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Various Tunings For Guitar Including Open and Alternative Tunings

TUNINGS: SoundMidi Files:

USUALNAME:

ALTERNATIVE NAMES &INFORMATION:

T'n'TNo.:

6 5 4 3 2 1

E A D G B E EADGBE StandardTuning

Normal Tuning,Universal Tuning,Old Standard Tuning,OST

001

D A D G B E DADGBE Dropped 'D'Tuning

'D' Tuning,Lowered 'D' Tuning, Low 'D' Tuning,Drop 'D'Open G6 TuningDown D Tuning

002

D G D G B E DGDGBE Dropped 'G'Tuning

Lowered 'G' Tuning,Low 'G' Tuning,Double Dropped 'D' Tuning,Drop 'G', Bastard 'G',Open G6th Tuning,Dropped D-G,Pseudo Russian TuningEnglish TuningEnglish D TuningDropped DG, Drop D

003

D G D G B D DGDGBD Open 'G'Tuning

Slack-Key,Spanish Tuning,Hawaiian Tuning, Sebastopol Tuning,Open G Major Tuning

004

D A D F# A D DADF#AD Open 'D'Tuning

Vestapol Tuning,Sebastopol Tuning,'D' Tuning,Nick Drake (9)Vasserpoo TuningVestibule Tuning

005

C G C G C E CGCGCE Open 'C'Tuning

006

E A C# E A E EAC#EAE Open 'A'Tuning (1)

007

E A E A C# E EAEAC#E Open 'A'Tuning (2)

008

E B E G# B E EBEG#BE Open 'E'Tuning (1)

009

E A E G# B E EAEG#BE Open 'E'Tuning (2)

010

E B E G# C# E EBEG#C#E Open 'E6th'Tuning (1)

C# minor 7th Tuning 011

E B E G# B C# EBEG#BC# Open 'E6th'Tuning (2)

012

E A E A C E EAEACE Open 'Aminor'Tuning (1)

013

E A C E A E EACEAE Open 'Aminor'Tuning (2)

014

D A D F A D DADFAD Open 'Dminor'Tuning

Cross-Note Tuning,D-Cross-Note TuningOpen Dm

015

E B E G B E EBEGBE Open 'Eminor'Tuning

Cross-Note Tuning,E-Cross-Note Tuning

016



D G D G Bb D DGDGBbD Open 'Gminor'Tuning

G-Cross-Note Tuning 017

D G D G C D DGDGCD G-ModalTuning

Saw-Mill Tuning, Mountain Modal Tuning,Strathspey TuningGsus4 Tuning

018

D A D G A D DADGAD D-ModalTuning

'DADGAD' Tuning 019

E A D F# B E EADF#BE Lute Tuning Vihuela TuningElizabethan Lute TuningNick Drake (5)

020

E A D G B D EADGBD Lowered 1stTuning

Fake GFlip D Tuning

021

E A Db G B E EADbGBE Lowered 4thTuning

022

C G C G A D CGCGAD 'C-D' Tuning Rememberance TuningMichael Hedges Tuning (3)

023

C G D G B E CGDGBE Drop 'CG'C Wahine TuningKeola’s C

024

D A D G A E DADGAE Dropped 'D' (2) 025

E A D E A E EADEAE Open 'E' [modal] 026

C G C G C F CGCGCF Ravi Shankar Tuning 027

D A E G B E DAEGBE 028

D A D A A D DADAAD Raga Tuning 029

C G D G A D CGDGAD Low 'C' Lowered 'C' Tuning,New Jersey TuningFace Tuning

030

C G D G B D CGDGBD Drop C Open 'G' [major] (with C bass),Wahine (1)Ozzie Kotani Tuning

031

D G D G A D DGDGAD 032

D A D G B D DADGBD Nick Drake(8)

Double-drop 'D' Tuning,Double Dropped 'D' TuningDrop D High D

033

D A D E B C# DADEBC# 034

C G C G A C CGCGAC Pastoral TuningC6 no 3rd

035

D A D F# B D DADF#BD Phil Keaggy (1) 036

C G D G Bb D CGDGBbD 037

D A D F# A C DADF#AC 038

D A D F# A C# DADF#AC# Wahine (2)D maj7 TuningSoft Tuning

039

D A D E B D DADEBD 040

D A D E A D DADEAD Pelican TuningHalloween Tuning

041

D G D E A D DGDEAD 042

D G D E B D DGDEBD G6 Tuning 043

D A D G D D DADGDD 044



D F# D G B E DF#DGBE 045

E G D G B E EGDGBE 046

G G D G B D GGDGBD NickDrake (7)

Open 'G' TuningKeith Richard's Tuning

047

D A D D A D DADDAD Open 'D' (2) Too Many D's

Four & TwentyModal TuningD ModalPapa-Papa

048

D A D E A E DADEAE Overpower Tuning 049

D B D G B F DBDGBF 050

C A B A B E CABABE 051

G D G D B D GDGDBD 052

C G C G B E CGCGBE 053

C G C G C C CGCGCC McDonald Tuning 054

D G D G G D DGDGGD Open 'G' (2) Too Many G's 055

C G C G G C CGCGGC 056

D A D A D D DADADD 057

D A D F# A C# DADF#AC# 058

D F# D G B D DF#DGBD 059

E E B E B E EEBEBE 060

D G D D A D DGDDAD 061

C G D G C D CGDGCD MountainMinor

Shifted DADGAD, Orkney Tuning, Gsus4 with C bass

062

D A D F# A B DADF#AB 063

C# F# C# F# C# F# C#F#C#F#C#F# 064

D A D G G D DADGGD 065

E E E E B E EEEEBE Still's Tuning Too Many E's 066

D A D G C C DADGCC Hedge'sTuning (1)

067

D A E E A A DAEEAA Hedge'sTuning (2)

068

E A D G B E EADGBE Hi-Note

Tuning (See Note 2.Below)

Hi-String Tuning,Nashville Tuning

069

D B G D G D DBGDGD Open 'G'Tuning (2)

070

G B D G B D GBDGBD Open 'G'Tuning (3)

Dobro TuningHigh Bass Tuning

071

G Bb D G Bb D GBbDGBbD Open'Gminor'Tuning (2)

072

G C D G C E GCDGCE 073

G G G G G D GGGGGD 074

E A B E A E EABEAE 075



D G G D G A DGGDGA 076

D A D A A E DADAAE 077

C G C D G A CGCDGA A Martin Carthy Tuning 078

D G D G G D DGDGGD 079

C G C G C Eb CGCGCEb C minorTuning

080

B F# B E G# C# BF#BEG#C# Heavy MetalTuning

Drop 'B' Tuning,Dropped 'B' Tuning

081

D D D D D D DDDDDD VelvetUndergroundTuning

The strings are tuned in pairs in unison(i.e. strings 6&5, 4&3, 1&2) Ostrich Tuning

082

E Ab B E Ab B EAbBEAbB Jackie LevenTuning

083

E A D G C F EADGCF StanleyJordanTuning

Tom Noonan Tuning 084

D G C F A D DGCFAD Ben HarperTuning

085

F# A D F# A E F#ADF#AE 086

C G D A E G CGDAEG NewStandardTuning

As used by the:California Guitar Trio.Fripp TuningRobert Fripp TuningNST

087

D A D A D E DADADE RobinWilliamson(1)

RW 1 088

C G C G C D CGCGCD Robin

Williamson(2)

Same as (RW 1) (tuning 088) but

1 whole tone down , RW 2.Modified Orkney TuningOpen C

089

C G C F A D CGCFAD 090

D A D G C D DADGCD D-ModalVersion 1a

ex Trey Buchanan (Ill)Four d'en Haut

091

B E B E B E EEBEBE Nick Drake 1 092

D A C E B E DACEBE Sergio 1 093

C G C F C D CGCFCD Csus4/9 094

A A D G B E AADGBE Dropped 'A'Tuning

Drop 'A' Tuning 095

E A D G C E EADGCE 096

C A D G C E CADGCE 097

C A D G B E CADGBE Dropped 'C'Tuning

098

F G D G C D FGDGCD Eric Schoenberg 01 099

Eb Ab C F C Eb EbAbCFCEb HamadaTakasiRagtimeTuning 1OtarunayTuning

100

C Ab C F C Eb CAbCFCEb HamadaTakasiRagtime

101



Tuning 2

E F# B E B E EF#BEBE 102

E B E G A D EBEGAD Peter FingerTuning

103

D G D G A# D DGDGA#D Open 'Gminor'

104

C A D F A D CADFAD CADFAD Open D [minor] (with C bass) 105

E G C G C E EGCGCE Open 'C' (2) 106

E G# C# F# B E EG#C#F#BE Shifted 'E'Tuning

Sinisa Petric Tuning 107

D G D G A E DGDGAE Old Spanish

Tuning

108

E A D F# A E EADF#AE Lute Tuning(2)

109

A D A D A D ADADAD Roger Tallroth Tuning 110

D A D E B E DADEBE. Wizz Jones Tuning 111

B A G D A D BAGDAD A John Renbourn Tuning 112

B A D D A D BADDAD 113

C C# D D# E F CC#DD#EF 114

E B G D A E EBGDAE ReverseStandard

Upside-down TuningUpside-down StandardLefty Tuning

115

B E B E B E BEBEBE Nick Drake(2)

A Nick Drake-ism 116

C G C F C E CGCFCE Nick Drake(3)

Back Country Tuning (2)Open C Alternate

117

B B D G B E BBDGBE Nick Drake(4)

118

E A D E B E EADEBE NickDrake (6)

119

E A D G A E EADGAE Nick Drake(10)

120

A A D E B E AADEBE Nick Drake(11)

121

C G C F G E CGCFGE Nick Drake(12)

122

D A D G D F# DADGDF# NickDrake (13)

123

D A D G D G DADGDG Nick Drake(14)

124

D A D G A G DADGAG 125

G G D G G A GGDGGA Open GAdd 9

126

E A D E E A EADEEA Balalaika Tuning 127

C F C G C D CFCGCD Cittern Tuning (1) 128

C G C G C G CGCGCG Cittern Tuning (2) 129

C G C E A E CGCEAE Charango Tuning 130

C E G A# C D CEGA#CD Overtone Tuning 131

A C D E G A ACDEGA Pentatonic Tuning 132



A C D E G A ACDEGA Pentatonic Tuning 132

C G D G B C CGDGBC Admiral Tuning 133

C F C G A# F CFCGA#F Buzzard Tuning 134

D A C G C E DACGCE Layover Tuning 135

A B E F# A D ABEF#AD Hot Type Tuning 136

C F C G A E CFCGAE Magic Farmer Tuning 137

D G D F A A# DGDFAA# Processional Tuning 138

D G D F C D DGDFCD Slow Motion Tuning 139

C# A C# G# A E C#AC#G#AE Spirit TuningWill Ackerman Tuning

140

E C D F A D ECDFAD Toulouse Tuning 141

F A# D F C D# FA#DFCD# Simon Fox Tuning (1) 142

E G D G B D EGDGBD 143

F G C G C E FGCGCE Occasionally written as "FGCGB#E" 144

C G C E G C CGCEGC David Crosby TuningOpen C

145

D A D D A F# DADDAF# 146

F# A D F# A D F#ADF#AD Dobro 'D' Tuning 147

B E B E G# B BEBEG#B Low 'E' Tuning 148

C F C F A C CFCFAC Taropatch Albert King TuningTaro Patch TuningSpanish Fandango

149

F C F G# C F FCFG#CF Albert Collins Tuning 150

C# A C# A C# E C#AC#AC#E 151

D G D G B C DGDGBC 152

C G C F G Bb CGCFGBb Sitar Tuning 153

C G D G C F CGDGCF Modal Tuning, Passover Tuning 154

A A C# A A E AAC#AAE 'A' Unison Tuning 155

A E C A C E AECACE 'A' Minor Tuning 156

A A E E E A AAEEEA Drone Tuning 157

B E E G# B E BEEG#BE Octave 'E' Tuning 158

B F# D D F# D BF#DDF#D 'B' Minor Tuning 159

B G B D G B BGBDGB Low 'G' Tuning 160

C G C G Bb Eb CGCGBbEb 'Cm7' Tuning 161

C G D D A E CGDDAE Fifths Tuning 162

C G# C F G# F CG#CFG#F 'Fm' Tuning 163

D G D A B D DGDABD 'Gadd9' Tuning 164

D G D F# G D DGDF#GD 'G' Modal Tuning 165

D A D F# G C DADF#GC Harmonic Tuning 166

D A E F# C D DAEF#CD 'D9' Tuning 167



D A E F# C D DAEF#CD 'D9' Tuning 167

Eb G C G C D EbGCGCD 'C minor add 9' Tuning 168

Eb G Eb Bb G Eb EbGEbGEb Inverted String 'Eb' Tuning 169

E E E E B B EEEEBB Unison Tuning 170

E A E G A C EAEGAC 'Am7' Tuning 171

E B D G A D EBDGAD Graham Nash (1) Tuning 172

E B E F# G D EBEF#GD 'E minor' Modal Tuning 173

F F C G G D FFCGGD High Fifths Tuning 174

F G C D C D FGCDCD 'F' Modal Tuning 175

C G C G A E CGCGAE C6 Tuning 176

D A D E G C DADEGC C6add9 Tuning 177

D A D A C F DADACF Dm7 Tuning 178

E A E F# C# E EAEF#C#E A6 Tuning 179

D A A E A E DAAEAE Dick GaughanSimon Fox Tuning (2)

180

C G E G C E CGEGCE Eric Lugosch TuningBig Wreck Tuning

181

F A D G B E FADGBE Precious Bryant Tuning 182

D A D F C D DADFCD 1/2 cercle 183

D A C G A D DACGAD McLynn 184

D G D G A C DGDGAC Quebec 185

D G D F Bb C DGDFBbC Memor 186

C G D E A D CGDEAD Contest 187

G C E G C E GCEGCE Peg-Leg Howell C Tuning 188

C E G C E G CEGCEG 189

C E G A C E CEGACE C6th Tuning 190

C# E G A C E C#EGACE C6th/A7th Tuning 191

C D F# A B C CDF#ABC D13th Tuning 192

C# D# F# A C# E C#D#F#AC#E B11th Tuning 193

F# A# C# F# A# F# F#A#C#F#A#F# Mayfield Tuning 194

E A B E B B EABEBB Steve Baughman (1) Tuning 195

B E A D G C BEADGC 6-string bass tuning 196

C A C F A C CACFAC Open F (2) Tuning 197

D G C G C D DGCGCD Rainsong Tuning 198

E B D F# G D EBDF#GD E Minor Modal Tuning 199

B F# B E G# B BF#BEG#B Isis Tuning 200

C F C G A C CFCGAC F Modal Tuning,Back Country Tuning

201

C G C A G E CGCAGE C6 (2) Tuning 202



C C C G C E CCCGCE C (3) Tuning 203

D G D F# B D DGDF#BD Gmaj7 Tuning 204

D A E F C E DAEFCE William Eaton Tuning 205

D Bb D F Bb D DBbDFBbD Bb Tuning 206

E A E A C# D EAEAC#D A Modal Tuning 207

E B F# G# B E EBF#G#BE Steve Vai Tuning 208

F C D A C F FCDACF F6 Tuning 209

F# C# F# A# C# F# F#C#F#A#C#F# Slash Tuning 210

D A D G A C DADGAC Compact Tuning,'D' Slow Motion Tuning

211

C G C G Bb D CGCGBbD G minor C bass Tuning 212

E A E E B E EAEEBE A Modal Tuning 213

D G C G C E DGCGCE Ragtime Passion Tuning 214

C F Bb Eb G C CFBbEbGC 'C' Standard Tuning 215

D A E A C# E DAEAC#E A/D Tuning 216

E G C G C D EGCGCD Csus4/E Tuning 217

F# B E G B E F#BEGBE Em/F# Tuning 218

F# G D G B D F#GDGBD G/F# Tuning 219

D G D G Bb F DGDGBbF Open Gm7 220

F F C G A C FFCGAC Open F Alternate 221

D C G D G D DCGDGD Dominique Rivière Tuning (1) 222

E B B E A B EBBEAB Frailing Tuning 223

B G D A D G BGDGAD G Modal TuningChatanooga Tuning

224

C F C G G C CFCGGC Modal Master Tuning(the second string (a G) is tuned slightly sharp to create a chorusing effect)

225

D G D A Bb F DGDABbF Modal G Minor Tuning 226

E A E G# A C# EAEG#AC# Alternate A Major 7th Tuning 227

F Bb D G Bb D FBbDGBbD Bb/G Minor Tuning 228

E A D F# A D EADF#AD Open D9th Sweet Jivin Mama Tuning 229

E A B E B C# EABEBC# . 230

E A C# G B D EAC#GBD A11 Tuning 231

D A D A B C DADABC Graham Nash 2 232

C Bb D G A E CBbDGAE C13 Tuning 233

B E A E G# C# BEAEG#C# 1/2 Bent 1 Step-Up 234

F# F# C# G# A E F#F#C#G#AE F#m7 Tuning The second F# (5th string) is tuned slightly sharp to obtain a slight chorusing effect 235

B E A G B E BEAGBE 7/6 Tuning 236

B F# C# F# B D BF#C#F#BD Condemned Tuning 237

C G C G Ab Eb CGCGAbEb Spooky Tuning 238



CGCGAbEb

D A C# F A C# DAC#FAC# Kryptonic Tuning 239

E G C A C E EGCACE C6 Tuning 240

Eb Bb F Bb C C# EbBbFBbCC# Ambient Tuning 241

E A C# F# B E EAC#F#BE 242

E A B G B E EABGBE Josh Tuning 243

E A B G B D EABGBD Josh Alternative 244

E A D G A D EADGAD McLachlan TuningMichael Hedges Tuning (5)

245

E A C E A C EACEAC Accord Nouveau Alternative 246

E A D F A C EADFAC Flat Tuning 247

E A D G Bb F EADGBbF Swallow Tuning 248

E F# B E A D EF#BEAD Turkish Oud Alternative 249

E A B F# B D EABF#BD Josh Alternative 250

E G# Eb G# B C EG#EbG#BC Melt Banana Tuning 251

E A D G B C# EADGBC# We Never Change 252

E A D F# A Eb EADF#AEb Sharp Tuning 253

E A D G# B E EADG#BE Soft As Snow 254

E A D G Bb Eb EADGBbEb Off Your Face 255

D A D F C E DADFCE Nick Drake Tuning (15) 256

D Eb F A Bb D DEbFABbD Koto Tuning 257

D E G A B D DEGABD Koto Alternative 258

D A D E A C# DADEAC# 259

D A C F A D DACFAD 260

D A C# E A E DAC#EAE 261

D A E B A E DAEBAE Armenian Oud Tuning 262

D A E B F# C# DAEBF#C# Armenian Oud Alternative 263

D G A D G C DGADGC Egyptian Oud Tuning 264

D A C E A D DACEAD Kora Reverse 265

D A E A C# D DAEAC#D Ambient-type 266

D A D A B D DADABD Stephen Malkmus Tuning 267

D A B E A B DABEAB Portugese Guitarra (1) 268

D A B E A D DABEAD Portugese Guitarra (2) 269

D G C# F# B E DGC#F#BE Laud Alternative 270

D Bb C F A D DBbCFAD Cuba Tuning Cibao Alternative

271

D G C E A D DGCEAD New Lute Tuning 272

D A C G C F DACGCF Winter Funk Dm11 Tuning

273

D A A F# A E DAAF#AE Big Tuning 274



D A A F# A E DAAF#AE Big Tuning Dadd9 Tuning

274

D A D E C D DADECD Blue Vertigo 275

D F B G D E DFBGDE Virch 276

D A D C# A C# DADC#AC# 277

D A C# E B C# DAC#EBC# Peppino D'Agostino Tuning 278

C G C F C F CGCFCF Nick Drake Tuning (16) 279

C G E G A E CGEGAE 280

C A C G C E CACGCE Goo Goo Dolls Tuning 281

C G D F C E CGDFCE Joni Mitchell (2) 282

C G C G B C CGCGBC Beau Tuning 283

C G Eb G C E CGEbGCE Cheb Minor 284

C F C F A F CFCFAF Bron Y Aur Stomp 285

C G D G B B CGDGBB Pavement 286

C A D G A D CADGAD C6/9no3rd Tuning'CADGAD' Tuning

287

C G D A A C CGDAAC Zither Melody Tuning 288

C E B E B C CEBEBC Oddity 289

C G C Eb B C CGCEbBC Luna 290

C A C G G# C CACGG#C Thurston Jag Alternative 291

F A D A D E FADADE Swervedriver 292

F A C G C C FACGCC 293

F A Eb G C E FAEbGCE F9 Tuning 294

F Bb D F G# C FBbDFG#C 295

F A D D G D FADDGD The Edge 296

F Bb C F A D FBbCFAD Keola Beamer 297

F C D G C F FCDGCF Iraqi Oud Alternative 298

F A D G C F FADGCF Mid-Eastern Oud 299

F G C F A D FGCFAD Argentinian Tiple 300

F A C G C E FACGCE Poetic TuningFmaj9 Tuning

301

D Bb D G A D DBbDGAD Michael Hedges Tuning (4) 302

C# E G Bb C D C#EGBbCD Leavitt 303

B D E G# B E BDEG#BE E7th 304

A C# E A C# E AC#EAC#E Old-time Hawaaian 305

G G C G C E GGCGCE 306

B F# B B F# B BF#BBF#B Joni Mitchell (1) 307

A A D G A D AADGAD Ani DeFranco (1) 308

E E B A B D EEBABD Ani DeFranco (2) 309



O nline Guitar Tuner


NOTES ON VARIOUS TUNINGS

1. The most commonly used tunings are the first three in the list, Standard Tuning, Dropped 'D' Tuning (or Low D Tuning) and Dropped 'G' Tuning

(occasionally called Double Dropped D Tuning). Following this the major 'favourites' seem to be Open 'G' Tuning, Open 'D' Tuning, Open 'C' Tuning andDADGAD Tuning. Some players use only one of the others and do not experiment any further. Some players, notably Classical guitar players, stick solely

with Standard Tuning. However, by far the majority of players use a small few for most of their playing and occasionally experiment with something a little

more outlandish. The main point is to try a couple; see if you can get along with them and if they can enhance your music; most of all have FUN with them.

2. Hi-Note or Hi-String Tuning: - (also known as Nashville Tuning) uses the notes EADGBE which looks as though it is the same as Standard Tuning. Do

not be fooled, it is not the same! The reason is that the bass strings are removed from the guitar and are replaced with another set of treble strings which are

then tuned to the relative notes. Consequently a much higher sound is produced which has a greater tendency to cut through when other instruments are being

played as part of a band. Be careful however, as not all finger-picked tunes which sound well on a normally strung guitar will sound well with this string

arrangement; some do and some don't - you'll have to try them and make the decision yourself. The tuning is most often used in 'Country & Western' musicbut it does have other possibilities, which need investigating, for both solo/instrumental work and also for providing a contrasting backing accompaniment for

a low pitched singing voice. This restringing of a guitar and replacing one or more bass strings with higher, thinner treble strings is called re-entrant stringing

and nearly all of the tunings in the above table can be applied when they will be called re-entrant tunings as the bass strings will now be higher than some of

the mid/treble strings.

Nashville tuning is a little more involved than just tuning your guitar differently. It's also known as high-stringing a guitar because different strings need to be

used. It creates a 12 string effect on a 6 string guitar. The simplest way to explain it is, you use the high octave strings of a 12 string set of strings on a six-

string guitar. The first two strings of your instrument (high E and B) remain unchanged, and the lower four strings (G through low E) are tuned an octave

above standard tuning. It is possible to buy ready-made string sets for Nashville tuning but they may be hard to find. You can use a 12-string set ( just use the

octave or thin strings) but that's kind of expensive. The best way for you may be to buy the strings individually from your local music store's single-string bin.

The gauges for a medium set would be .012, .016, .010, .014, .020, .030 high to low.

A light set would be .010, .014, .009, .012, .018, .027 high to low.

All strings are unwound except for the low E which is wound.

3. The most accurate method of tuning available today (2001) is via one of the portable battery operated tuning machines distributed by companies such as

Boss, Sony, Yamaha, etc. All of the better models have a jack-socket input so that they can be placed between the guitar and the amplifier for electric and

electro-acoustic guitars. This has made tuning on stage very simple and direct and is not troubled by sounds from other instruments in the band or from

people in the audience. A new idea has recently appeared for those with purely acoustic (i.e. un-amplified guitars) and this is a small clip-on microphonewhich clips to the edge of the sound-hole of the guitar, or even to the headstock, and then plugs into the jack-socket of the tuner. Again, this is said to allow

an acoustic guitar to be tuned accurately even while other people are playing and/or singing - this is a definite advantage as trying to tune a guitar by ear in a

room full of people playing is something I find impossible - I normally have to go and tune in the loo. Some people find they can tune by ear in a noisy

environment by placing the ear against the side of the guitar, not for me I'm afraid. Give me a decent tuner any day of the week!

A newer form of an electronic tuner (as at 2008) is the 'vibration' or 'headstock' tuner. This clips to the headstock of your instrument and instead of having a

microphone it picks up the vibration of the string through the neck and headstock of your guitar. They seem to work well, are relatively cheap (£20.00) and

have the advantage of working in noisy environments. They also light the note display area making them excellent for on stage tuning. A good example is the

Intelli IMT-900 Clip-on Chromatic Tuner. Crafter also produce a decent one at £14 - the TG-200H. Both the IMT-900 and the TG-200H are Chromatic

Tuners.

A tuner will most definitely simplify changing to some of these altered tunings, particularly when you are under pressure in a performance either on stage or

even in front of your friends and relatives. At all these times you will often find that your 'ear' goes and you cannot even decide whether the note you need is

higher or lower than the note you are starting with. The machine does not get nervous and will give you the correct answer every time no matter what the

pressures. There is no great 'macho-ness' involved in being able to tune by ear. In fact even the best of the people who do so are usually still slightly out when

they have finished and are rarely in 'concert pitch' - (the standard for tuning for all orchestral instruments (A=440Hz)). Surely the most important thing, as faras your audience is concerned, is that your instrument is in tune - no matter how good a picker you become you will still sound dreadful if your instrument is

not in tune. This becomes even more important if you want to play along with other people; then you must all be in tune together. Invest in a machine; it is well

worth it!

4. If you know of any other tunings please do e-mail me and let me know about them. I can then add them to the list above. E-mail me at:

[email protected].

5. See also, the Wikipedia article on guitar tunings over at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_guitar_tunings



6. Open Tunings - are those tunings where the strings on the guitar are specifically tuned to notes which when played unfretted will produce a recognisable

chord (e.g. Open 'G' produces a chord of 'G' (now there is a surprise) when it is strummed without any strings being fretted; likewise Open 'D' produces a

chord of 'D' and Open 'A' produces a chord of 'A').

7. Altered Tunings (occasionally called Amended Tunings or Extended Tunings, or even Enhanced Tunings) - are those tunings where the strings are tuned

to notes other than those in Standard Tuning (EADGBE - 6th to 1st string (thickest to thinnest)) but which do NOT play a chord when they are strummed

unfretted (e.g DADGAD).

Many thanks. Hope you enjoyed dropping in. Cheers, take care and keep on pluckin'.

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