Guitar tuning

Every chord in All Fifths tuning

Bb·F·C·G·D·A

All Fifths tuning is Bb F C G D A, low to high. Compared with standard tuning, the 6th string goes from E to Bb (down a tritone); the 5th string goes from A to F (down a major third); the 4th string goes from D to C (down a whole step); the 2nd string goes from B to D (up a minor third); the 1st string goes from E to A (up a perfect fourth). This chart gives you an easy shape for 108 chords: major, minor, power, dominant 7, minor 7, major 7, sus2, sus4 and add9, on all 12 roots.

Strings run low to high (Bb F C G D A). A number is the fret, 0 is an open string and x is a string you don't play. A label such as 5fr beside a diagram marks where a shape starts higher up the neck. Tap any chord to open that exact shape in the app, along with every other way to play it.

C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B

C chords in All Fifths tuning

C x x 0 0 2 3 199 voicings → Cm x x 0 0 1 3 223 voicings → C5 2 2 0 0 x x 134 voicings → C7 x 7 7 9 8 7 247 voicings → Cm7 2 2 0 3 1 1 258 voicings → Cmaj7 x 7 7 9 9 7 146 voicings → Csus2 2 2 0 0 0 x 378 voicings → Csus4 2 0 0 0 x x 378 voicings → Cadd9 x 7 7 7 10 7 274 voicings →

Db chords in All Fifths tuning

Db x x 1 1 3 4 118 voicings → Dbm x x 1 1 2 4 92 voicings → Db5 3 3 1 1 x x 35 voicings → Db7 3 0 1 1 3 2 90 voicings → Dbm7 x 3 1 1 2 2 83 voicings → Dbmaj7 3 0 1 1 3 3 160 voicings → Dbsus2 x x 1 1 1 4 106 voicings → Dbsus4 3 1 1 1 x x 81 voicings → Dbadd9 3 0 1 1 1 x 122 voicings →

D chords in All Fifths tuning

D x x 2 2 4 0 181 voicings → Dm x x 2 2 3 0 331 voicings → D5 x x 2 2 0 0 116 voicings → D7 4 1 0 2 0 0 223 voicings → Dm7 4 0 2 5 0 0 373 voicings → Dmaj7 4 1 1 2 0 0 173 voicings → Dsus2 x x 2 2 2 0 234 voicings → Dsus4 x x 2 0 0 0 308 voicings → Dadd9 4 1 4 2 0 0 153 voicings →

Eb chords in All Fifths tuning

Eb 5 5 3 0 x x 228 voicings → Ebm x x 3 3 4 1 141 voicings → Eb5 x x 3 3 1 1 76 voicings → Eb7 5 5 7 6 5 x 162 voicings → Ebm7 0 1 1 3 1 1 125 voicings → Ebmaj7 5 5 2 0 0 x 276 voicings → Ebsus2 x x 3 3 3 6 255 voicings → Ebsus4 x x 3 1 1 1 130 voicings → Ebadd9 5 5 5 8 5 x 280 voicings →

E chords in All Fifths tuning

E x x 4 1 2 2 77 voicings → Em 6 6 4 0 x x 128 voicings → E5 x x 4 4 2 2 44 voicings → E7 6 3 4 4 0 x 110 voicings → Em7 6 6 4 0 0 x 178 voicings → Emaj7 6 6 8 8 6 6 87 voicings → Esus2 x x 4 4 4 7 103 voicings → Esus4 x x 4 2 2 2 138 voicings → Eadd9 6 6 6 9 6 x 58 voicings →

F chords in All Fifths tuning

F x 0 0 2 3 0 294 voicings → Fm x 0 0 1 3 x 172 voicings → F5 x 0 0 5 3 3 153 voicings → F7 x 0 0 2 1 0 245 voicings → Fm7 x 0 0 1 1 3 181 voicings → Fmaj7 x 0 0 2 2 0 244 voicings → Fsus2 x 0 0 0 3 3 378 voicings → Fsus4 x 0 0 3 3 3 328 voicings → Fadd9 x 0 0 0 3 0 330 voicings →

Gb chords in All Fifths tuning

Gb x 1 1 3 4 1 136 voicings → Gbm x 1 1 2 4 0 127 voicings → Gb5 x x 6 6 4 4 44 voicings → Gb7 x 1 1 3 2 1 122 voicings → Gbm7 x 1 1 2 2 0 113 voicings → Gbmaj7 x 1 1 3 3 1 157 voicings → Gbsus2 x 1 1 1 4 x 81 voicings → Gbsus4 x x 6 4 4 4 103 voicings → Gbadd9 x 1 1 1 4 1 88 voicings →

G chords in All Fifths tuning

G x 2 2 4 0 x 170 voicings → Gm x 2 2 3 0 x 328 voicings → G5 x 2 2 0 0 x 153 voicings → G7 x 2 2 4 3 2 209 voicings → Gm7 x 2 2 3 3 5 396 voicings → Gmaj7 x 2 2 4 4 2 140 voicings → Gsus2 x 2 2 0 0 0 308 voicings → Gsus4 x 2 0 0 0 x 378 voicings → Gadd9 x 2 2 4 0 0 158 voicings →

Ab chords in All Fifths tuning

Ab x 3 3 5 6 3 136 voicings → Abm x 3 3 1 1 2 81 voicings → Ab5 x 3 3 1 1 x 39 voicings → Ab7 x 3 3 5 4 3 103 voicings → Abm7 x 3 3 4 4 6 67 voicings → Abmaj7 x 3 3 5 5 3 143 voicings → Absus2 x 3 3 1 1 1 130 voicings → Absus4 x 3 1 1 1 x 106 voicings → Abadd9 x 3 3 3 6 3 151 voicings →

A chords in All Fifths tuning

A x 4 1 2 2 0 133 voicings → Am x 4 0 2 2 0 201 voicings → A5 x x x 2 2 0 62 voicings → A7 x 4 4 6 5 0 160 voicings → Am7 x 4 4 5 5 0 221 voicings → Amaj7 x 4 1 1 2 0 108 voicings → Asus2 x 4 4 2 2 2 138 voicings → Asus4 x 4 2 2 2 0 234 voicings → Aadd9 x 4 4 4 7 4 100 voicings →

Bb chords in All Fifths tuning

Bb 0 0 2 3 0 x 362 voicings → Bbm 0 0 1 3 x x 197 voicings → Bb5 0 0 5 3 3 x 126 voicings → Bb7 0 0 2 1 0 x 191 voicings → Bbm7 0 0 1 1 3 1 136 voicings → Bbmaj7 0 0 2 2 0 0 338 voicings → Bbsus2 0 0 0 3 3 3 328 voicings → Bbsus4 0 0 3 3 3 x 255 voicings → Bbadd9 0 0 0 3 0 x 386 voicings →

B chords in All Fifths tuning

B x 6 6 8 9 6 93 voicings → Bm x 6 6 4 0 x 134 voicings → B5 x x x 4 4 2 35 voicings → B7 x 6 3 4 4 0 118 voicings → Bm7 x 6 6 4 0 0 145 voicings → Bmaj7 x 6 6 8 8 6 122 voicings → Bsus2 x 6 6 4 4 4 103 voicings → Bsus4 x 6 4 4 4 x 103 voicings → Badd9 x 6 6 6 9 6 89 voicings →

Try any of these in the app

Open—Shape shows every voicing of every chord in All Fifths tuning, and lets you hear them and chain them into a progression.

Open All Fifths in the app All Fifths tuning guide

Questions

Do my standard-tuning chord shapes still work in All Fifths tuning?

Partly. 5 of the 6 strings change, so a standard shape that avoids them (it can only use the 3rd string) keeps its fingering and its sound. Any shape that uses a changed string sounds different and needs adjusting, which is what the chart above does for you.

How were these shapes chosen?

The chord engine searches every way to voice each chord in All Fifths tuning, then these are the easiest of them: no thumb, at most four fingers, within four frets, a root or fifth in the bass, and no muted string between played ones, preferring low positions and fewer muted strings. Each card says how many other voicings exist, and tapping it opens that exact shape in the app.

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