEbBC

Luna

290

C

A

C

G

G#

C

CACGG#C

Thurston Jag Alternative

291

F

A

D

A

D

E

FADADE

Swervedriver

292

F

A

C

G

C

C

FACGCC

F

A

Eb

G

C

E

FAEbGCE

F

Bb

D

F

G#

C

FBbDFG#C

F

A

D

D

G

D

FADDGD

The Edge

296

F

Bb

C

F

A

D

FBbCFAD

Keola Beamer

297

F

C

D

G

C

F

FCDGCF

Iraqi Oud Alternative

298

F

A

D

G

C

F

FADGCF

Mid-Eastern Oud

299

F

G

C

F

A

D

FGCFAD

Argentinian Tiple

300

F

A

C

G

C

E

FACGCE

Poetic Tuning Fmaj9 Tuning

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

G

G

C

G

C

E

GGCGCE

B

F#

B

B

F#

B

BF#BBF#B

Joni Mitchell (1)

307

A

A

D

G

A

D

AADGAD

Ani DeFranco (1)

308

E

E

B

A

B

D

EEBABD

Ani DeFranco (2)

309


277 Peppino D'Agostino Tuning

278

Nick Drake Tuning (16)

279 280

293 F9 Tuning

294 295

Old-time Hawaaian

305 306

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NOTES ON VARIOUS TUNINGS 1. 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 sixstring 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. 3. 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: [email protected]. 5. See also, the Wikipedia article on guitar tunings over at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_guitar_tunings www.stevemcwilliam.co.uk/guitar/tunings.htm

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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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