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Guitar Tunings

Every tuning below has its own page: the notes, how to tune to it from standard, what it is good at, and the common chord shapes — each one generated by Open—Shape’s chord engine and playable in the app.

Drop tunings

Drop DD A D G B E→ Drop CC G C F A D→ Drop C#C# G# C# F# A# D#→ Drop BB F# B E G# C#→ Drop BbBb F Bb Eb G C→ Drop AA E A D F# B→ Double Drop DD A D G B D→

Open major tunings

Open GD G D G B D→ Open DD A D F# A D→ Open CC G C G C E→ Open EE B E G# B E→ Open AE A C# E A E→

Open minor, seventh & extended

Open D MinorD A D F A D→ Open E MinorE B E G B E→ Open A MinorE A E A C E→ Open G MinorD G D G Bb D→ Open C MinorC G C G C Eb→ Open E Minor 7E B D G B E→ Open A Minor 7E A E G C E→ Open E7E G# D E B E→ Open G Major 7D G D F# B D→

Standard, tuned down

Eb StandardEb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb→ D StandardD G C F A D→ C# StandardC# F# B E G# C#→

Regular & other

DADGADD A D G A D→ American Football (FACGCE)F A C G C E→ Nashville (high-strung)E A D G B E→ High StrungE A D G B E→ New Standard (Fripp)C G D A E G→ All FourthsE A D G C F→ All FifthsBb F C G D A→ Major ThirdsC E G# C E G#→

Chord charts

Looking for a specific chord? Every tuning has a chart with an easy shape for every major, minor, power, 7th, sus and add9 chord on all 12 roots.

Drop D Drop C Drop C# Drop B Drop Bb Drop A Double Drop D Open G Open D Open C Open E Open A Open D Minor Open E Minor Open A Minor Open G Minor Open C Minor Open E Minor 7 Open A Minor 7 Open E7 Open G Major 7 Eb Standard D Standard C# Standard DADGAD American Football Nashville High Strung New Standard (Fripp) All Fourths All Fifths Major Thirds