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Guitar

Fretboard Layouts
For Alternative Tunings
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INDEX
100 GUITAR TUNINGS WITH FRETBOARD DIAGRAMS
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59.

Standard Tuning
Nashville Tuning
Open C Tuning - Bill Frisell & John Martyn
Open C (alternative) Tuning
Drop C Tuning - Bob Dylan
Drop C Tuning - Duck Baker & John Leventhal
Drop C Tuning - Leo Kottke & Neil Young
C6 Tuning - Jimmy Page
C6add9 Tuning - Lawrence Juber & Kali King
Csus4 Tuning - Kelly Joe Phelps
Csus4add9 Tuning - Martin Simpson
CGCDGA Tuning - Martin Carthy
New Standard Tuning - Robert Fripp
Open Db Tuning - Ry Cooder
Drop D Tuning - Stephen Stills
Double Drop D Tuning
High Drop D Tuning
Drop D & G Tuning - Lonnie Johnson
Open D Tuning - Muddy Waters & Joni Mitchell
Open Dm Tuning - Skip James & John Cephas
Dm7 Tuning
Modal D DADGAD Tuning
Dsus4 Tuning - Nick Drake
Dmsus4 Tuning - The Edge
Dm7sus4 Tuning - Bruce Cockburn
D5 Tuning - Alvin Lee
D6 Tuning - Phil Keaggy
D6 Bottleneck Tuning - Reverend Gary Davis
Open Dmaj7 Tuning
Dadd2 Tuning
Dropped Standard Tuning - Paul McCartney &
Neil Young
DADGBC Tuning - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Treble Drop D Zulu Maskanda Tuning
Half Step Low Tuning - Jimi Hendrix
Open E Tuning - Robert Johnson & Duane Allman
Open E Tuning - Manolo Escobar
Open Em Tuning - Skip James
Em Tuning - John Sherman
E7 Tuning - Phil Keaggy
Modal E5 Tuning - Bruce Palmer & Stephen Stills
Open F Tuning
Open Fm Tuning - Albert Collins
FADGBE Raised E to F Tuning
Open F# Tuning - Curtis Mayfield
F#7sus4 Tuning - Leo Kottke
Open G Tuning - Robert Johnson & Muddy Waters
Open G Tuning - Joni Mitchell
Open G 5-String Tuning - Keith Richards
Open G Dobro Standard Tuning
Open Gm Tuning
Open Gm (alternative) Tuning
Open Gm Tuning - Mary McCaslin
G6 or Drop G Tuning - Randy Scruggs &
Chet Atkins
Gmaj7 Wahine Tuning - Ledward Kaapana
Gadd9 Tuning - Sonic Youth
Gadd9 Alternative Dobro Tuning
Gadd9 Tuning - Nick Drake

60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.

BADGAD Tuning - John Martyn

Gsus4 Tuning - Martin Simpson
Gsus4 Low C Tuning - Martin Simpson
G7sus4 Tuning - Joni Mitchell
Open A Tuning
Open A Tuning - Robert Johnson
A Tuning - Steve Gillette &
Mary McCaslin
67. Am Tuning
68. Am (alternative) Tuning
69. Asus4 Balalaika Tuning
70. Asus4 Pipe Tuning - Martin Carthy &
Davey Graham
71. Asus4 Tuning - Pat Kirtley & Annie Gallup
72. A7sus4 Tuning - Sarah McLachlan &
Lisa Loeb
73. Am7add9 Tuning - Joni Mitchell
74. Open Bb Tuning
75. Bbmaj7add9 Tuning - Keola Beamer
76. Open B Tuning - Tom Rush
77. Lute Tuning - John Renbourn &
John Dowland
78. CFCCGD Tuning - John Martyn
79. Cittern Tuning
80. CGDFCE Tuning - Joni Mitchell
81. DADDGC Tuning - David Crosby
82. DADGCD Tuning - John Martyn
83. DADGCE Tuning - John Martyn
84. DAEF#AD Tuning - Joni Mitchell
85. DAEGCE Tuning - Joni Mitchell
86. DAFGCE Tuning - John Martyn
87. Fourths Tuning
88. EBDGAD Tuning - David Crosby
89. Pentatonic Tuning
90. Down a Fifth Tuning - Leadbelly &
Meegs Rascom
91. BF#EGD#C Tuning - Kali King
92. 7-String Guitar Tuning
93. Baritone Guitar 4th Below Tuning
94. Baritone Guitar 5th Below Tuning
95. Tenor Guitar Standard Tuning
96. Tenor Guitar GDAE Mandolin Tuning
97. Tenor Guitar GDAD Irish Tuning
98. Requinto Guitar Tuning
99. 10-String Classical Modern Yepes Tuning
100. 10-String Classical Modern Alternative
Tuning
101. 10-String Classical Romantic Baroque
Tuning
102. 10-String Classical Marlow Tuning

STANDARD TUNING

I
I I I I
I I
I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I I
I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

NASHVILLE TUNING
(The 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th strings are tuned an octave higher using lighter strings)

I
I I I I
I I
I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I I
I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

OPEN C TUNING
(As used by Bill Frisell. Also John Martyn on Go Easy)

I I I I I I
I
I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

F G

D E

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

5
6
7

I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

10
11

A B

12

A B

F G

C D

A B

F G

D E

OPEN C TUNING

I I I I
I
I I I
I
I
I I I I
E

D FE

G A

C D

F G

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I
I
I
I
I
I I
C

G A

C D

D FE

F G

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

G A

D FE

D FE

A B

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

C D

I I

A B

D E

F G

G A

C D

A B

F G

D E

DROP C TUNING
(As used by Bob Dylan in Its All Over Now, Baby Blue)

I I I I I I
I
I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

F G

D E

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

5
6
7

I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

10
11

A B

12

A B

F G

C D

A B

F G

D E

DROP C TUNING
(Used by Duck Baker & John Leventhal)

1
2

I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

G A

I
I I
B

D FE

I I I I
I
I I
I
I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I I
I
I I I I I
D

C D

F G

D E

A B

D FE

A B

F G

D E

G A

5
6

D FE

F G

C D

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

G A

D E

A B

D E

G A

C D

10
11

A B

F G

C D

F G

A B

D E

12

DROP C TUNING

I
I I I I I I

(As used by Leo Kottke, Neil Young & Joseph Spence)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

D FE

C D

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

I
I I
B

D FE

I I
I
I I
I I I
E

C D

F G

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

D E

G A

I I I I I I
I
I I
I
I
I I
I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

10
11

A B

A B

D E

F G

G A

C D

12

D FE

C6 TUNING

I
I I I I I I

(As used by Jimmy Page on Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp & Friends)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

D FE

C D

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

I
I I
B

D FE

I I
I
I I
I I I
E

C D

F G

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

D E

G A

I I I I I I
I
I I
I
I
I I
I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

10
11

A B

A B

D E

F G

G A

C D

12

D FE

C6add9 TUNING
(As used by Lawrence Juber & Kali King)

1
2

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

I
I I I I
I
I I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D FE

F G

C D

G A

C D

D E

G A

5
6
7

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

F G

10
11

A B

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

12

Csus4 TUNING

I
I I I I I I
(As used by Kelly Joe Phelps)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

D FE

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

F G

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

I
I I
I
I I I I I
E

D FE

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

C D

10
11

A B

12

I I
A

A B

D E

A B

F G

F G

D FE

Csus4add9 TUNING

I
I I I I I I
(As used by Martin Simpson)

1
2

D FE

C D

G A

C D

F G

C D

D E

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I
I I
I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

D E

D FE

F G

D FE

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

C D

F G

F G

G A

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

G A

A B

I I I
A

A B

D E

A B

10
11

A B
B

F G

12

C D

D FE

CGCDGA TUNING
(As used by Martin Carthy)

1
2

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

D E

G A

A B

I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

F G

C D

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

D E

5
6
7

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I I
I
G

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

D FE

F G

10
11

A B

A B

F G

C D

F G

G A

12

CGDAEG NEW STANDARD TUNING

(As used by Robert Fripp. AKA Crafty Tuning)

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I
I I I
I
I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

A B

D FE

G A

F G

D E

A B

D FE

A B

F G

C D

G A

D FE

F G

C D

G A

D E

A B

C D

5
6
7

I I I I
I
I I
I
I I I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

D FE

D E

F G

C D

10
11

A B

F G

C D

G A

D E

F G

12

OPEN D~ TUNING

I I I I I I
I
I I
I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
(As used by Ry Cooder)

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

C D

F G

D E

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

D FE

D FE

D FE

5
6

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

F G

G A

D E

G A

9
10
11
12

I I I
A

C D

G A

C D

A B
B

A B

F G

I I
D

D E

G A

C D

I I

A B

D E

F G

I I I I I I
E

D FE

G A

C D

DROP D TUNING
(As used by Stephen Stills)

1
2

I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

I
I I
B

D FE

I I
I
I I
I I I
E

C D

F G

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

D E

G A

5
6

I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I I
I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

A B

D FE

A B

D E

F G

G A

C D

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

DOUBLE DROP D TUNING

1
2

I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

D E

I I
I
I
I I
I I I
E

C D

D FE

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D E

F G

5
6

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

A B

D FE

A B

D E

A B

F G

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

F G

A B

C D

HIGH DROP D TUNING

I I I I
I
I
I
I I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D E

F G

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

G A

C D

F G

D E

F G

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I
I I
I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

D FE

A B

D E

A B

C D

F G

G A

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

C D

DROP D & G TUNING

(Allegedly used by Lonnie Johnson)

1
2

I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

G A

D E

I
I I I I
I
I I
I
E

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

F G

D E

F G

5
6

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
G

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

A B

D E

A B

D E

A B

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

OPEN D TUNING

(As used by Muddy Waters etc. Also Joni Mitchell on Big Yellow Taxi, Cactus Tree & others)

1
2

I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

G A

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D E

I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D FE

A B

C D

F G

I I
D

D E

G A

I I
I I I
I
I I
E

C D

A B

D FE

A B

F G

12

A B
B

10
11

I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

5
6

I I
A

D FE

A B

D E

F G

I I I I I I
I
C

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

C D

F G

OPEN Dm TUNING

I
I I I I I I
(As used by Skip James & John Cephas)

1
2

D FE

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

D E

I I
I
I
I I
I I I
I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

D FE

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

5
6

A B

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I I
I I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

10
11
12

Dm7 TUNING

1
2

I
I I I I I I
D

D FE

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

C D

I
I I
I
I
I I I
I
I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

D FE

G A

D E

F G

C D

F G

C D

5
6

A B

D FE

G A

D E

G A

D E

F G

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I
I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

G A

F G

F G

D E

A B

C D

G A

C D

G A

D FE

10
11
12

MODAL D DADGAD TUNING

1
2

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

A B

D E

I
I I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

D E

G A

I I I I I I
I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

A B

F G

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

Dsus4 TUNING
(As used by Nick Drake)

1
2

I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

A B

F G

I
I I
I I I
I I
E

G A

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

C D

5
6
7

I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

C D

D E

A B
B

I I I I I
I I
I
A

C D

A B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

F G

F G

10
11
12

D E

I I I I I I
I
C

C D

G A

C D

F G

G A

D FE

F G

Dmsus4 TUNING

I
I I I I I I
(As used by U2s The Edge)

1
2

D FE

F G

A B

D E

D E

G A

D E

G A

5
6
7

A B
B

I I I I
I
I I I
B

D FE

D FE

A B

D FE

C D

F G

F G

F G

I I I I I
D

D E

G A

G A

C D

G A

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I I
I
C

C D

D FE

A B

A B

D E

A B

F G

10
11

D E

G A

C D

C D

F G

C D

12

D FE

Dm7sus4 TUNING

I
I I I I I I
(As used by Bruce Cockburn)

1
2

D FE

F G

A B

D E

D E

G A

D E

G A

5
6
7

A B
B

I I I I
I
I I I
B

D FE

D FE

A B

D FE

C D

F G

F G

F G

I I I I I
D

D E

G A

G A

C D

G A

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I I
I
C

C D

D FE

A B

A B

D E

A B

F G

10
11

D E

G A

C D

C D

F G

C D

12

D FE

D5 TUNING

I
I I I I I I
(As used by Alvin Lee)

1
2

D FE

F G

A B

D E

D E

G A

D E

G A

5
6
7

A B
B

I I I I
I
I I I
B

D FE

D FE

A B

D FE

C D

F G

F G

F G

I I I I I
D

D E

G A

G A

C D

G A

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I I
I
C

C D

D FE

A B

A B

D E

A B

F G

10
11

D E

G A

C D

C D

F G

C D

12

D FE

D6 TUNING

(As used by Phil Keaggy)

1
2

I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

I I
G

D E

I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

G A

C D

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

D E

F G

5
6

I I I

I I
I I
I I I
I
I I
I
G

G A

D E

G A

D FE

G A

C D

F G

A B

D FE

A B

A B

F G

D E

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
C

C D

G A

C D

D FE

A B

C D

F G

D6 BOTTLENECK TUNING

(As used by Reverend Gary Davis)

1
2

I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

I
I
I I I I I I
E

G A

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

5
6

I I I

C D

A B

C D

D E

I I
I
I
I
I I I
I
I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D E

D FE

C D

F G

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

D E

F G

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
C

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

A B

F G

OPEN Dmaj7 TUNING

1
2

I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

C D

I
I
I I I I I I
I
I
I I I
I
I
I
I I I
I
I I I
E

G A

D E

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

D FE

5
6

F G

G A

D E

G A

D E

C D

G A

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

D E

F G

A B

10
11
12

I I I I I
I
I
C

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

C D

Dadd2 TUNING

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

D E

F G

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

G A

I I I
I I
I I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

D E

G A

C D

DROPPED STANDARD TUNING

(As used by Paul McCartney on Yesteday & Neil Young on Sugar Mountain etc.)

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

D E

F G

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

G A

I I I
I I
I I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

D E

G A

C D

DADGBC TUNING
(As used by Mary Chapin Carpenter)

1
2

I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

C D

I
I
I I
I I I
I
I
I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
I
I
I I I I I
E

C D

D FE

D FE

A B

D E

F G

C D

F G

D E

5
6

D FE

G A

D E

G A

C D

D FE

F G

F G

A B

D FE

A B

D E

G A

F G

G A

A B

C D

G A

C D

F G

A B

10
11
12

TREBLE DROP D / DOUBLE FIRST TUNING

(As used in Zulu Maskanda music)

I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D E

F G

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

G A

C D

F G

D E

F G

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I
I I
I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

D FE

A B

D E

A B

C D

F G

G A

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

C D

HALF STEP LOW FROM STANDARD TUNING

I I I I I I

(As used by Jimi Hendrix & Eddie Van Halen)

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
I
I
I I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

5
6

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

A B

D E

10
11

C D

F G

G A

C D

D FE

12

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I I I
I
I I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I I

OPEN E TUNING
E

G A

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

F G

(As used by Robert Johnson, Joni Mitchell, Duane Allman etc.)

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I
I
I
I I I I I I
I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

I I
D

D E

G A

I I I
I I
I I
I
A

C D

A B

D FE

A B

F G

I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

D FE

A B

D E

F G

D E

A B

D E

I I I

F G

I I
G

G A

C D

I I
A

A B

D E

G A

OPEN E TUNING
E

G A

G A

D FE

D FE

F G

A B

C D

A B

C D

F G

(As used by Manolo Escobar)

I
I
I I I I I I
G

G A

5
6

7
8
9
10
11
12

C D

A B

D E

I I
D

D E

G A

I
I I
I I I I

C D

D FE

D E

F G

D FE

A B

D E

F G

I I
G

G A

C D

D E

A B

A B

D E

G A

G A

C D

F G

G A

F G

I I
A

OPEN Em TUNING
(As used by Skip James)

I
I I
I
I I
I I I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

D FE

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I I
I I
A

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

D E

Em TUNING
(As used by John Sherman. Full step up from DADGAD)

I
I I
I
I I
I I I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

D FE

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I I
I I
A

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

D E

E7 TUNING

(As used by Phil Keaggy)

I
I
I
I I
I
I I I
I
I I I
I
I
I
I I
I
I I I
I

G A

D FE

D E

F G

C D

A B

C D

D FE

D FE

G A

D E

F G

D E

F G

5
6

C D

A B

D FE

G A

F G

7
8
9
10
11
12

D E

I
I I

I I
I
I
I
E

D FE

G A

D E

F G

A B

A B

C D

G A

G A

F G

D E

A B

C D

I I
A

A B

C D

G A

MODAL E5 TUNING
(As used by Bruce Palmer. Also Stephen Stills on Suite: Judy Blue Eyes)

I
I I
I
I I
I I I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

D FE

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I I
I I
A

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

D E

OPEN F TUNING

1
2

I
I
I I I I I I

D FE

D FE

F G

A B

C D

A B

C D

F G

G A

5
6
7

D E

I I
D

D E

G A

I
I I
I I I I

C D

A B
B

C D

D FE

D E

F G

D FE

A B

D E

F G

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
I
C

C D

D FE

G A

D FE

G A

C D

F G

F G

10
11

D E

A B

A B

D E

G A

G A

12

D FE

D FE

OPEN Fm TUNING

I
I I
I
I I
I I I
I
I I
I I I
(As used by Albert Collins)

D FE

D FE

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

3
4

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I
I I I
A

5
6

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

8
9

I I I I I I
D

10
11

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

D E

12

D FE

I I
E

D FE

G A

D FE

FADGBE TUNING

D FE

F G

D FE

G A

D FE

I
I

C D

F G

C D

F G

G A

A B

D E

G A

D E

G A

5
6

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

C D

D E

G A

C D

G A

C D

10
11

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

D E

12

D FE

(Standard tuning with the E raised to F)

I I
I
I I
I I
I
I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I
I

OPEN F# TUNING

I I I I I I
(As used by Curtis Mayfield)

F G

G A

A B
B

C D

F G

I I
D

D E

G A

A B
B

F G

G A

I I
I
I I
I

C D

C D

A B

D FE

A B

A B

5
6

D E

F G

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

C D

D FE

G A

C D

D FE

C D

F G

F G

D E

A B

D E

D E

G A

G A

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

A B

C D

F G

A B

F G

9
10
11
12

F#7sus4 TUNING

1
2
3

I I

I I

(As used by Leo Kottke)

I
I I I I I I

C D

F G

G A

C D

D FE

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
I
I I
I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

5
6

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

8
9
10
11
12

I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

A B

I I I
I I
I I

OPEN G OR TARO PATCH TUNING

(As used by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell etc. AKA Spanish Tuning)

1
2

I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

G A

D E

I
I I I I
I
I
I I
E

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

F G

D E

F G

5
6

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
G

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

A B

D E

A B

D E

A B

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

OPEN G TUNING
(As used by Joni Mitchell on This Flight Tonight)

1
2

I I I I
G

G A

G A

D E

G A

D E

I
I I I I
I
I I
A

C D

A B

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

D E

F G

5
6

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
C

C D

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

D E

D E

A B

D E

A B

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
F

F G

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

OPEN G 5-STRING TUNING

(As used by Keith Richards - The 6th string is removed)

1
2

I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D E

I
I I I
I
I I
A

C D

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

D E

F G

5
6

I I I I I
I
I
I I I
I
C

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

D E

A B

D E

A B

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I
F

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

OPEN G STANDARD DOBRO TUNING

1
2

G A

D E

G A

D E

I I
I
I I
I I

C D

A B

5
6

I I
D

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

D E

F G

D E

F G

I I I I I I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
E

C D

D FE

G A

C D

D FE

G A

F G

F G

D E

A B

D E

A B

G A

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
F

F G

A B

C D

F G

A B

C D

Gm TUNING

1
2

I I I I

A B

D E

G A

D E

G A

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I I I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

F G

F G

F G

5
6

D E

G A

C D

G A

C D

G A

D FE

A B

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

10
11
12

I I I I
C

C D

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

A B

OPEN Gm TUNING

1
2

A B

G A

I I

A B

D E

G A

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
A

A B

C D

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

F G

F G

D E

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

D FE

D FE

D E

F G

A B

D E

F G

A B

5
6
7

10
11
12

F G
G

I I
C

C D

F G

A B

G A

G A

C D

A B

OPEN Gm TUNING

(As used by Mary McCaslin)

1
2

I I I I
D

A B

D E

G A

D E

G A

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

F G

F G

F G

5
6

D E

G A

C D

G A

C D

G A

D FE

A B

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

10
11
12

I I I I
C

C D

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

A B

G6 OR DROP G TUNING
(As used by Randy Scruggs, Chet Atkins, John Renbourn and Dave Gilmour)

1
2

I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

G A

I
I I
B

D FE

I I I I
I
I I
I
E

C D

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

G A

5
6

I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I I
G

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

C D

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

D E

Gmaj7 WAHINE TUNING

(As used by Ledward Kaapana & Mark Hanson)

1
2

I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

F G

I I
G

D E

I I I
I
I I I I
I
E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

D FE

F G

F G

A B

D E

F G

5
6

I I I

I I
I I
I I I
I
I I
G

G A

C D

G A

D FE

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

A B

A B

D E

G A

10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
C

C D

F G

C D

D FE

A B

C D

F G

Gadd9 TUNING
(As used by Sonic Youth)

1
2

I I I I I I
G

G A

G A

D E

G A

G A

A B

I I I I I
I
I
A

A B

A B

D FE

A B

A B

F G

C D

5
6
7

I I I I I I
C

C D

C D

G A

C D

C D

D E

I I I I I I
I
D

D E

D E

A B

D E

D E

D FE

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
F

F G

F G

C D

F G

F G

G A

Gadd9 ALTERNATIVE DOBRO TUNING

1
2

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

I I
I
I I
I I

C D

A B

5
6

I I I I
D

D FE

A B

D FE

D E

F G

C D

F G

I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I
I
I
E

C D

D FE

G A

C D

D E

G A

F G

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

G A

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
F

F G

A B

C D

F G

G A

C D

Gadd9 TUNING
(As used by Nick Drake)

1
2

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

I I I I
I
I
I
I I
E

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

F G

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

C D

G A

C D

D E

G A

I I I I I I
I
A

A B

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

Gadd9 TUNING
(As used by John Martyn on Head & Heart)

C D

3
5
6

A B

D E

G A

A B

D E

I I
I
I I
I I I

2
4

I I I I I
A

D FE

A B

D FE

D E

C D

F G

C D

F G

I I I I I I
I
I I I I I
I
I I
E

D FE

D E

G A

C D

D E

G A

F G

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

A B

G A

F G

F G

9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
A

A B

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

Gsus4 TUNING
(As used by Martin Simpson on Seven Yellow Gypsies. AKA Sawmill Tuning)

1
2

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

G A

C D

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

F G

F G

F G

5
6

D FE

G A

C D

G A

C D

F G

G A

I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

A B

10
11
12

I I I I

A B

C D

F G

C D

F G

C D

Gsus4 (Low C) TUNING

(As used by Martin Simpson)

1
2

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

G A

C D

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

F G

F G

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

G A

C D

F G

G A

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

D E

G A

A B

10
11

A B

12

I I I

A B

F G

C D

F G

C D

G7sus4 TUNING

I
I I I I I I

(As used by Joni Mitchell on Hejira and Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm)

1
2

D FE

C D

G A

D E

F G

G A

C D

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I
I I
D

D E

A B

D FE

G A

A B

D E

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

C D

G A

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

C D

D E

G A

10
11

A B

12

I I
F

F G

C D

A B

F G

D FE

D E

OPEN A TUNING

I I I
I I
I
I
I
E

C D

D FE

A B

A B

A B

D FE

F G

D E

F G

I I I
I
I I
I
I
I I I
G

G A

C D

D FE

5
6

F G

A B

D E

G A

D FE

C D

F G

7
8
9
10
11
12

I I
D

D E

G A

I I I
C

C D

C D

G A

I I I
D

D E

D E

A B

I I
I I I
E

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

F G

C D

I I I
G

G A

G A

D E

C D

OPEN A OR SPANISH TUNING

(As used by Robert Johnson on Terraplane Blues)

I
I I I I
I
I I
I
E

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

F G

D E

F G

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
G

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

G A

5
6

F G

A B

D E

A B

D E

A B

G A

D FE

D FE

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

C D

7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

G A

D E

C D

A TUNING
(As used by Steve Gillette & Mary McCaslin)

I I I I I I
I
I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

A B

D FE

F G

F G

D FE

A B

G A

C D

F G

C D

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D E

A B

I I I I
I I
I I
B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

C D

F G

F G

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

G A

D E

Am TUNING

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I
I
I
I I I I I I
B

D FE

D FE

G A

C D

F G

C D

F G

C D

A B

D E

G A

D E

G A

D E

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

F G

F G

F G

D E

G A

C D

G A

C D

G A

5
6

D FE

A B

D E

A B

D E

F G

A B

9
10
11
12

I
I I
I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I

Am ALTERNATIVE TUNING

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
A

A B

C D

D FE

A B

C D

D FE

F G

F G

D E

D E

C D

G A

C D

G A

5
6

D FE

D FE

D E

F G

A B

D E

F G

A B

I I
I I
I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
E

D FE

G A

D FE

G A

F G

C D

F G

C D

A B

A B

G A

D E

G A

D E

10
11
12

Asus4 BALALAIKA TUNING

I I I I I I
I I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

F G

F G

D FE

G A

C D

F G

G A

G A

C D

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

A B

A B

D E

I
I I
I I I
I I
B

D FE

A B

D FE

C D

F G

C D

C D

F G

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

D E

D E

G A

Asus4 PIPE TUNING

(As used by Martin Carthy, Davey Graham & Pat Kirtley)

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

F G

F G

D FE

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

G A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

A B

D E

A B

I
I I
I I I
I I
B

D FE

A B

D FE

C D

F G

C D

F G

C D

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

D E

G A

D E

Asus4 TUNING
(As used by Pat Kirtley & Annie Gallup)

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

D FE

A B

D E

F G

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

G A

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

A B

D E

G A

I I I
I I
I I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

F G

C D

F G

10
11
12

I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

D E

G A

C D

A7sus4 TUNING
(As used by Sarah McLachlan & Lisa Loeb)

I I I I I I
I
I I
I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

A B

D E

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

G A

C D

F G

C D

F G

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D E

G A

I I I I I
I
I I
B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

A B

C D

F G

F G

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

Am7add9 TUNING
(As used by Joni Mitchell on Help Me)

I I I I I I
I
I I
I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

A B

D E

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

G A

C D

F G

C D

F G

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D E

G A

I I I I I
I
I I
B

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

A B

C D

F G

F G

I I I I I I
D

D E

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

OPEN B~TUNING

1
2

A B

D E

I I
I I
I
D

D FE

A B

D E

F G

D E

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

C D

D FE

G A

C D

D FE

F G

F G

F G

5
6

D E

A B

D E

G A

G A

G A

D FE

D FE

A B

F G

A B

C D

F G

A B

10
11
12

C D
D

G A

C D

A B

I I
D

D E

G A

I I

C D

D FE

A B

B~maj7add9 TUNING

I I
I
I I I I
I

(As used by Keola Beamer on Namakeluas Tune)

1
2
3
4

D FE

A B

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
G

G A

C D

D E

G A

I
I I
B

D FE

I I I I
I
I I
I
I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I I
I I
I
A

C D

F G

5
6

A B

D E

D FE

A B

F G

D E

G A

D FE

C D

F G

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

10
11

D E

G A

A B

D E

G A

C D

12

D FE

A B

D FE

OPEN B TUNING
B

(As used by Tom Rush)

F G

F G

D E

I I I I I I
I
I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
C

C D

G A

C D

G A

C D

D FE

F G

D E

A B

D E

A B

D E

5
6

G A

D FE

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

F G

C D

F G

A B

7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I
G

G A

D E

G A

D E

G A

I I I I I
I
I
I
A

C D

A B

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D E

LUTE TUNING
E

F G

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

F G

G A

C D

F G

D FE

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

G A

(As used by John Renbourn, John Dowland & Alonso de Mudarra)

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I
I I I
I I I
I
I
I I I I I I
I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

I I
I I
B

D FE

A B

I I
I I
I I I
B

C D

F G

D FE

A B

C D

F G

D E

G A

C D

I I I I I I
I
D

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

D E

F G

CFCCGD TUNING

I
I I I I I I

(As used by John Martyn on Couldnt Love You More)

1
2

D FE

C D

F G

C D

C D

G A

D E

I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I
I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

D E

A B

D FE

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

D FE

F G

F G

F G

C D

G A

5
6
7
8
9

I I I I I I
G

G A

C D

G A

G A

D E

A B

I I I I
A

10
11

A B

D E

A B

A B

12

D FE

I I
F

F G

C D

CFCGCD CITTERN TUNING

1
2

I
I I I I I I
C

D FE

C D

F G

C D

G A

C D

D E

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I
I
I I I I
D

D E

G A

D E

A B

D E

D FE

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

D FE

F G

F G

C D

F G

G A

5
6
7
8
9

I I I I I I
G

G A

C D

G A

D E

G A

A B

I I I
A

10
11

A B

D E

A B

12

A B
B

C D

F G

D FE

CGDFCE TUNING

I
I I I I I
I
I I I I
I
I
I I
I I
I I

(As used by Joni Mitchell on Coyote & Woman of Heart and Mind)

D FE

G A

D E

F G

C D

D FE

F G

D E

A B

D FE

G A

D E

F G

G A

D FE

A B

D FE

C D

G A

F G

A B

I
I

G A

5
6

C D
D

F G

I I I I I
G

10
11

A B

12

D E

A B

C D

G A

I I
F

F G

C D

I I
D

D E

A B

C D

D E

D FE

DADDGC TUNING
(As used by David Crosby on In My Dreams)

1
2

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

D E

G A

C D

I I I I
I
I I I I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

D FE

D FE

A B

D E

F G

C D

F G

F G

5
6

D FE

G A

D E

G A

G A

C D

F G

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I I
A

A B

D FE

A B

A B

D E

G A

F G

A B

C D

G A

C D

C D

F G

10
11
12

DADGCD TUNING
(As used by John Martyn on I Dont Want to Know)

1
2

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

C D

D E

I
I I I I
I I I
I
I
I I I I I I
E

D FE

D FE

A B

D E

D FE

F G

C D

F G

F G

5
6

D FE

G A

D E

G A

C D

F G

G A

I I I I I I
I
I
I I I I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

D E

G A

A B

F G

A B

C D

G A

C D

F G

C D

10
11
12

DADGCE TUNING
(As used by John Martyn on Go Down Easy)

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I
I
I I I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

F G

D FE

D FE

A B

D E

F G

C D

F G

G A

5
6

D FE

G A

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

I I I I I
I
I
I
I I I I
I
A

A B

D FE

A B

D E

G A

F G

C D

A B

C D

G A

C D

F G

D E

10
11
12

DAEF#AD TUNING

(As used by Joni Mitchell on Sunday Sunday, Passion Play etc.)

I I
I I I
I I
I
I
I I I I I I
D

F G

D E

A B

D FE

A B

D E

F G

G A

D FE

D FE

F G

C D

G A

A B

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

C D

A B

D FE

F G

C D

12

D E

G A

I I
I I
I I I I
A

10
11

I I
D

D FE

A B

D E

F G

I I I I I I
I
C

C D

G A

D E

D FE

G A

C D

F G

DAEGCE TUNING
(As used by Joni Mitchell on Jericho & Furry Sings the Blues)

I I I I I I
I
I
I
I I
I
I I I
I
I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

D FE

G A

C D

D FE

F G

F G

D FE

A B

D E

F G

C D

G A

G A

5
6

D FE

G A

D E

A B

C D

F G

A B

I I
I I
I
I I
I
I I I I
I
A

A B

D FE

D E

G A

F G

C D

C D

A B

C D

G A

D E

F G

D E

10
11
12

DAFGCE TUNING

I
I I I I I I
I
I
I I I
I
I I
I
I
I I I
I I
(As used by John Martyn on Solid Air)

D FE

D E

A B

F G

G A

C D

D FE

F G

D FE

G A

A B

D E

F G

C D

G A

5
6

A B

D FE

G A

D E

C D

F G

A B

I I I I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
A

A B

D FE

C D

D E

G A

F G

C D

D E

A B

C D

G A

F G

D E

D FE

10
11
12

EADGCF 4THS TUNING

I
I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I I I
I I
I I I I I
B

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

C D

F G

A B

D E

D E

G A

C D

F G

D FE

D FE

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

F G

D FE

A B

D E

G A

G A

C D

F G

5
6

D FE

A B

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

9
10
11
12

I I I I I
I I
I I
I I I I
I

EBDGAD TUNING
(As used by David Crosby on Guinnevere)

I
I I I I
I I
I I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

D E

G A

A B

D E

F G

C D

D FE

A B

D FE

G A

D E

F G

C D

F G

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
I I I I
I I
I
A

A B

D FE

G A

C D

D E

G A

F G

A B

D E

D FE

A B

C D

G A

F G

I I I I I I
D

D E

A B

C D

F G

G A

C D

PENTATONIC TUNING

I I I I I I
I
I I
I
I I
I
I
I
I I I I I I
A

A B

C D

D E

D FE

G A

A B

F G

D E

D FE

A B

C D

F G

G A

C D

5
6

D FE

D E

F G

G A

A B

C D

D E

I I I
I I
I
I
I
I
I I I I
I
E

D FE

G A

A B

D E

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

C D

D E

F G

G A

10
11
12

DOWN A FIFTH TUNING

B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

D FE

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

(As used by Leadbelly & Meegs Rascom)

4
5
6

I I I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I I

I I I I
I
I I
I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

BF#EGD#C TUNING

(As used by Kali King)

I I
I I
I
I I
I I
I
I I
I
I
I
I I
I
I I I
I
I

F G

D E

D FE

G A

G A

F G

D FE

A B

F G

D E

5
6

I
I

C D

C D

A B

G A

G A

D FE

D FE

A B

C D

F G

C D

A B

D E

D E

I
I

F G

D E

C D

C D

A B

A B

D FE

D E

F G

F G

D E

9
10
11
12

G A

G A

7-STRING STANDARD TUNING

I
I I I I
I I
I I
I I
I I
I I I I
B

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

C D

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

4
5
6

I I I I I I I
I
I
I I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

F G

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

9
10
11
12

I I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

BARITONE GUITAR TUNING

B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

D FE

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

(4th below Standard tuning)

4
5
6

I I I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I I

I
I I I I
I I
I
I I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

9
10
11
12

I I I I I I
I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

BARITONE GUITAR TUNING

(5th below Standard tuning)

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

5
6

D FE

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
I
I I
I
I
I I I
I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

10
11
12

TENOR GUITAR STANDARD TUNING

1
2

I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

A B

I I I
I I
I
I I I I
D

D E

A B

D FE

F G

C D

D FE

F G

C D

G A

D E

5
6
7

I I I I
I
I
I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

D FE

F G

10
11

A B

F G

C D

G A

12

TENOR GUITAR IRISH/MANDOLIN TUNING

I I I I
I
I I
I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

D FE

F G

A B

D FE

F G

C D

G A

5
6
7

I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

A B

I I I
I I
D

D E

A B

D FE

F G

C D

10
11
12

I I I I
F

F G

C D

G A

D E

TENOR GUITAR IRISH TUNING

1
2

I I I I
G

G A

D E

A B

D E

I I
I I I
A

A B

D FE

F G

C D

F G

5
6
7

I I I I
C

C D

G A

D E

G A

I I I I
I
D

D E

A B

D FE

A B

F G

10
11
12

I I I I
F

F G

C D

G A

C D

REQUINTO GUITAR TUNING

I I I I I I
I
I I I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I I
A

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

G A

C D

5
6

D FE

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

I I I I
I
I I
I
I
I I
I I I
E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

F G

C D

F G

A B

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

10
11
12

10-STRING MODERN YEPES TUNING

I I I

(Re-entry tuning on strings 8, 9 and 10 )

F G

I I I I I
I
I
I I
I I
I I I
I I I
I I I I I
I I
I I
I I I
I I
I I I
I I I I
I I

G A

A B

C D

D FE

A B

D E

G A

A B

F G

C D

D E

D FE

A B

A B

G A

C D

F G

5
6

C D

D E

D FE

F G

A B

D E

G A

D E

D FE

F G

G A

D E

F G

G A

D FE

G A

G A

C D

9
10
11
12

I
I

F G

I
I I
B

D FE

C D

F G

I I
D

D E

G A

I I
I
E

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

A B

D E

G A

C D

A B

I I
G

G A

C D

I I
A

F G

A B

D E

10-STRING MODERN ALTERNATIVE TUNING

I I I

(The 8th string is an octave below Standard Yepes tuning )

F G

I I I I I
I
I
I I
I I
I I I
I I I
I I I I I
I I
I I
I I I
I I
I I I
I I I I
I I

G A

A B

C D

D FE

A B

D E

G A

A B

F G

C D

D E

D FE

A B

A B

G A

C D

F G

5
6

C D

D E

D FE

F G

A B

D E

G A

D E

D FE

F G

G A

D E

F G

G A

D FE

G A

G A

C D

9
10
11
12

I
I

F G

I
I I
B

D FE

C D

F G

I I
D

D E

G A

I I
I
E

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

A B

D E

G A

C D

A B

I I
G

G A

C D

I I
A

F G

A B

D E

10-STRING ROMANTIC BAROQUE TUNING

(No Re-entry tunings )

I I I I I I
I
I
I I
I I
I I I I
I I
I
I I I I I I I I
I
I I
I
I I I
I I
I I
I
I I I I I
I I
A

A B

C D

D E

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

D E

D FE

D FE

A B

C D

D E

F G

G A

C D

F G

5
6

D FE

D E

D FE

F G

G A

A B

D E

G A

F G

D FE

G A

A B

F G

G A

A B

G A

A B

10
11
12

I
I I
B

D FE

C D

F G

I I
D

D E

G A

I I
I
E

C D

D FE

A B

F G

D FE

A B

D E

C D

F G

C D

D E

G A

C D

I I
G

G A

C D

I I
A

F G

A B

D E

10-STRING MARLOW TUNING

I I I

(Re-entry tuning on strings 7, 8, 9 and 10 )

I
I I I I
I I I I I
I I
I I
I I I I I I
I I
I I
I I I I I I I
I I I I
I
I I I
I I I I I
I I
I
I I I I I I I I
I I I

G A

C D

F G

D FE

A B

D E

G A

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

C D

F G

D FE

A B

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

D E

G A

5
6

C D

F G

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

F G

D FE

A B

D E

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

G A

C D

10
11

F G

D FE

A B

D E

G A

C D

F G

A B

D E

12

G A

C D

F G