Guitar tunings

This is a simple list of guitar tunings. Each example goes from your low E to your high e string.

Standard:  E – A – D – G – B – E

Drop D:  D -A – D – G -B – E

Double drop D:  D – A – D – G – B – D

Half step down:  D# – G# – C# – F# – A# – D#

Full step down:  D – G – C – F – A – D

1 and 1/2 step down:  C# – F# – B – E – G# – C#

Drop C:  C – G – C – F – A – D

Drop C#:  C# – G# – C# – F# – A# – D#

Drop B:  B – F# – B – E – G# – C#

Drop A#:  A# – F – A# – D# – G – C

Drop A:  A – E – A – D – F# – B

Open A:  E – A – C# – E – A – E

Open C:  C – G – C – G – C – E

Open C#:  C# – F# – B – E – G# – C#

Open D:  D – A – D – F# – A – D

Open E:  E – B – E – G# – B – E

Open G:  D – G – D – G – B – D

Open A minor:  E – A – E – A – C – E

Open C minor:  C – G – C – G – C – D#

Open D minor:  D – A – D – F – A – D

Open G minor:  D – G – D – G – A# – D

Open A minor7:  E – A – E – G – C – E

Open E minor7:  E – B – D – G – B – E

Open E7:  E – G# – D – E – B – E

Open G Major7:  D – G – D – F# – B – D

All Fourths:  E – A – D – G – C – F

Augmented fourths:  C – F# – C – F# – C – F#

special tunings:

Admiral: C – G – D – G – B – C

Balalalka E: E – A – D – E – E- A

Baritone: B – E -A – D – F# – B

Buzzard: C – F – C – G – B – E

Collins: F – C – F – G# – C – F

Four and Twenty: D – A – D – D – A – D

Hot Type: A – B – E – F# – A – D

Kaki King: C – G – D – G – A – D

Kottke: C# – F# – B – E – G# – C#

Layover: D – A – C – G – C – E

Leadbelly: B – E – A – D – F# – B

Lute: E – A – D – F# – B – E

Magic Farmer: C – F – C – G – A – E

Mandoguitar: C – G – D – A – E – B

Mayfield: F# – A# – C# – F# – A# – F#

Pelican: D – A – D – E – A – D

Professional: D – G – D – F – A – A#

Slow Mo: D – G – D – F – C – D

Spirit: C# – A – C# – G# – A – E

Tarboulton: C – A# – C – F – A# – F

Toulouse: E – C – D – F – A – D

This list should keep you entertained for a while 🙂 have fun and let us know if theirs any more we should add.

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