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Guitar tunings

Guitar Tuning Pages

Browse standard, drop, open, modal, and extended-range tuning pages. This index currently includes 20 tunings, each with notes, pitch range, common uses, related scales, arpeggios, and a link that opens the interactive fretboard loaded to that tuning.

Standard and Lowered Standard

Standard Tuning E A D G B E E Flat Standard Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb D Standard Tuning D G C F A D C Standard Tuning C F Bb Eb G C B Standard Tuning B E A D F# B

Drop Tunings

Drop D Tuning D A D G B E Drop C# Tuning C# G# C# F# A# D# Drop C Tuning C G C F A D Drop B Tuning B F# B E G# C#

Open Tunings

Open E Tuning E B E G# B E Open D Tuning D A D F# A D Open G Tuning D G D G B D Open C Tuning C G C G C E Open A Tuning E A E A C# E

Modal Tunings

DADGAD Tuning D A D G A D

Extended-Range Tunings

7-String Standard Tuning B E A D G B E 7-String Drop A Tuning A E A D G B E 7-String Drop G Tuning G D G C F A D 8-String Standard Tuning F# B E A D G B E 8-String Drop E Tuning E B E A D G B E