Alternate Guitar Tunings | Left-Handed Fretboard & Reference Notes

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The pitches below run from string 6, the thickest, to string 1, the thinnest. Use a tuner while changing each string gradually. These presets only lower pitches from standard; low tunings may need a different string gauge or setup.

The reference tones help you hear the target notes; this tool does not listen to your microphone. Scale dots and triad shapes are calculated for the selected tuning. Standard-tuning chord sheets and saved chord routines use their usual tuning.

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Standard: E2 – A2 – D3 – G3 – B3 – E4

Drop D: D2 – A2 – D3 – G3 – B3 – E4

DADGAD: D2 – A2 – D3 – G3 – A3 – D4

Open D: D2 – A2 – D3 – F#3 – A3 – D4

Open G: D2 – G2 – D3 – G3 – B3 – D4

Double Drop D: D2 – A2 – D3 – G3 – B3 – D4

E-flat standard: Eb2 – Ab2 – Db3 – Gb3 – Bb3 – Eb4

D standard: D2 – G2 – C3 – F3 – A3 – D4

Drop C: C2 – G2 – C3 – F3 – A3 – D4

Open D minor: D2 – A2 – D3 – F3 – A3 – D4

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Fender’s alternate-tuning guide introduces Drop D, Open G and DADGAD. Peterson’s guided-tuning reference lists target pitches for many more tunings.

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