Guitar Tunings

Guitar tunings

1

Guitar tunings Guitar tunings almost always refers to the pitch of the open

("unfretted") string, though some tunings may only realistically be attained by the use of a capo on an unmodified instrument. Like many other stringed instruments, guitar tunings can be easily modified. When speaking of a tuning such as standard tuning, EADGBE refers to the pitches of the strings from lowest pitch (low E) to highest (high E). Guitar standard tuning, shown one octave higher than actual pitch. (E2.A2.D3.G3.B3.e4)

Standard tuning Helmholtz notation Note: This article uses Helmholtz pitch notation to define guitar tunings.

Standard tuning is by far the most popular tuning on a 6-string guitar. It consists of the following notes.

Notes in standard tuning.

String

Note Frequency Scientific Scientific pitch notation notation

1 (Highest) e'

329.63 Hz

E4

2

b

246.94 Hz

B3

3

g

196.00 Hz

G3

4

d

146.83 Hz

D3

5

A

110.00 Hz

A2

82.41 Hz

E2

6 (Lowest) E

The pitches referred to above are referenced standard pitch (a' = 440.0 Hz.). In some regions of Europe, especially Germany, Serbia and Poland, and in Russia and Ukraine, where classical musicians use the German system, the B natural is indicated with the letter H: in music notation, H is B♮ (B natural) and B is B♭ (B flat). • The guitar, guitar, as convent conventional ionally ly fretted, fretted, is an equal equal tempere tempered d instrument instrument.. • The guitar guitar is a transposing transposing instrument instrument.. In the case of the guitar, guitar, its actual pitches pitches sound sound one octave lower lower than notated. • Letter Letter names names in table table reflect reflect pitch pitch in Helmholtz Helmholtz pitch notatio notation. n. This pattern can also be denoted as E-A-d-g-b-e'. (See note for an explanation of the various symbols used in the above table and elsewhere in this article.)

Guitar tunings

2

Standard tuning has evolved to provide a good compromise between simple fingering for many chords and the ability to play common scales with minimal left hand movement. The separation of the first (e') and second (b) string, as well as the separation between the third (g), fourth (d), fifth (A), and sixth (E) strings by a five-semitone interval (a perfect fourth) allows notes of the chromatic scale to be played with each of the four fingers of the left hand controlling one of the first four frets (index finger on fret 1, little finger on fret 4, etc.). It also yields a symmetry and intelligibility to fingering patterns. The separation of the second (b), and third (g) string is by a four-semitone interval (a major third). Though this breaks the fingering pattern of the chromatic scale and thus the symmetry, it eases the playing of some often-used chords and scales, and it provides more diversity in fingering possibilities. I open

1st fret (index)

2nd fret (middle)

3rd fret (ring)

4th fret (little)

1st string

e'

f'

f♯'

g'

a♭'

2nd string

b

c'

c♯'

d'

e♭'

3rd string

g

a♭

a

b♭

...

4th string

d

e♭

e

f

f♯

5th string

A

B♭

B

c

c♯

6th string

E

F

F♯

G

A♭

Chromatic note progression

It is important to note that the relative harmonic ratio (e.g. semitones-steps) between neighboring strings, does not change when moving up the frets. For example when considering the 1st and 2nd strings: e' to b (open strings) is like f' to c' (1st fret) is like f♯' to c♯' (2nd fret) etc. The chromatic (equal tempered) musical scale and the natural musical scale have note pitches that are in some instances similar. similar. The natural musical musical scale uses natural harmonic pitches. For example, the A note has harmonics pitches for the D and E notes. The guitar fretboard can approximately accommodate to tuning to the chromatic or natural musical scale by adjusting the intonation by a little. Intonation is tuning of the fret notes to other fret notes of  one string so that most of the fretboard note pitches are tuned to the pitches of the musical scale. Intonation tuning is done by adjusting the string lengths at the the bridge. The open string note of a particular string is kept constant so that when adjusting the string length, most of the fretboard pitches are closely matched to the pitches of the musical scale for this string. Tune the open string by adjusting the string tension at the tuning gear using a decent electronic tuner for tuning. Then check the intonation tuning of the fifth, seventh, ninth, twelfth, sixteenth and nineteenth fret note pitches of this string by ear using an electronic chromatic pitch pipe that comes with the above tuner. If these pitches are too high, move the bridge saddle back (away from fretboard) from about 0.5 to about 9 millimetres for the sixth string for a 0.65 metre scale length. If these fret note pitches are too low, then move the bridge saddle forward a little instead. Next tune intonation of other strings each in same way.

Alternative tunings Alternative tuning refers to any open string note arrangement other than that of standard tuning detailed above. Despite the usefulness and current almost universal acceptance of modern standard tuning, over the centuries of the development of the guitar many guitarists have employed such alternative tuning arrangements in order to exploit the unique chord voicing and sonorities that result from them. Some musicians use alternate tunings exclusively, especially in folk music where the guitar is often fulfilling the role of indigenous instruments with their own drones and sound. Most alternative tunings necessarily change the chord shapes associated with standard tuning, which results in certain chords becoming much easier to play while others may become nearly impossible to play.

Guitar tunings

3

As a standard set of guitar strings is designed to be tuned to the standard notes, n otes, alternative tunings tunings may require not not  just a different tuning, tuning, but rere-stringing of the the guitar guitar with strings strings of a different different gauge better better suited to the the open string note. In turn, further adjustments adjustments to the appli applicable cable parts of the guitar, guitar, such as the truss rod, the nut, and the bridge to cope with the different tensions placed on the guitar may be required. In some tunings, such as those requiring the substitution of a Bass guitar string on a regular 6 string guitar, fitting different components will be required to cope with the different gauges used. The Seattle based band The Presidents of the United States of America use instruments called the basitar and guitbass which are examples of heavily modified production model 6 string guitars utilizing extreme tunings.

Lower tunings Derived from standard EADGBE, all the strings are tuned lower by the same interval, thus providing the same chord positions transposed to a lower key. Lower Tunings are popular among rock and heavy metal bands. The reason for tuning down below standard pitch is usually either to accommodate a singer's vocal range or to get a deeper/heavier sound.[1] • D♯/E♭ tuning - D♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-A♯-D♯ / E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ Half a step down from standard tuning. Used by bands/artists such

D tuning.

as: Jimi Hendrix, early Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Cannibal Corpse (up until The Bleeding), Nirvana, Rise Against, Failure, Weezer, Green Day, Kiss, The Hellacopters, Backyard Babies, Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, Brand New, Metallica (in the 1990s), Stevie S tevie Ray Vaughan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Arpad Kollanyi, Alice in Chains, Slayer, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, Relient K, Tracy Riddle with The Polyrhythms, Suede, RED on "Not Alone", Beach House, Third Day (on "I Can Feel It"), and Skillet (on "A Little More"). • D tuning - D-G-C-F-A-D D-G-C-F-A-D One full step down from standard tuning. tuning. Used by bands/artists bands/artists such as Motley Motley Crue's Mick Mars, Panter Pantera, Dimmu Borgir, Drive-By Truckers, Children Of Bodom, Symphony X, Death, Decrepit Birth, Dream Theater, All That Remains, Exodus, Shadows Fall, Mastodon, Lordi, and Kreator. Used in a vast majority of songs by musician Elliott Smith. Also used in Nirvana's songs "Come As You Are", "Lithium" and "Drain You", by Metallica in their song "Sad but True", by Bullet for My Valentine in several songs on Scream Aim Fire, and by John Fogerty. • C♯/D♭ tuning - C♯-F♯-B-E C♯-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯ / D♭-G♭-BD♭-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭ E-A♭-D♭ One and a half steps down. down. Famously used used by Black Sabbath's Sabbath's Tony Tony Iommi in the 1970s, as well as Carri Carrie Brownstein, Dimebag Darrell of Pantera, Dying Fetus, Anata, Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, Between the Buried and Me, Down, Wormwood Earth, All That Remains, Pete Loeffler of Chevelle (on Wonder What's Next), Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide, Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit, Slayer (on Gemini from Undisputed Attitude and God Hates Us All), and Stone Sour, as well as Jim Root's other band Slipknot on the song "Snuff". Also used by Kyuss on song "Isolation". • C tuning - C-F-B♭-E♭-G-C / C-F-A♯-D♯-G-C Two full steps down from normal tuning. Used by bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, In Flames, The Black Dahlia Murder, Architects, Dismember, Dethklok, Cold, Dream Theater, Arch Enemy (since the Angela Gossow era), and The Smashing Pumpkins. • B tuning - B-E-A-D-G♭-B / B-E-A-D-F♯-B Two and a half steps down from standard tuning. Used in Swedish death metal by bands such as At The Gates, Entombed, Amon Amarth, and Arch Enemy (during the Johan Liiva era), as well as Carcass Voices And Vessels, guitarist Kenny Hickey of Type O Negative and Seventh Void, Five Finger Death Punch, Sepultura, Soulfly,

Guitar tunings

4

Within Temptation, and guitarist Kirk Windstein of Crowbar and Kingdom of Sorrow. • A♯/B♭ tuning - A♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F-A♯ / B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭ Three full steps from standard tuning. Used by Dream Theater, OCOAI, Adema, Cannibal Corpse, A Question Of  Etiquette, and American Head Charge. • A tuning - A-D-G-C-E-A Three and a half steps down from standard tuning. Used by Taproot, Dystopia and Korn. Also used by Slipknot on their song Iowa. • G♯/A♭ tuning - G♯-C♯-F♯-B-D♯-G♯ / A♭-D♭-G♭-B-E♭-A♭ Four full steps down from standard tuning. Utilized by the band Staind as well as other variations of this tuning, it is also used by Cannibal Corpse in some songs. The Guitarist Mike Mushok uses a baritone Guitar that is specifically designed for lower tunings. Paradise Lost (Band) use A tuning for their 12th album Faith Divides Us Death Unites Us using 7 string guitars. • G tuning - G-C-F-A♯-D-G / G-C-F-B♭-D-G Four and a half steps down from standard tuning. • F♯/G♭ tuning - F♯-B-E-A-C♯-F♯ / G♭-B-E-A-D♭-G♭ Five full steps from standard tuning. Used by the Death Metal band Disfiguring The Goddess • F tuning - F-A♯-D♯-G♯-C-F / F-B♭-E♭-A♭-C-F Five and one half steps down from standard tuning. • Octave Tuning - E-A-D-G-B-E Six full steps (one octave) down from standard tuning. The Low E has the same fundamental frequency as a bass guitar, essentially the same standard tuning as a bass guitar but with a high B and E added to mimic a regular guitar. This tuning is used on the Fender Bass VI and similar instruments. Notably used by Robert Smith of The Cure and Jack Bruce of Cream. In his early days with Ronnie Hawkins, future Band bassist Rick Danko was also seen with a Fender Bass VI. Tunings as low as B♭ tuning may be practiced on an unmodified instrument provided that higher gauge strings are used, although an extended scale "baritone" guitar is better-suited to avoid warping, as its scale length and truss rod are designed for their tension. Many 8-string guitars feature a dual-action truss rod due to the sheer amount of  tension from the strings. F and octave down tuning are impractical for a standard scale length guitar, since its scale length is too short for a clear sound and unmodified tuners are not built to admit bass guitar gauge strings.

Higher tunings From standard EADGBE, all the strings are tuned up by the same interval. String tension will be higher. Typically requires thinner gauge strings, particularly the first string which could be as thin as six thousandths of an inch (about the thickness of a single human hair). A capo is typically preferred over these tunings, as they do not increase neck strain, etc. The advantage of these tunings is simply that they allow an extended upper note range versus a capo used with standard tuning which limits the number of notes that can be played.

Terz tuning.

• F tuning - F-A♯-D♯-G♯-C-F / F-B♭-E♭-A♭-C-F Half a step up from standard tuning. (used for Love Buzz on Nirvana's Bleach album - apparently by mistake (according to Come As You Are - Michael Azerrad), and by Nickelback on their song "When We Stand Together") • F♯/G♭ tuning - F♯-B-E-A-C♯-F♯ / G♭-B-E-A-D♭-G♭ One full step up from standard. Primary tuning for the band The Chameleons. Johnny Marr also used this tuning extensively with The Smiths; bassist Andy Rourke remained in standard, however, even when Marr was playing

Guitar tunings

5

in F#. • G tuning also known as Terz tuning (sometimes spelled "Tierce", "Third", or "Tertz", all of which are acceptable) - G-C-F-A♯-D-G / G-C-F-B♭-D-G One and one half steps up from standard. • G♯/A♭ tuning - G♯-C♯-F♯-B♯-D♯-G♯ / A♭-D♭-G♭-B-E♭-A♭ Two full steps up from standard. • A tuning - A-D-G-C-E-A Two and one half steps up from standard. This is the standard tuning for the Lapstick travel guitar. • A♯/B♭ - A♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-E♯-A♯ / B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭ Three full steps up from standard.

Dropped tunings These tunings have the 6th string tuned low relative to the other strings, often (but not always) by one full step (a "drop 1" tuning). Some of these may require a baritone guitar due to the string tension required for extremely low notes. Others can be achieved using a capo and/or a partial capo. What matters for the purposes of fingering is the relative relationship among the strings. For example, a dropped B tuning has all strings tuned to different notes than a standard tuning, but the strings have the

Drop D tuning.

same relationship to each other as a drop D tuning (where only the 6th string differs from standard tuning), and as a result the fingerings are nearly the same as for standard tuning. Many of the terms below are ambiguous in whether whether only the 6th string is tuned down (a "drop N" tuning in the standard key of E), or all strings are tuned down, with the 6th tuned down more than the others (usually a "drop 1" tuning in some other key). For example, a "drop C tuning" usually refers to a "drop 1" tuning in the key of D, i.e. i.e. the 6th string is tuned down two whole steps and all others down one whole step. This is equivalent to a standard drop D tuning with all strings turned down a whole step. However, another "drop C tuning" is a "drop 2" tuning in the key of  E, i.e. the 6th string is tuned down two whole steps and the others left alone. The former uses standard drop D fingerings, like all "drop 1" tunings, while the latter requires its own fingerings because of the different relative relationship of the 6th string to the others. Other variant drop tunings tune two different strings differently. Tuning both the 1st and 6th strings down the same amount is common enough to warrant its own name (see "double-dropped tunings" below). However, However, there are are other possibilities. For example, the Foo Fighters song "Stacked Actors" uses a tuning AADGBE with the 6th string retuned to form an octave on A. This involves dropping the 6th string down a perfect fifth. This is sometimes called a "dropped A" tuning because the lowest string is tuned down to A; but it is different from either the "dropped A" variant of drop D (drop 1 in the key of B) or the less common "dropped A" used by Mastodon and Periphery (drop a 4th in the key of D). • Drop D - D-A-D-G-B-E Standard tuning but with the 6th string dropped one full step. Utilized by bands and/or artists: Radiohead, Radiohead, Avenged Sevenfold, Arrowmont, Rage Against the Machine, Lordi, Lamb of God, Evanescence, Silverchair, Muse, Skillet, Helmet, Soundgarden, Rammstein, Fugazi in some songs, Tool in all their albums, Stone Temple Pilots in some songs, Audioslave, Filter, Foo Fighters, Incubus in some songs, Guns N Roses on some songs from Chinese Democracy, Nirvana in some songs, Zakk Wylde in some of his pr ojects, Quicksand, Metallica on their

song "All Nightmare Long", and The Beatles on "Dear Prudence". • Drop C♯/Drop D♭ - C♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-A♯-D♯ / D♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ Same as Drop D, but every string is dropped one half step. Utilized by bands like Acid Bath, Oceana, Alter

Guitar tunings Bridge, Chevelle (on Sci-Fi Crimes), Of Mice & Men, Deftones (on their Around the Fur album), Evanescence, Disturbed, Puddle of Mudd, Linkin Park, Skillet, 10 Years, Black Stone Cherry, RED on End of Silence, Nirvana on their In Utero album and System of a Down on their Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. Also used somewhat on Lamb of God's album Wrath. Avenged Sevenfold used this tuning on songs "Scream" and "Almost Easy". Metallica use this tuning on their song "Minus Human" off S&M . Trivium used this tuning on their album In Waves. Van Halen's 1981 song "Unchained" used this tuning as well.

• Drop B - B-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯ / B-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭ One and one half steps down from Drop D. This tuning is most often used by modern heavymetal musicians. Utilized by bands like Slayer (on Seven Faces and Payback from God Hates Us All, as well as few songs on Christ Illusion), Intronaut, Machine Head, Demon Hunter, Skillet, Slipknot, Chevelle, RED (on "Faceless"), Parkway Drive, Bring Me The Horizon (up until Count Your Blessings), Sevendust, The Devil Wears Prada, Drowning Pool, Comfort in the End, and Attack Attack!. • Drop A♯/Drop B♭ - A♯-F-A♯-D♯-G-C / B♭-F-B♭-E♭-G-C Two full steps down from Drop D. Utilized by bands such as Static-X, To Crown a King, Bring Me the Horizon (since Suicide Season), In Flames, Sybreed, Hellyeah, Breaking Benjamin (since Phobia), Parkway Drive, Spineshank, RED, and occasionally Chevelle and Sevendust. • Drop A - A-E-A-D-F♯-B / A-E-A-D-G♭-B Two and one half steps down from Drop D. This tuning is most often used by death metal or deathcore musicians, such as Suicide Silence or Whitechapel (both use seven-string guitars and tune down the seventh string two half  steps). Utilized by bands like Nile, Motograter, Thrice, Filter (on the songs "Columind" and "The Missing" from The Amalgamut and "Drug Boy" and "The Trouble with Angels" from the album of the same name), Dead by April, RED, Ill Niño (on Dead New World ) and occasionally Slipknot, Amon Amarth, and Parkway Drive. • Drop A or D standard variation - A-G-C-F-A-D: Used by Mastodon on most of their first album ( Remission  Remission) and on some songs on other albums. Also utilized by Periphery on the song "Zyglrox". Alter Bridge uses this tuning, but tuned a half-step up (on songs such as "Broken Wings", "Come to Life", "I Know it Hurts", "Still Remains", "Breath Again", and "All Hope is Gone"). Creed, Architects, and Sevendust all use this tuning tuned a half-step down on their songs "Bread of Shame", "Early Grave", and "Home", respectively. • Drop G♯/Drop A♭ - G♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F-A♯ / A♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭ Three full steps down from Drop D. Utilized by Shinto Katana, Dead by April (on some songs), Metallica in the song Invisible Kid, Brian "Head" Welch during his solo career and by The Acacia Strain in a number of songs. Staind also uses this tuning, as well as several modified variations of this, such as one in which the 5th string is also dropped, or the 2nd string tuned up 1/2 step to emulate a 7-string guitar, amongst several others. • Drop G - G-D-G-C-E-A Three and one half steps down from Drop D. Used by Bring Me The Horizon (on some songs), Attack Attack! in the song AC-130, Baroness, The Acacia Strain (on some songs), Dead by April (on some songs), and In Flames (in some albums, like Reroute to Remain, specially in the song "Transparent"). • Drop F♯/Drop G♭ - F♯-C♯-F♯-B-D♯-G♯ / G♭-D♭-G♭-B-E♭-A♭ Four full steps down from Drop D, or two full steps up from Drop D1. Used by Disfiguring the Goddess. In the recording of Limp Bizkit's song "Nookie", Wes Borland used a custom 4 string baritone guitar tuned F#-F#-B-E. • Drop F - F-C-F-A♯-D-G / F-C-F-B♭-D-G Four and one half steps down from Drop D, or one and a half steps up from Drop D1. • Drop E - E-B-E-A-C♯-F♯ / E-B-E-A-D♭-G♭/  Five full steps down from Drop D, or one full step up from Drop D1. • Drop D♯/Drop E♭ - D♯-A♯-D♯-G♯-C-F / E♭-B♭-E♭-A♭-C-F Five and one half steps down from Drop D, or one half step up from Drop D1. • Drop D1 Tuning - D-A-D-G-B-E Six full steps (one octave) down from Drop D.

6

Guitar tunings

7

• Drop C♯/Drop D♭ in standard variation Tuning - C♯-A-D-G-B-E Standard tuning but with the 6th string lowered one and a half steps. *Drop B in standard variation Tuning B-A-D-G-B-E Used in the song "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden, "Cowboy Hat" by Nickelback, "Gasoline" and "Bring Em Back  Alive" by Audioslave and "Prison Sex" by Tool. Today is the Day have used it on every album since Temple of  the Morning Star, and Shining use it on most of their album Blackjazz. • "Hardcore" "Hardcore" Tuning. Tuning. A tuning primarily primarily used used by hardcore and and grindcore grindcore musicians musicians to create create a harsh dissonanc dissonancee by the use of the open semitone interval.

Double-dropped Double-dropped tunings Similar to the dropped tunings, except that both the 1st and 6th strings are dropped one full step. • Double Drop D - D-A-D-G-B-D Standard tuning but with the 1st and 6th strings dropped one full step. Favored by Neil Young. Has also been used by Lamb of God on some of their earlier songs. • Double Drop C♯/Drop D♭ - C♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-A♯-C♯ /  D♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-D♭/ 

Double drop D tuning.

Same as [Double] Drop D, but every string is dropped one half step. Used by the acoustic rock band Days of the New. • Double Drop C - C-G-C-F-A-C One full step down from Drop D. Used by Sevendust on the song "Seasons". • Double Drop B - B-F♯-B-E-G♯-B / B-G♭-B-E-A♭-B/  One and one half steps down from Drop D. • Double Drop A♯/Drop B♭ - A♯-F-A♯-D♯-G-A♯ / B♭-F-B♭-E♭-G-B♭ Two full steps down from Drop D. • Double Drop A - A-E-A-D-F♯-A / A-E-A-D-G♭-A Two and one half steps down from Drop D. • Double Drop G♯/Drop A♭ - G♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F-G♯ / A♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-A♭ Three full steps down from Drop D. • Double Drop G - G-D-G-C-E-G Three and one half steps down from Drop D. • Double Drop F♯/Drop G♭ - F♯-C♯-F♯-B-D♯-F♯ / G♭-D♭-G♭-B-E♭-G♭ Four full steps down from Drop D, or two full steps up from Drop D1. • Double Drop F - F-C-F-A♯-D-F / F-C-F-B♭-D-F Four and one half steps down from Drop D, or one and a half steps up from Drop D1. • Double Drop E - E-B-E-A-C♯-E / E-B-E-A-D♭-E Five full steps down from Drop D, or one full step up from Drop D1. • Double Drop D♯/Double Drop E♭ - D♯-A♯-D♯-G♯-C-D♯ / E♭-B♭-E♭-A♭-C-E♭ Five and one half steps down from Drop D, or one half step up from Drop D1. • Double Drop D1 Tuning - D-A-D-G-B-D Six full steps (one octave) down from Double Drop D.

Guitar tunings

8

Classical guitar tunings The classical guitar developed over a period of 500 years and in addition to the predominant standard tuning, a number of guitar tunings are commonly used in this genre, some based upon historical practice. • Renaissance lute tuning: E-A-d-f♯-b-e' This tuning may also be used with a capo at the third fret to match the common lute pitch: G-c-f-a-d'-g'. This tuning also matches standard vihuela tuning and is often employed in classical guitar transcriptions of music written for those instruments. • "Pseudo Russian" or "g" tuning: D-G-d-g-b-e'

Open tunings An open tuning in guitar is one where the strings are tuned so that a chord is achieved without fretting, or pressing any of the strings. With such a tuning, other chords may be played by simply barring a fret or through the use of a slide. Open tunings are common in blues music and some rock and folk music. They are particularly used in steel guitar and bottleneck guitar playing. When performing and recording, musicians will often employ simultaneous multiple tunings, i.e. separate instruments in different tunings sounding at once. For example, on several of his early recordings 1980s session guitarist David Persons used multiple tunings together, including standard six string and open tuning (e.g. standard tuning playing in E major and Open E tuning). Due to the resulting natural intervals (i.e. non-equal temperament) [2]

this practice produces complementary counterpoint with unusual harmonies and dissonance.

Major open tunings Major open tunings (giving a major chord with the open strings) include (all from low to high): • Open A: E-A-C♯-E-A-E • Altern Alternati ativel vely: y: E-A-C♯ E-A-C♯-E-E-A-C A-C♯♯ • "Slide" Open A: E-A-E-A-C♯-E (identical to Open G tuning but with every string raised one step or two frets) (used by Oxbow on the song "Woe" from the album King of the Jews and The White Stripes on Seven Nation Army).

Open D tuning.

• Open B: B-F♯-B-F♯-B-D♯ • Altern Alternati ativel vely: y: F♯-B-D F♯-B-D♯-F ♯-F♯-B ♯-B-D♯ -D♯ • Open C: C-G-C-G-C-E (Widely used by Devin Townsend) • Alternative Alternative:: C-G-C-E-G-C C-G-C-E-G-C (used (used by Oxbow on on the 2007 song song "It's the the Giving, Giving, Not the Taking" Taking" and Needtobreathe on "Lay 'Em Down") • Open C tuning for 7 string: G-C-G-C-G-C-E (Also used by Devin Townsend while in Strapping young lad; also used by Soundgarden) • Open D: D-A-D-F♯-A-D • Altern Alternati ativel vely: y: D-A-D' D-A-D'-A' -A'-D -D-D(used by stone roses in love spreads). • Open E: E-B-E-G♯-B-E (use light gauge strings because three strings must be raised)(used by Keith Richards on Salt of the Earth, Prodigal Son, and by Bob Dylan on his 1975 album Blood on the Tracks) • Open F: F-A-C-F-C-F

Guitar tunings

9

• Alternative Alternatively: ly: C-F-C-F-A-F C-F-C-F-A-F (used (used by: Elizabeth Elizabeth Cotten Cotten on her song "When I Get Home"; Home"; Oxbow on the songs songs "...The Stick" and "Skin") • F-Sharp Tuning: F♯-A♯-C♯-F♯-C♯-F♯ Open G: D-G-D-G-B-D (also known as Spanish Tuning or Chicago Tuning)

Open G was used in rock by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones as well as in Mississippi blues by Son House, Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson, and in "Fearless" by Pink Floyd.[3] • Alternative Alternatively: ly: G-B-D-G-B-D G-B-D-G-B-D (slack-key (slack-key guitar guitar taro patch) • dobro Open G: G-B-D-G-B-D (occasionally adopted for ordinary guitar, but requires lighter fifth and sixth strings). • Russian Open G: D-G-B-D-G-B-D (the standard tuning for the Russian seven string guitar).

Minor Open Tunings/Cross-note tunings The below open tunings use a minor third, and give a minor chord  with open strings. To avoid the relatively cumbersome designation "open D minor", "open C minor", such tunings are sometimes called "cross-note tunings" . The term also expresses the fact that, compared to Major chord open tunings, by fretting the lowered string at the first fret, it is possible to produce a major chord very easily. Cross-note or open E-minor was used by Bukka White and Skip James.[4] Cross-note tunings include (low to high): • Cross-note A: E-A-E-A-C-E • Altern Alternati ative: ve: E-A-CE-A-C-E-A E-A-E -E (rare) (rare) • Cross-note C: C-G-C-G-C-E♭ • Alternative Alternative:: C-G-C-E♭-G-C C-G-C-E♭-G-C (used (used by Oxbow on the 1996 songs songs "Stallkick "Stallkicker," er," "Sorry," "Sorry," and the 2007 songs songs "A Winner Every Time" and "Time Gentlemen, Time," etc.) • Cross-note D: D-A-D-F-A-D (used by Oxbow on the 1991 songs, "Angel," "Cat and Mouse," etc.) • Cross-note E: E-B-E-G-B-E • Cross-note F: F-A♭-C-F-C-F (extremely rare) • Alternative Alternative:: F-C-F-A♭-C-F F-C-F-A♭-C-F (used (used by Albert Albert Collins Collins;; requires requires light light gauges) gauges) • Cross-note G: D-G-D-G-B♭-D • Alternative Cross A: E-A-E-A-E-A. «Sitar A» - an alternative low guitar system. Recalls the sound of Indian sitar.

Modal tunings In modal tunings, the strings are tuned to form a chord which is not definitively minor or major. These tunings may facilitate very easy chords and unique sounds when the open strings are used as drones. Often these tunings form a suspended chord on the open strings. A well known user of modal tunings is Sonic Youth. • Asus2: E-A-B-E-A-E • Asus4: E-A-D-E-A-E • Bsus4: B-F#-B-E-F#-B (DADGAD but 3 steps (1 1/2 note) lower, used by Sevendust on the song "Live Again" and on much of their Cold Day Memory album.) • C6: C-A-C-G-C-E (used by Jimmy Page in Bron-Yr-Aur) • Open Page: D-G-C-G-C-D (used by Jimmy Page in The Rain Song)

D modal tuning.

Guitar tunings • Csus2: C-G-C-G-C-D (first five strings equivalent to Double-C tuning for the banjo) • Csus4+9: C-G-C-F-C-D • Csus4: C-G-C-G-C-F • C15: C-G-D-G-C-D • Dsus2: D-A-D-E-A-D • Dsus4: D-A-D-G-A-D • Esus2: E-B-E-F♯-B-E (used by My Bloody Valentine in “Only Shallow” and by John Mayer in "Something's Missing" and "In Your Atmosphere"). • Esus4: E-B-E-A-B-E • G6: D-G-D-G-B-E • Gsus2: D-G-D-G-A-D • Gsus4: D-G-D-G-C-D (first five strings equivalent to Sawmill tuning for the banjo) • Gsus4/4 / Orkney Tuning: C-G-D-G-C-D • E modal: E-B-E-E-B-E (used in CSN's "Suite Judy Blue Eyes") • G modal: G-G-D-G-B-D • B modal: B-F♯-C♯-F♯-B-D♯

"Extended chord" tunings These tunings allow a guitarist to play an open seventh, ninth, eleventh or thirteenth chord, or when the extended tone occurs in the lowest string to exploit the sound of that note as an 'open' string. One or more of the strings is retuned to the appropriate note of the required scale. Such tunings may be either minor or major. Examples are (low to high): • Open Dmaj7: D-A-D-F♯-A-C♯ • Open Dmin7: D-A-D-F-A-C • When used used for rhythm guitar guitar purposes, purposes, this tuning tuning is highly accessi accessible ble to musicians musicians who play play the guitar as a second instrument but who have preexisting knowledge of music theory: One can play any major, minor, major seventh, or minor seventh chord by barring at the fret of the tonic with the first finger, changing minor to major by using the second (middle) finger to raise the F-string note one half-step from barred, and/or changing seventh to triad-only by using the third (ring) finger to raise the C-string note one whole step from barred. As long as one is familiar with the chord progression of the song one is playing, this tuning enables even an inexperienced player to play a wide variety of chords (albeit at the cost of frequent jumps up and down the fretboard). • Open Dmin(add9): D-A-D-F-A-E • Alternative Alternative:: E-A-D-F-A-D E-A-D-F-A-D (used by by Oxbow on the song "Babyd "Babydoll") oll") • Open Emin7: E-B-D-G-B-E (same as standard except raised 5th string which needs lighter gauge) • Open G6: D-G-D-G-B-E • Dobro open G6: G-B-D-G-B-E (two lowest strings tuned up and require lighter gauges) • Open G7: • D-G-D-G-B-F • D-G-D-F-B-D D-G-D-F-B-D (both (both very rare rare presumably presumably because because of tritone tritone between between adjacen adjacentt strings) strings) • F-G-D -G-D-G -G--B-D • Open Gmaj7: D-G-D-F♯-B-D (see slack key) • "Modal" G7: F-G-D-G-C-D • "Open G13": F-G-D-G-B-E • Open Cmin7: C-G-C-G-B♭-E♭ • Open Cmaj7: C-G-C-G-B-E

10

Guitar tunings • Open C6/9: C-G-C-E-A-C • Open Cmaj9: C-G-D-G-B-E • Csus2add11: C-G-D-F-c-f  • Golden Blue: C-C-c-c-B♭-F • Open Gsus4: D-G-C-G-c-d (used by Jimmy Page on "The Rain Song")

Steel Guitar Tuning On table steel guitar and pedal steel guitar, the most common tunings are the extended-chord C6 tuning and E9 tuning, sometimes known as the Texas and  Nashville tunings respectively. On a multiple-neck instrument, the near neck will normally be some form of C6, and the next closest neck E9. Necks with 12 or more strings can be used with universal tunings which combine the features of C6 and E9. On a 12 string pedal steel guitar, all 12 strings are tuned and played individually, not as 6 double courses as on the 12 string guitar. On lap steel guitar there is often only one six-string neck. C6 tuning is popular for these instruments, as are open G, E6, and E7 tuning.

Miscellaneous tunings Dad-Gad D-A-D-G-A-D Often vocalized as "Dad-Gad", DADGAD is common in Celtic music, and is also heard in rock music for example Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". Davy Graham initially employed this tuning so he could play along with the native musicians on a trip to Morocco, it was then taken up by Bert Jansch, who influenced Jimmy Page to use the tuning in "Kashmir" which in turn helped further popularize it.[3] Pierre Bensusan is another noted exponent of this tuning. Three downtuned variations are used by the band Sevendust. A drop C variation, or C-G-C-F-G-C. (only used on the song "Unraveling"), a drop B variation, or B-F#-B-E-F#-B, and a drop A# variation, or A#-F-A#-D#-F-A#. Martin Carthy uses the related tunings D-A-D-E-A-E and C-G-C-D-G-A. A slight (accidental) variation, DADAAD, was used by Dave Wakeling on the English Beat's 1983 single Save It For Later.

Dad-Dad D-A-D-D-A-D Nicknamed - "Papa-Papa". DADDAD is common in folk music (Irish, Scottish), and for the execution of a rhythm guitar in "heavy" (alternative music) on 6 th on the third string at the same time. Getting to the Tuning. From DADGAD, Open D or Open D Minor, all you need to do is drop the original G string to D. It takes a few twists, but all you have to do is make it sound like the D string next to it. DADDAD tuning is sometimes used on Dobro guitars for rock blues. A notable example is Stanley Jordan and Billy McLaughlin.

11

Guitar tunings

12

All fourths E-A-d-g-c'-f' This tuning is like that of the lowest four strings in standard tuning. It removes from standard tuning the irregularity of the interval of a third between the second and third strings. This tuning is sometimes adopted by guitarists who are proficient at two-handed tapping, as it allows for symmetrical scales all the way up and down the fretboard.

All fifths C-G-d-a-e'-b' This is a tuning in intervals of fifths like that of a mandolin or a violin. Has a remarkably wide range, though it is impossible to achieve with standard equipment (the high b" makes the first string very taut such that it will break  easily), and may not play well on an acoustic guitar (the low C is arguably too low to resonate properly in a standard guitar's body). Some guitarists, notably Robert Fripp of the band King Crimson, use all fifths tuning with a g' instead of a b' on the first string, making that interval a minor third rather than a perfect fifth. This tuning is often called "New Standard Tuning" by its users. The California Guitar Trio commissioned a luthier to construct three guitars capable of accommodating the string tension required to tune to a b' on the first string, thus becoming the first guitarists to compose music in the true perfect fifth tuning. Another variation of the all fifths tuning utilizes an additional bass string as an alternative to a high b: F-C-G-d-a-e This tunes the top 4 strings to the standard mandolin/violin tuning and adds bass missing from those instruments.

Cello/Standard guitar C-G-d-a-b-e' Essentially a 'cello tuning with the deeper four strings in fifths and the two highest strings in standard guitar tuning. Used by Oxbow on their 1989 song "The Valley" and 2007 song "Frank's Frolic." Also used by Foo Fighters on the song "Weenie Beenie" A variation of this tuning with all three high strings in standard guitar tuning is: C-G-d-g-b-e' Used by Oxbow on the 1993 (recorded) song "Sunday" and 1996 song "The Last Good Time."

"Karnivool" tuning B-F♯-b-g-b-e' Hybrid tuning between B-tuning and E-standard. Used by the band Karnivool for their Themata album, and some of their Sound Awake Tracks.

Mi-composé E-A-d'-g-b-e' Mi-composé is a tuning commonly used for rhythm guitar in African popular music forms such as soukous and [5]

makossa.

It is 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 an e' string and tuning it to d'.

Guitar tunings

13

Ostrich tuning [6]

Ostrich tuning is a tuning where all strings are tuned to the same note,

creating an intense, chorused drone.

• D-D-D-D-d-d • E high tuning -E-E-E-E-E-E Strong E unison high string resonance(See E low tuning).

Love Buzz D-A-D-G-B-F Tuning Created by Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, name is from the first song it was recorded on.

Microtonal tuning The open strings of a guitar can be tuned to microtonal intervals, however microtonal scales can not be played on a conventional guitar because the frets only allow for a chromatic scale of twelve equally spaced pitches, each a semitone apart. It is possible to play microtonal scales on a fretless guitar or to convert a fretted guitar into a fretless. [7]

Guitars can also be refretted to a microtonal scale.

Extended techniques such as 3rd bridge technique, slide guitar and prepared guitar techniques can be utilized to produce microtonality without severe modification to the instrument.

Five-string tunings Five string guitars are common in Brazil, where they are known as guitarra baiana and are typically tuned in 5ths. Schecter Guitar Research produced a production model 5 string guitar called the Celloblaster in 1998.[8] A five-string tuning may be necessary in a pinch when a string breaks on a standard six-string (usually the high E) and no replacement is immediately available. Some basic five-string tunings include: • Standard - E-A-D-G-B The standard tuning, without the top E string attached. Alternative variants are easy from this tuning, but because several chords inherently omit the lowest string, it may leave some chords relatively thin or incomplete with the top string missing (the D chord, for instance, must be fretted 5-4-3-2-3 to include F#, the tone a major third above D). • Celloblaster tuning - C-G-D-A-E Similar to All fifths or New Standard Tuning. Used by the noise-rock band Lightning Bolt. • Baritone - E-A-D-F♯-B In this tuning, the fourth (G) string is lowered a half-step, thus recreating the intervals between the top five strings, lowered a perfect fourth. Though chords can easily and more fully be played from this tuning, it sometimes results in awkward inversions, a relatively minor problem if the five-string is i s played in an ensemble with a bass guitar. • E-A-C♯-F♯-B Simulates the top four strings, followed by the second-from-bottom string on top, raised a whole step (the F♯ representing both the top and bottom E). It makes playing in the key of A major easier, though chord fingerings have to be altered unless the strings are rearranged to F♯-B-E-A-C♯. • Open G tuning - G-D-G-B-D Some slide/bottleneck guitarists omit the bottom E string when playing in open G, in order to have the Root note as the tonic. This tuning is used almost exclusively by Keith Richards. • Open E♭5 tuning - E♭-B♭-E♭-B♭-E♭. This is achieved by removing the fourth (G) string, tuning both Es and the B down a half step, and the A and D strings up a half-step. This creates a five-string power chord.

Guitar tunings

Seven-string tunings Similar to five-string bass guitar tuning, seven-string tuning allows for the extra string a fourth lower than the original sixth string. This allows for the note range of B standard tuning without transposing E standard guitar chords down two and a half steps down. Baritone 7-string guitars are available which features a longer scale-length allowing it to be tuned to a lower range. • Standard Tuning - B-E-A-D-G-B-E Standard seven-string tuning. • A♯/B♭ tuning - A♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-A♯-D♯ / B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ Half a step down from standard, used by bands such as Emmure and Meshuggah in their earlier days, Cannibal Corpse mid-career, Adema, American Head Charge, Sonata Arctica in their album Unia and Mushroomhead. • A tuning - A-D-G-C-F-A-D A full step down from standard. Used by bands such as Korn, Mushroomhead and Fear Factory • G♯/A♭ tuning - G♯-C♯-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯ / A♭-D♭-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭ One and one half steps down from standard. Used by bands such as Slayer (on War Zone and Here Comes the Pain from God Hates Us All), Deftones (on their self-titled album) and Korn (on the song "Alone I Break", but on 14-string guitars.) • G tuning - G-C-F-A♯-D♯-G-C / G-C-F-B♭-E♭-G-C Two full steps down from standard tuning. • F♯/G♭ tuning - F♯-B-E-A-D-F♯-B / G♭-B-E-A-D-G♭-B Two and one half steps down from standard. Used by Danish band Mnemic in the albums Passenger and Sons of  the System. • F tuning - F-A♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F-A♯ / F-B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭ Three full steps down from standard. Used by Meshuggah during the recording of  Nothing  Nothing. The songs are played live using 8 string guitars. • E tuning - E-A-D-G-C-E-A Three and one half steps down from standard. • D♯/E♭ tuning - D♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-B-D♯-G♯ / E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B-E♭-A♭ Four full steps down from standard. • D tuning - D-G-C-F-A♯-D-G / D-G-C-F-B♭-D-G Four and one half steps down from standard. • C♯/D♭ tuning - C♯-F♯-B-E-A-C♯-F♯ / D♭-G♭-B-E-A-D♭-G♭/  Five full steps down from standard. • C tuning - C-F-A♯-D♯-G♯-C-F / C-F-B♭-E♭-A♭-C-F Five and one half steps down from standard. • Octave Tuning - B-E-A-D-G-B-E Six full steps (one octave) down from standard tuning. • Thirds Tuning - E-G♯-C-E-G♯-c-e Same range as standard six-string. Allows over two full chromatic octaves without changing position, slides or bends. The open C tuning for 7-string guitar was Devin Townsend's preferred tuning for the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad.

14

Guitar tunings

Seven-string dropped tunings These tunings have the added low 7th string tuned one full step lower allowing for chord structures similar to six-string drop tunings. • Drop B - B-F♯-B-E-A-C♯-F♯ / B-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯-F♯ / B-G♭-B-E-A-D♭-G♭ a tuning which combines the standard drop B tuning of a 6 string electric guitar, but with a high F♯ for soloing. Used by bands such as All Shall Perish and Assemble the Chariots • Drop A - A-E-A-D-G-B-E A combination of standard 6 string tuning and a 7th string dropped one full step for power chords, used by deathcore bands such as Suicide Silence, Oceano, and Whitechapel, as well as other bands such as Blotted Science, In This Moment, Dir En Grey, Chimaira (on their first f irst album), and occasionally Scar Symmetry, Escape the Fate, The Devil Wears Prada, and Dry Kill Logic. Triumphant Return guitarist Matti varies this tuning by dropping both the low B to A and low E to D and raising the high B and E a half-step to C and F (A-D-A-D-G-C-F). • Drop A - alternatively, A-E-A-D-F#-B-E The same as drop A tuning for a 6-string on the low strings while retaining a high E. In effect converts a 7-string into a drop A baritone guitar, but with standard tuning's soloing capability. • Drop G♯/Drop A♭ -G♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-A♯-D♯ / A♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ One half step down from standard Drop A. Used by bands such as Destrophy and Periphery • Drop G - G-D-G-C-F-A-D A full step from standard Drop A, used by such bands as Impending Doom and Born of Osiris on their latest album The Discovery (album). • Drop F♯/Drop G♭ - F♯-C♯-F♯-B-E-G♯-C♯ / G♭-D♭-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭ One and one half steps down from standard Drop A. Used by Deftones (on their Saturday Night Wrist album). • Drop F -F-C-F-A♯-D♯-G-C / F-C-F-B♭-E♭-G-C /  Two full steps down from standard Drop A. Triumphant Return uses a variation of this tuning also (F-C-G-C-F-A-D). • Drop E - E-B-E-A-D-F♯-B / E-B-E-A-D-G♭-B Two and one half steps down from standard Drop A. • Drop D♯/Drop E♭ - D♯-A♯-D♯-G♯-C♯-F-A♯ / E♭-B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭ Three full steps down from standard Drop A. • Drop D - D-A-D-G-C-E-A Three and one half steps down from standard Drop A. • Drop C♯/Drop D♭ - D♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B-E♭-A♭ / C♯-G♯-C♯-F♯-B-D♯-G♯ Four full steps down from standard Drop A. • Drop C - C-G-C-F-A♯-D-G / C-G-C-F-B♭-D-G Four and one half steps down from standard Drop A. • Drop B1 - B-F♯-B-E-A-C♯-F♯ / B-G♭-B-E-A-D♭-G♭ Five full steps down from standard Drop A. Six full steps (one octave) down from a baritone Drop B guitar • Drop A♯/Drop B♭ - A♯-F-A♯-D♯-G♯-C-F / B♭-F-B♭-E♭-A♭-C-F Five and one half steps down from standard Drop A. • Drop A1 Tuning - A-E-A-D-G-B-E Six full steps (one octave) down from standard Drop A.

15

Guitar tunings

16

Eight-string tunings A continuation of the 7-string, adding another string a fifth lower than the seven strings low B. The eight string guitars additional low F♯ string is just a whole step up from a bass guitars low E string. While luthiers have been building these instruments previously, mass-produced Eight-string electric guitars are a relatively recent innovation. [9]

Ibanez was first to offer a production 8-string guitar in March 2007.

Many other companies now produce

mass-market 8-string models, yet these guitars remain relatively uncommon. • Standard - F♯-B-E-A-D-G-B-E Standard eight-string tuning. Used by Scar Symmetry on the song "Mechanical Soul Cybernetics" from the album Dark Matter Dimensions and by Deftones on their album Diamond Eyes. • F tuning - F-B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E F- B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭♭ Half a step down from standard tuning. Used by Meshuggah and After The Burial. • E tuning - E-A-D-G-C-F-A-D One full step down from standard tuning. Used by Meshuggah • E♭ tuning- E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B-E-A♭-D♭ One and a half steps down from standard tuning. Used by Meshuggah. • A tuning - A-D-G-C-F-A-D-G Three and one half steps down from standard tuning. • High A - B-E-A-D-G-B-E-A Standard seven string tuning with a 'high a' Used by Rusty Cooley.

Eight-string dropped tunings • Drop E/F♭ - E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E A combination of standard 7 string tuning and a 8th string dropped one full step for power chords, used by Animals as Leaders and Whitechapel on two songs on their A New Era Of Corruption album (E-A-E-A-D-G-B-E). • Drop E♭/D♯ - E♭-B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ E♭-B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ Half a step down from drop E tuning. Used by Meshuggah in the album Catch Thirty-Three, in the song Shed , and used by Emmure in the album Speaker Of The Dead in the song "Word of Intulo" • Drop D - D-A-D-G-C-F-A-D One full step down from drop E.

References [1] [1] http http:// ://ww www. w.betterguitar. betterguitar.com/instruction/rhythm_g com/instruction/rhythm_guitar/tune_down_hal uitar/tune_down_half_step/tune_down_h f_step/tune_down_half_step. alf_step. html [2] Christian Musician interview article with Persons, January 1986 [3] Johnson, Gordie (1 May 2008). 2008). "Hey Kid, Kid, What Tuning Tuning is That?". Canadian Musician 30 (3): 25. [4] Cohen, Andy Andy (22 March 2005). 2005). "Stefan GrossmanGrossman- Country Blues Guitar in Open Tunings". Tunings". Sing Out! 49 (1): 152. [5] Stewar Steward, d, Gary Gary (2004). (2004). Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos (http://books.google. (http://books. google.com/  com/  books?id=gKEHO1z413EC&pg=PA3 books?id=gKEHO1z413EC&pg=PA34). 4). Verso. pp. 34. ISBN 9781859843680. . [6] Lou Reed Reed biogra biography phy (http (http://www. ://www.imdb. imdb.com/name/nm071556 com/name/nm0715563/bio) 3/bio) at IMDB [7] "Alternati "Alternative ve tunings tunings on Fretted Instrume Instruments nts –  Refretting and Other Approaches".  Experimental Musical Instruments journal 3 #6: 3 – 6. Refretting 6. April  –  1988. [8] Schecter Schecter Guitar Guitar Researc Research h (1999) (1999) Diamond Series. Schecter Guitar Research Catalogs. Los Angeles, CA [9] Official Official Ibanez Forums Forums announceme announcement: nt: http://www. http://www.ibanez.com/forum/forum_posts. ibanez.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4151&PN=1 asp?TID=4151&PN=1

Guitar tunings

External links • WA's Encycl Encyclopedi opediaa of Alternate Alternate Guitar Guitar Tunings Tunings (http://wagu (http://waguitartu itartunings nings..com) "...a wonderful site devoted to guitar tunings —dozens and dozens of  ‘ em, including tunings used by Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Sonic Youth. Cool!" - Andy Ellis

• Alternate Alternate open tunings tunings for slide guitar guitar (http://www.sl (http://www.slide. ide.neonblade. neonblade.com/tuning. com/tuning.html) html) Slide guitar for beginners • Guitar intonation intonation tuning method. method. (http://informa (http://information. tion.hostei.com/guitar-tuning. hostei.com/guitar-tuning.html) html) • How To To Tune Tune An Acous Acoustic tic Guit Guitar ar (http (http://ww ://www. w.rippingguitar. rippingguitar.com/how-to-tune-an-acoustic-guitar) com/how-to-tune-an-acoustic-guitar)

17

Article Sources and Contributors

Article Sources and Contributors Guitar tunings Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=464203956 .php?oldid=464203956 Contributors: 5 albert square, 66Sequoia, A plague of rainbows, A.R., ARKAEAN, AUBeastmaster, Aadieu, Adam Bishop, Ahoerstemeier, Airproofing, Aitias, Altzinn, AmericanPrankster, Andeggs, AndrewHowse, Andrewa, Anger22, Antandrus, AraThiOn, Arcker on, Arpad.kollanyi, Arthur Morrison, Astonmartini, Astralography, Auntof6, Autarch, Av99, Avengedpantera, Avram Fawcett, B, Bandobando, Bartleby, Bearingbreaker92, BenEBrady, Benwing, Bigtimepeace, Blanchardb, Blanu, Blastdude, Blue bear sd, Bogey97, Bogwraith, Brian Fenton, Brookshawn, Brutalbass, Bubba73, Burger king, C777, Cahillee, Captiivus, Cassius987, Chasdenonno, Chevellefan11, Chris Capoccia, Ckatz, Colonies Chris, Conti, Coolguy911, Custardninja, D'Agosta, DNAku, Da Vynci, Danger, Dark Mage, DavidJJJ, DavidRF, Davidsonjorel, Dcattell, Deathbat1, Delicious carbuncle, Denstat, Deville, Dissolve, Djwings, Dog Barn Star, Drmies, ERNesbitt, Eb.eric, Eeekster, Empirecontact, Epbr123, Evanreyes, EvilAngel72089, Exquisite niche, FMAFan1990, Falcon Kirtaran, Falsehopesgg, Father Cory, Fa yssalF, Firsfron, FlameIbrah, Flowanda, Fraterm, FreddyFred, Fretsource, Fromps, Gaius Cornelius, Ghewgill, Glacier Wolf, Gloze, Gogo Dodo, GoingBatty, GraemeL, Graham87, GrammarPolice1984, Gregorof, GreyCat, Grundoon, Grungehippie, Gtbob12, Gwalla, Gwarfan, Hapinguf, Hobartimus, Hollow181, Houtlijm, Hu12, Hyacinth, Hydrogen Iodide, Hysteresis1, INXS-Girl, IanMSpencer, Inkington, Inozeros, Inquisitive Brutality, Iopq, Irbisgreif, Issyl0, J. Kevin Wolfe, J.delanoy, JMyrleFuller, JRomero, JSC ltd, Jagun, Jameswf, Jason Quinn, Jayohewhy, Jaysweet, Jds10912, JesseStone, Jhamm91, Joey1527, Jogers, Jogloran, Johnharris23, Jorgicio, JoshuaPL, Jowie, Jpgordon, Julesd, Kaiba, Kameejl, Kaobear, Karlhendrikse, Kelly Martin, Kenliu, Ketic1, Killingthedream, Kinzoku870, Koavf, Kona1611, Kwiki, KyraVixen, Latka, Leahtwosaints, LilHelpa, Lozenger 91, M0thr4, MBisanz, MER-C, Machoroast, Mandarax, Manning Bartlett, Marasmusine, Marskuzz, Martarius, MartectX, MatthewVanitas, Max v, Mbc362, McTavidge, Me2NiK, MegA, MegX, Melaen, Methodguitar, Mets501, Mezmerizer, Mikeymathis, Miracleworker5263, Mlindstr, Mmoncur, Mnymosine, MoRsE, Mordomo, Mr.MojoRisin', MrFizyx, MrOllie, Mtd2006, Muhandes, Munci, Mysid, N5iln, NIRVANA2764, NY773, Nagy, NameIsRon, Nathan.price, Nic The Illemonati, Nick R, Noah Salzman, Nono64, Nopehead, Northamerica1000, Nuujinn, Obstruct, Ocatecir, Oli Filth, Omegatron, OnBeyondZebrax, Orffyreus, Ours18, Outdoorperson, P.I.T.O.W., Pa inkiller JP, Patoorio, Patriarch, Paul-Ethan, Pearle, Phifer784, Phthoggos, Picklenose666, PicktownGolfer, Pinkadelica, Pmcs140968, Pmlineditor, Pollythewasp, Prashanthns, PrometheusX303, Prs2014, PseudoOne, Ptkday, Pwhitwor, Quebec99, Qwerty Binary, R'n'B, R.christie, Radagast83, Radiant chains, Radioactivebloke, Rajneeshrock, Raoul NK, Rayner101, Razzbone, Realcygnus, RedEarth, Redarted special, Registreernu, Rich Farmbrough, Richard.darren, Riick, Rivenbeef, Rjwilmsi, Rothorpe, RoyBoy, Rundquist, RyanMcGinnis, Ryanasaurus007, Ryanasaurus007, Schellack, Scotttroyer, Scummings, SebDaMuffin, Sebleblanc, Sergivs-en, ShakataGaNai, ShelfSkewed, Shinigami2057, Siege72, Simenstensland, Sjr198189, Skunkbunk, Slash's snakepit, Smickysmicker, Spacenarwhal, Specs112, Ssmallen, Stallonselvan, Static3d, Stefanminogue, SteveMcBill, Strobilus, SubtractM, Super Spam Away, Sus scrofa, Svindland, Szadou, Taestell, Tagrich1961, Tall Midget, Tassedethe, TenPoundHammer, Tetracube, The Haunted Angel, The Stickler, The rev2, TheDeathCard, TheRedPenOfDoom, TheXenocide, Theunknown42, Thunderbird2, Tiku-Orava, TimNelson, Tkma, Toastedmarshmellow, Tomaat, Tomwsulcer, Tornadothrasher, Travisvoices, Tritoneking, Trusilver, Ulric1313, Uncle G, Unreadablecharacters, Usrnme h8er, Uzisuicide, Version191, Verygoodinput, Vinceb-london, Violncello, Waggers, Waterfallsrus, Web-Crawling Stickler, Wereon, Wholedacdc, Whothefucisgaunt, WikiDan61, Wildchild06, Willsketch, Wisdom89, Wiso0, Wizard191, Wj32, Woohookitty, Worrensanchez, Wrv3, Wuhwuzdat, Ww, Xdiabolicalx, Yapser, Yawaraey, Youngncy, Yousou, Zacharymiller, Zparker686, Пика Пика, 1575 anonymous edits

Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors Image:Guitar standard tuning.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/ind http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Guitar_standard_tun ex.php?title=File:Guitar_standard_tuning.png ing.png  License: Public Domain Contributors: User:Hyacinth File:Guitar notes.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Guitar_notes.png .php?title=File:Guitar_notes.png  License: GNU Free Documentation License Contributors: User:Hyacinth Image:D tuning.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:D_tuning.png http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:D_tuning.png  License: Public Domain Contributors: User:Hyacinth File:Terz tuning for guitar.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Terz_tuning_for_guitar.png ?title=File:Terz_tuning_for_guitar.png  License: Public Domain Contributors: Hyacinth at en.wikipedia Image:Drop D tuning.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.ph http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Drop_D_tuning.png p?title=File:Drop_D_tuning.png  License: Public Domain Contributors: User:Hyacinth Image:Double drop D tuning.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/ind http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Double_drop_D_tu ex.php?title=File:Double_drop_D_tuning.png ning.png  License: Public Domain Contributors: User:Hyacinth Image:Open D tuning.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.ph http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Open_D_tuning.png p?title=File:Open_D_tuning.png  License: Public Domain Contributors: User:Hyacinth Image:D modal tuning.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:D_modal_tuning ?title=File:D_modal_tuning.png .png  License: Public Domain Contributors: User:Hyacinth

License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported  //creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ 

18