Guitar tuning

Every chord in DADGAD tuning

D·A·D·G·A·D

DADGAD tuning is D A D G A D, low to high. Compared with standard tuning, the 6th string goes from E to D (down a whole step); the 2nd string goes from B to A (down a whole step); the 1st string goes from E to D (down a whole step). This chart gives you an easy shape for 105 chords: major, minor, power, dominant 7, minor 7, major 7, sus2, sus4 and add9, on all 12 roots.

Strings run low to high (D A D G A D). 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 C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B

C chords in DADGAD tuning

C x 3 2 0 3 x 198 voicings → Cm x 3 1 0 3 x 81 voicings → C5 x 3 5 5 x x 102 voicings → C7 x 3 2 0 1 2 164 voicings → Cm7 x 3 5 3 6 5 64 voicings → Cmaj7 x 3 2 5 2 5 248 voicings → Csus2 5 5 5 5 5 5 407 voicings → Csus4 10 10 10 10 10 10 198 voicings → Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 0 432 voicings →

C# chords in DADGAD tuning

C# x 4 3 1 4 x 96 voicings → C#m x 4 2 1 4 x 52 voicings → C#5 x 4 6 6 x x 41 voicings → C#7 6 8 6 6 8 9 56 voicings → C#m7 x 4 6 4 7 6 40 voicings → C#maj7 x 4 3 6 3 6 116 voicings → C#sus2 x 4 1 1 4 1 52 voicings → C#sus4 x 4 4 1 4 x 96 voicings → C#add9 x 4 1 1 4 3 92 voicings →

D chords in DADGAD tuning

D 0 0 4 7 0 0 687 voicings → Dm 0 0 3 2 x x 547 voicings → D5 0 0 0 x x x 429 voicings → D7 0 0 4 5 0 0 408 voicings → Dm7 0 0 3 5 0 0 496 voicings → Dmaj7 0 0 4 6 0 0 578 voicings → Dsus2 0 0 2 2 x x 547 voicings → Dsus4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1109 voicings → Dadd9 0 0 2 2 5 4 450 voicings →

Eb chords in DADGAD tuning

Eb 1 1 1 0 x x 162 voicings → Ebm x 6 4 3 6 x 118 voicings → Eb5 1 1 1 x x x 81 voicings → Eb7 No easy shape 40 voicings → Ebm7 x 6 8 6 9 8 76 voicings → Ebmaj7 x 6 5 3 6 0 418 voicings → Ebsus2 x 6 3 3 6 3 118 voicings → Ebsus4 1 1 1 1 1 1 96 voicings → Ebadd9 x 6 3 3 6 5 148 voicings →

E chords in DADGAD tuning

E x x 2 1 2 2 96 voicings → Em 2 2 2 0 x x 198 voicings → E5 2 2 2 x x x 81 voicings → E7 x 7 6 4 7 0 146 voicings → Em7 x 7 5 4 7 0 432 voicings → Emaj7 2 2 1 1 2 1 140 voicings → Esus2 x 7 4 4 7 4 118 voicings → Esus4 2 2 2 2 2 2 282 voicings → Eadd9 x 7 4 4 7 6 108 voicings →

F chords in DADGAD tuning

F x 8 7 5 0 x 282 voicings → Fm x x 3 1 3 3 96 voicings → F5 3 3 3 x x x 81 voicings → F7 3 0 1 2 3 1 132 voicings → Fm7 3 3 1 1 3 1 92 voicings → Fmaj7 3 3 2 2 3 2 288 voicings → Fsus2 3 3 3 0 x x 198 voicings → Fsus4 3 3 3 3 3 3 118 voicings → Fadd9 3 3 3 0 0 x 368 voicings →

F# chords in DADGAD tuning

F# x x 4 3 4 4 52 voicings → F#m x x 4 2 4 4 245 voicings → F#5 4 4 4 x x x 41 voicings → F#7 No easy shape 68 voicings → F#m7 4 4 2 2 4 2 160 voicings → F#maj7 4 4 3 3 4 3 68 voicings → F#sus2 x x 4 1 4 4 96 voicings → F#sus4 4 4 4 4 4 4 52 voicings → F#add9 4 1 4 1 4 x 56 voicings →

G chords in DADGAD tuning

G 5 2 0 0 x x 407 voicings → Gm x x 0 0 1 0 408 voicings → G5 x x x 0 5 5 283 voicings → G7 5 5 3 0 2 0 376 voicings → Gm7 5 5 3 3 5 3 400 voicings → Gmaj7 5 5 4 4 5 4 328 voicings → Gsus2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1109 voicings → Gsus4 5 5 5 5 5 5 407 voicings → Gadd9 5 2 0 0 0 0 536 voicings →

Ab chords in DADGAD tuning

Ab x x 1 1 3 1 52 voicings → Abm x x 1 1 2 1 96 voicings → Ab5 6 6 6 x x x 44 voicings → Ab7 No easy shape 84 voicings → Abm7 6 6 4 4 6 4 108 voicings → Abmaj7 6 6 5 5 6 5 92 voicings → Absus2 1 1 1 1 1 1 96 voicings → Absus4 6 6 6 6 6 6 52 voicings → Abadd9 6 3 6 3 6 x 40 voicings →

A chords in DADGAD tuning

A x 0 2 2 4 2 88 voicings → Am x 0 2 2 3 2 282 voicings → A5 x 0 2 2 x x 132 voicings → A7 x 0 2 2 4 5 216 voicings → Am7 x 0 5 5 7 5 368 voicings → Amaj7 x 0 2 1 4 2 100 voicings → Asus2 x 0 2 2 2 2 282 voicings → Asus4 7 7 7 7 0 0 547 voicings → Aadd9 x 0 2 4 4 2 80 voicings →

Bb chords in DADGAD tuning

Bb x x 8 7 8 0 304 voicings → Bbm x 1 3 3 4 x 52 voicings → Bb5 x 1 3 3 x x 80 voicings → Bb7 x 1 3 1 1 0 174 voicings → Bbm7 x 1 3 1 4 3 56 voicings → Bbmaj7 x 1 3 3 0 0 436 voicings → Bbsus2 3 3 3 3 3 3 118 voicings → Bbsus4 8 8 8 8 8 8 118 voicings → Bbadd9 3 3 3 3 3 0 214 voicings →

B chords in DADGAD tuning

B x x 4 4 6 4 118 voicings → Bm x 2 4 4 5 x 262 voicings → B5 x 2 4 4 x x 55 voicings → B7 x 2 1 4 0 4 256 voicings → Bm7 x 2 4 2 2 0 408 voicings → Bmaj7 x 2 1 4 1 4 168 voicings → Bsus2 4 4 4 4 4 4 52 voicings → Bsus4 9 9 9 9 9 9 118 voicings → Badd9 9 6 9 6 9 x 76 voicings →

No easy shape: Eb7, F#7, Ab7. The engine finds voicings for these, but none that avoid a thumb, a wide stretch or a muted string in the middle; each card links to all of them in the app.

Try any of these in the app

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

Open DADGAD in the app DADGAD tuning guide

Questions

Do my standard-tuning chord shapes still work in DADGAD tuning?

Partly. 3 of the 6 strings change, so a standard shape that avoids them (it can only use the 5th, 4th, 3rd strings) 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.

Why are power chords easier in DADGAD tuning?

The bottom three strings are tuned D, A, D, which is a root, a fifth and an octave. Barring them at any one fret gives you a power chord with a single finger, so it is faster to move and to mute than the two-finger power chord in standard tuning.

How were these shapes chosen?

The chord engine searches every way to voice each chord in DADGAD 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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