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Son House Guitar Tunings

Son House has used standard and alternate guitar tunings across their recorded discography. Below you will find 1 songs with exact string notes and tuning configurations.

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Son House Songs & Guitar Tunings

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Song Title	Tuning required	Genre / Style	Tune Now
Death Letter Blues	D - G - D - G - Bb - DOpen G Minor	Rock / Classic	Tune

Death Letter BluesRock / Classic

Open G Minor

D - G - D - G - Bb - D

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Open G Minor

D - G - D - G - Bb - D

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String Pitch Guide: Open G Minor

Primary tuning reference used for 1 song in Son House's catalog.

String #Pitch NoteVisual Gauge

2Bb

Son House Guitar Tuning Overview

Son House utilizes a dynamic selection of guitar tunings to achieve distinct voice leading, open resonance, and chord voicings across their music. While standard tuning forms the foundation for many tracks, alternate tunings—such as drop tunings and open tunings—play a pivotal role in shaping their signature guitar sound.

Using our interactive tuner above, you can inspect each string note required for Son House songs, tune your guitar using microphone pitch detection, and explore chord voicings for each song.

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