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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