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STANDARD / VARIANTGlobal Standard // E - A - D - G - B - E

Standard E

E2A2D3G3B3E4
(A440 concert pitch)
ARTIST GEMJohn Mayer // E - B - E - F# - B - E

In Your Atmosphere / Esus2 Tuning

E2B2E3F#3B3E4
(Open E-ish variant)
DROP TUNINGJohn Mayer // C - A - D - G - B - E

Neon Tuning (Drop C Acoustic)

C2A2D3G3B3E4
(Low E → C, 65.4 Hz)
UNISON MODALThe Goo Goo Dolls // B - D - D - D - D - D

Iris Tuning

B1D3D3D4D4D4
(5 Unison D strings)
ARTIST GEMThe Goo Goo Dolls // D - A - E - A - C# - E

Name Alt-Tuning

D2A2E3A3C#4E4
(Open A/D voicing)
ARTIST GEMFleetwood Mac // Db - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb

Never Going Back Again

Db2Ab2Db3Gb3Bb3Eb4
(Drop Db, half-step down)
ARTIST GEMAmerican Football // F - A - C - G - C - E

Never Meant / Midwest Emo

F2A2C3G3C4E4
(Midwest emo classic)
OPEN / MODALNick Drake // C - G - C - F - C - E

Pink Moon Modal

C2G2C3F3C4E4
(Open Csus4 voicing)
OPEN / MODALNick Drake // D - A - D - F# - A - E

Nick Drake Modal (DADF#AE)

D2A2D3F#3A3E4
(Open D + high E)
ARTIST GEMSonic Youth // G - A - B - D - E - G

Teen Age Riot Noise

G2A2B2D3E3G3
(Open G6/9 noise rock)
DROP TUNINGMark Holcomb (Periphery) // A - G - C - F - A - D

Drop C + Low A

A1G2C3F3A3D4
(Extended low A, djent)
ARTIST GEMJimi Hendrix / Stevie Ray Vaughan // Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb

Half-Step Down / Eb Standard

Eb2Ab2Db3Gb3Bb3Eb4
(All strings −1 semitone)
STANDARD / VARIANTGhost / Elliott Smith // D - G - C - F - A - D

D Standard / Whole-Step Down

D2G2C3F3A3D4
(All strings −2 semitones)
STANDARD / VARIANTBlack Sabbath // C# - F# - B - E - G# - C#

C# Standard

C#2F#2B2E3G#3C#4
(All strings −3 semitones)
STANDARD / VARIANTKyuss / QOTSA // C - F - Bb - Eb - G - C

C Standard

C2F2Bb2Eb3G3C4
(All strings −4 semitones)
STANDARD / VARIANTCarcass // B - E - A - D - F# - B

B Standard / Baritone

B1E2A2D3F#3B3
(Baritone territory)
DROP TUNINGTool / Foo Fighters // D - A - D - G - B - E

Drop D

D2A2D3G3B3E4
(Low E → D)
DROP TUNINGAlice in Chains // Db - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb

Drop Db / Drop C#

Db2Ab2Db3Gb3Bb3Eb4
(Low E → Db)
DROP TUNINGSystem of a Down / Killswitch Engage // C - G - C - F - A - D

Drop C

C2G2C3F3A3D4
(Low E → C)
DROP TUNINGSlipknot // B - F# - B - E - G# - C#

Drop B

B1F#2B2E3G#3C#4
(Low E → B)
DROP TUNINGBreaking Benjamin // Bb - F - Bb - Eb - G - C

Drop Bb / Drop A#

Bb1F2Bb2Eb3G3C4
(Low E → Bb)
DROP TUNINGArchitects // A - E - A - D - F# - B

Drop A

A1E2A2D3F#3B3
(Low E → A)
DROP TUNINGNeil Young // D - A - D - G - B - D

Double Drop D

D2A2D3G3B3D4
(Both E strings → D)
OPEN / MODALLed Zeppelin / Celtic // D - A - D - G - A - D

DADGAD Celtic

D2A2D3G3A3D4
(Dsus4 drone)
OPEN / MODALThe Rolling Stones // D - G - D - G - B - D

Open G

D2G2D3G3B3D4
(G major chord open)
OPEN / MODALBob Dylan / Joni Mitchell // D - A - D - F# - A - D

Open D

D2A2D3F#3A3D4
(D major chord open)
OPEN / MODALDerek Trucks / Allman Brothers // E - B - E - G# - B - E

Open E

E2B2E3G#3B3E4
(E major chord open)
OPEN / MODALRobert Johnson / Jack White // E - A - E - A - C# - E

Open A

E2A2E3A3C#4E4
(A major chord open)
OPEN / MODALJohn Butler / Devin Townsend // C - G - C - G - C - E

Open C

C2G2C3G3C4E4
(C major chord open)
OPEN / MODALLed Zeppelin // C - F - C - F - A - C

Open F

C2F2C3F3A3C4
(F major chord open)
OPEN / MODALSkip James // D - A - D - F - A - D

Open D Minor / Crossnote

D2A2D3F3A3D4
(Dm chord open)
OPEN / MODALSon House // D - G - D - G - Bb - D

Open G Minor

D2G2D3G3Bb3D4
(Gm chord open)
OPEN / MODALStephen Stills // D - A - D - D - A - D

DADDAD (Bruce Palmer Modal)

D2A2D3D3A3D4
(D/A drone, all fourths)
ARTIST GEMPink Floyd / The Rolling Stones // E - A - D - G - B - E (High)

Nashville Tuning (High-Strung)

E3A3D4G4B3E4
(High-strung, octave up)
ARTIST GEMJohn Dowland // E - A - D - F# - B - E

Lute / Renaissance Tuning

E2A2D3F#3B3E4
(Renaissance intervals)
OPEN / MODALJoni Mitchell / Elliott Smith // C - G - C - E - G - C

Open C Major (CGCEGC)

C2G2C3E3G3C4
ARTIST GEMLed Zeppelin // C - A - C - G - C - E

C6 Tuning (CACGCE)

C2A2C3G3C4E4
ARTIST GEMRichard Thompson // C - G - D - G - B - E

CGDGBE Tuning

C2G2D3G3B3E4
ARTIST GEMOwen / Midwest Emo // D - A - D - E - A - D

DADEAD Tuning

D2A2D3E3A3D4
OPEN / MODALChet Atkins / Tommy Emmanuel // D - G - D - G - B - E

DGDGBE Tuning (Open G6)

D2G2D3G3B3E4
OPEN / MODALKaki King / Folk // C - G - C - G - C - D

CGCGCD Tuning (Csus2 Modal)

C2G2C3G3C4D4
ARTIST GEMAmerican Football / Midwest Emo // D - A - D - A - C# - E

DADAC#E Tuning

D2A2D3A3C#4E4
ARTIST GEMBen Howard // C - G - C - G - G - C

CGCGGC Tuning

C2G2C3G3G3C4
ARTIST GEMSun Kil Moon / Biffy Clyro // C - G - C - F - G - C

CGCFGC Tuning

C2G2C3F3G3C4
ARTIST GEMRadiohead // E - A - D - G - A - E

EADGAE Tuning

E2A2D3G3A3E4
ARTIST GEMThe Fall of Troy / Muse // A - A - D - G - B - E

AADGBE Tuning

A1A2D3G3B3E4
OPEN / MODALDevin Townsend // B - F# - B - F# - B - D#

Open B Tuning

B1F#2B2F#3B3D#4
STANDARD / VARIANTCar Bomb / Doom & Sludge // Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - F - Bb

Bb Standard Tuning

A#1D#2G#2C#3F3A#3
ARTIST GEMMeshuggah // Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - Eb

Meshuggah 7-String (Bb Standard)

A#1D#2G#2C#3F#3A#3D#4
DROP TUNINGPeriphery / Djent // G# - D# - G# - C# - F# - A# - D#

Drop G# 7-String Tuning

G#1D#2G#2C#3F#3A#3D#4
ARTIST GEMTesseracT // A - E - A - D - E - A - D

TesseracT 7-String (AEADEAD)

A1E2A2D3E3A3D4
STANDARD / VARIANTMeshuggah / Periphery / Deftones // F# - B - E - A - D - G - B - E

8-String Standard (F# Standard)

F#1B1E2A2D3G3B3E4
DROP TUNINGTesseracT // A# - F - A# - D# - F - A# - D#

TesseracT Low Drop (A#FA#D#FA#D#)

A#1F2A#2D#3F3A#3D#4
ARTIST GEMNewton Faulkner / Celtic // D - G - D - G - A - D

DGDGAD Tuning

D2G2D3G3A3D4
OPEN / MODALDevin Townsend // G - C - G - C - G - C - E

Open C 7-String (GCGCGCE)

G1C2G2C3G3C4E4
ARTIST GEMFolk / Fingerstyle // D - A - D - E - A - E

DADEAE Tuning

D2A2D3E3A3E4
STANDARD / VARIANTRobert Fripp / King Crimson // C - G - D - A - E - G

New Standard Tuning (CGDAEG)

C2G2D3A3E4G4
ARTIST GEMThe Velvet Underground / Lou Reed // D - D - D - D - D - D

Ostrich Tuning (DDDDDD)

D2D3D3D3D4D4
OPEN / MODALBlues / Bukka White // E - B - E - G - B - E

Open E Minor (Cross-Note) Tuning

E2B2E3G3B3E4
ARTIST GEMVarious Artists // Varies by song

Custom & Rare Tunings

E2A2D3G3B3E4
OPEN / MODALOpen / Fingerstyle // C - G - C - Eb - G - C

Open C Minor

C2G2C3D#3G3C4
DROP TUNINGMetal / Djent // G - D - G - C - E - A

Drop G

G1D2G2C3E3A3
STANDARD / VARIANTMetal / Extended Range // G - C - F - Bb - D - G

G Standard

G1C2F2A#2D3G3
ARTIST GEMJazz / Theory // E - A - D - G - C - F

All Fourths (EADGCF)

E2A2D3G3C4F4
ARTIST GEMLed Zeppelin / Jimmy Page // D - G - C - G - C - D

The Rain Song (DGCGCD)

D2G2C3G3C4D4
ARTIST GEMJoy Division / New Order // C - F - C - G - B - E

CFCGBE (Joy Division)

C2F2C3G3B3E4
ARTIST GEMMark Tremonti / Alter Bridge // D - A - D - A - D - D

DADADD (Tremonti)

D2A2D3A3D4D4
ARTIST GEMDrone / Crosby Stills Nash & Young // E - E - E - E - E - E

EEEEEE (All E)

E2E2E3E3E4E4
ARTIST GEMBaritone Guitar // G - D - G - C - E - G

Baritone GDGCEG

G1D2G2C3E3G3
ARTIST GEMHaley Heynderickx // A - A - C# - E - G# - E

AAC#EG#E (Bug Collector)

A1A2C#3E3G#3E4
OPEN / MODALConverge / Kurt Ballou // C - F# - C - F# - C - F#

Open Slayer (CF#CF#CF#)

C2F#2C3F#3C4F#4
ARTIST GEMExperimental / Fingerstyle // C - G - C - G - C - C

CGCGCC

C2G2C3G3C4C4
ARTIST GEMDrone / Experimental // F - F - F - F - F - F

FFFFFF (All F)

F2F2F3F3F4F4
ARTIST GEMSlide / Open D // D - A - D - A - A - D

DADAAD

D2A2D3A3A3D4
ARTIST GEMFolk / Fingerstyle // D - G - D - G - C - D

DGDGCD

D2G2D3G3C4D4
DROP TUNINGExperimental / Drone // D - A - C - G - A - E

DACGAE (Skip-Drop)

D2A2C3G3A3E4
ARTIST GEMModal / Drone // B - E - B - E - B - E

BEBEBE

B1E2B2E3B3E4
ARTIST GEMFingerstyle / Dark // D - A - C - G - C - E

DACGCE

D2A2C3G3C4E4
ARTIST GEMFingerstyle / Modern // D - A - D - G - C - E

DADGCE

D2A2D3G3C4E4
OPEN / MODALFingerstyle / Ambient // C# - G# - C# - G# - B - E

C#G#C#G#BE (Open C# Minor 7)

C#2G#2C#3G#3B3E4
ARTIST GEMFolk / Celtic // C - F - C - G - C - D

Cittern (CFCGCD)

C2F2C3G3C4D4
ARTIST GEMFolk / Celtic // C - G - D - G - C - D

Orkney (CGDGCD)

C2G2D3G3C4D4
ARTIST GEMWorld / Modal // C - G - A - D - G - C

Arabic (CGADGC)

C2G2A2D3G3C4
ARTIST GEMJazz / Harmolodic // D - D - A - D - A - D

Ulmer (DDADAD)

D2D3A3D4A4D5
ARTIST GEMExperimental / Fingerstyle // C - G - D - A - A - C

55503 (CGDAAC)

C2G2D3A3A3C4
OPEN / MODALFolk / Russian Guitar // D - G - B - D - G - B

Russian Open G (DGBDGB)

D2G2B2D3G3B3
ARTIST GEMJazz / Theory // E - G# - C - E - G# - C

Major Thirds (EG#CEG#C)

E2G#2C3E3G#3C4
ARTIST GEMExperimental / Fingerstyle // C - G - D - F - C - G

77377 (CGDFCG)

C2G2D3F3C4G4
ARTIST GEMAntoine Dufour // D - A - E - G# - A - E

DAEG#AE (Hide and Seek)

D2A2E3G#3A3E4