89 Free Charts
Printable Guitar Tuning Charts
One chart per tuning with the string notes low to high, their frequencies at A4 = 440 Hz and which strings to retune from standard. Download the PNG, print it on A4 for lessons, or pin it. Teachers are welcome to link to any chart, and will find worksheets and a classroom pack on the teacher resources page.
Alternate tunings cheat sheetThe 12 most common tunings on one A4 page: Drop D, DADGAD, Open G and more, with every string to retune.Download all 89 charts (PDF)One A4 page per tuning plus the cheat sheet, ready to print or share with students.Standard & Down-Tuned (11)
Every string shifted by the same amount, from E standard down to baritone range.
Standard EE - A - D - G - B - E
Half-Step Down / Eb StandardEb - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb
D Standard / Whole-Step DownD - G - C - F - A - D
C# StandardC# - F# - B - E - G# - C#
C StandardC - F - Bb - Eb - G - C
B Standard / BaritoneB - E - A - D - F# - B
Bb Standard TuningBb - Eb - Ab - Db - F - Bb
Meshuggah 7-String (Bb Standard)Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb
8-String Standard (F# Standard)F# - B - E - A - D - G - B - E
New Standard Tuning (CGDAEG)C - G - D - A - E - G
G StandardG - C - F - Bb - D - G
Drop Tunings (14)
The low string tuned down for one-finger power chords and heavier riffs.
Neon Tuning (Drop C Acoustic)C - A - D - G - B - E
Drop C + Low AA - G - C - F - A - D
Drop DD - A - D - G - B - E
Drop Db / Drop C#Db - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb
Drop CC - G - C - F - A - D
Drop BB - F# - B - E - G# - C#
Drop Bb / Drop A#Bb - F - Bb - Eb - G - C
Drop AA - E - A - D - F# - B
Double Drop DD - A - D - G - B - D
AADGBE TuningA - A - D - G - B - E
Drop G# 7-String TuningG# - D# - G# - C# - F# - A# - D#
TesseracT Low Drop (A#FA#D#FA#D#)A# - F - A# - D# - F - A# - D#
Drop GG - D - G - C - E - A
DACGAE (Skip-Drop)D - A - C - G - A - E
Open & Modal Tunings (22)
Open strings ring out a chord or drone: slide, folk and Celtic staples.
Pink Moon ModalC - G - C - F - C - E
Nick Drake Modal (DADF#AE)D - A - D - F# - A - E
DADGAD CelticD - A - D - G - A - D
Open GD - G - D - G - B - D
Open DD - A - D - F# - A - D
Open EE - B - E - G# - B - E
Open AE - A - E - A - C# - E
Open CC - G - C - G - C - E
Open FC - F - C - F - A - C
Open D Minor / CrossnoteD - A - D - F - A - D
Open G MinorD - G - D - G - Bb - D
DADDAD (Bruce Palmer Modal)D - A - D - D - A - D
Open C Major (CGCEGC)C - G - C - E - G - C
DGDGBE Tuning (Open G6)D - G - D - G - B - E
CGCGCD Tuning (Csus2 Modal)C - G - C - G - C - D
Open B TuningB - F# - B - F# - B - D#
Open C 7-String (GCGCGCE)G - C - G - C - G - C - E
Open E Minor (Cross-Note) TuningE - B - E - G - B - E
Open C MinorC - G - C - Eb - G - C
Open Slayer (CF#CF#CF#)C - F# - C - F# - C - F#
C#G#C#G#BE (Open C# Minor 7)C# - G# - C# - G# - B - E
Russian Open G (DGBDGB)D - G - B - D - G - B
Artist & Song Tunings (42)
Signature tunings from specific players and records.
In Your Atmosphere / Esus2 TuningE - B - E - F# - B - E
Iris TuningB - D - D - D - D - D
Name Alt-TuningD - A - E - A - C# - E
Never Going Back AgainDb - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb
Never Meant / Midwest EmoF - A - C - G - C - E
Teen Age Riot NoiseG - A - B - D - E - G
Nashville Tuning (High-Strung)E - A - D - G - B - E (High)
Lute / Renaissance TuningE - A - D - F# - B - E
C6 Tuning (CACGCE)C - A - C - G - C - E
CGDGBE TuningC - G - D - G - B - E
DADEAD TuningD - A - D - E - A - D
DADAC#E TuningD - A - D - A - C# - E
CGCGGC TuningC - G - C - G - G - C
CGCFGC TuningC - G - C - F - G - C
EADGAE TuningE - A - D - G - A - E
TesseracT 7-String (AEADEAD)A - E - A - D - E - A - D
DGDGAD TuningD - G - D - G - A - D
DADEAE TuningD - A - D - E - A - E
Ostrich Tuning (DDDDDD)D - D - D - D - D - D
Custom & Rare TuningsVaries by song
All Fourths (EADGCF)E - A - D - G - C - F
The Rain Song (DGCGCD)D - G - C - G - C - D
CFCGBE (Joy Division)C - F - C - G - B - E
DADADD (Tremonti)D - A - D - A - D - D
EEEEEE (All E)E - E - E - E - E - E
Baritone GDGCEGG - D - G - C - E - G
AAC#EG#E (Bug Collector)A - A - C# - E - G# - E
CGCGCCC - G - C - G - C - C
FFFFFF (All F)F - F - F - F - F - F
DADAADD - A - D - A - A - D
DGDGCDD - G - D - G - C - D
BEBEBEB - E - B - E - B - E
DACGCED - A - C - G - C - E
DADGCED - A - D - G - C - E
Cittern (CFCGCD)C - F - C - G - C - D
Orkney (CGDGCD)C - G - D - G - C - D
Arabic (CGADGC)C - G - A - D - G - C
Ulmer (DDADAD)D - D - A - D - A - D
55503 (CGDAAC)C - G - D - A - A - C
Major Thirds (EG#CEG#C)E - G# - C - E - G# - C
77377 (CGDFCG)C - G - D - F - C - G
DAEG#AE (Hide and Seek)D - A - E - G# - A - E