Guitar tuning

Every chord in Double Drop D tuning

D·A·D·G·B·D

Double Drop D tuning is D A D G B D, low to high. Compared with standard tuning, the 6th string goes from E to D (down a whole step); the 1st string goes from E to D (down a whole step). 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 (D A D G B 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 Double Drop D tuning

C x 3 2 0 1 x 183 voicings → Cm x 3 1 0 4 x 77 voicings → C5 x 3 5 5 x x 70 voicings → C7 x 3 5 3 5 5 126 voicings → Cm7 x 3 5 3 4 5 54 voicings → Cmaj7 10 7 10 0 0 x 208 voicings → Csus2 x 3 5 5 3 x 322 voicings → Csus4 x 3 3 0 1 x 183 voicings → Cadd9 5 5 5 5 5 0 362 voicings →

C# chords in Double Drop D tuning

C# x 4 3 1 2 x 108 voicings → C#m x 4 2 1 2 x 48 voicings → C#5 x 4 6 6 x x 23 voicings → C#7 x 4 6 4 6 6 122 voicings → C#m7 x 4 6 4 5 6 50 voicings → C#maj7 x 4 3 1 1 3 52 voicings → C#sus2 x 4 1 1 2 1 55 voicings → C#sus4 x 4 4 1 2 x 108 voicings → C#add9 x 4 1 1 4 3 98 voicings →

D chords in Double Drop D tuning

D 0 0 0 7 7 0 501 voicings → Dm 0 0 0 2 3 3 404 voicings → D5 0 0 0 x x x 235 voicings → D7 0 0 0 2 1 4 318 voicings → Dm7 0 0 0 2 1 3 272 voicings → Dmaj7 0 0 0 2 2 4 294 voicings → Dsus2 0 0 0 2 5 0 465 voicings → Dsus4 0 0 0 0 x x 777 voicings → Dadd9 0 7 7 7 7 0 386 voicings →

Eb chords in Double Drop D tuning

Eb 1 1 1 0 x x 147 voicings → Ebm x x 1 3 4 4 112 voicings → Eb5 1 1 1 x x x 53 voicings → Eb7 x 6 8 6 8 8 30 voicings → Ebm7 x 6 8 6 7 8 62 voicings → Ebmaj7 x 6 5 3 4 0 282 voicings → Ebsus2 x 6 3 3 4 3 119 voicings → Ebsus4 1 1 1 1 x x 101 voicings → Ebadd9 x 6 3 3 6 5 136 voicings →

E chords in Double Drop D tuning

E 2 2 2 1 0 x 163 voicings → Em 2 2 2 0 0 x 274 voicings → E5 2 2 2 x x x 101 voicings → E7 2 2 2 1 0 0 262 voicings → Em7 2 2 0 0 0 0 518 voicings → Emaj7 2 2 1 1 0 x 124 voicings → Esus2 x 7 4 4 5 4 179 voicings → Esus4 2 2 2 2 0 x 267 voicings → Eadd9 2 2 4 1 0 x 156 voicings →

F chords in Double Drop D tuning

F x x 3 2 1 3 169 voicings → Fm x x 3 1 1 3 116 voicings → F5 3 3 3 x x x 64 voicings → F7 3 3 1 2 1 1 88 voicings → Fm7 3 3 1 1 1 1 102 voicings → Fmaj7 3 3 2 2 5 x 132 voicings → Fsus2 3 3 3 0 x x 183 voicings → Fsus4 3 3 3 3 x x 72 voicings → Fadd9 x 8 5 5 8 7 192 voicings →

F# chords in Double Drop D tuning

F# x x 4 3 2 4 41 voicings → F#m x x 4 2 2 4 154 voicings → F#5 4 4 4 x x x 49 voicings → F#7 4 4 2 3 2 2 62 voicings → F#m7 4 4 2 2 2 2 132 voicings → F#maj7 4 4 3 3 6 x 66 voicings → F#sus2 4 4 4 1 x x 108 voicings → F#sus4 4 4 4 4 x x 77 voicings → F#add9 4 1 4 1 2 x 50 voicings →

G chords in Double Drop D tuning

G 5 2 0 0 0 0 515 voicings → Gm 0 1 0 0 x x 405 voicings → G5 x x x 0 3 5 368 voicings → G7 5 8 0 0 0 0 442 voicings → Gm7 5 5 3 3 3 3 364 voicings → Gmaj7 5 2 4 0 0 0 420 voicings → Gsus2 0 0 0 0 x x 777 voicings → Gsus4 5 3 0 0 x x 322 voicings → Gadd9 0 0 0 0 0 0 642 voicings →

Ab chords in Double Drop D tuning

Ab x x 1 1 1 1 52 voicings → Abm 6 6 6 8 0 x 170 voicings → Ab5 6 6 6 x x x 59 voicings → Ab7 6 6 4 5 4 4 102 voicings → Abm7 6 6 4 4 4 4 172 voicings → Abmaj7 6 6 5 5 8 x 78 voicings → Absus2 1 1 1 1 x x 101 voicings → Absus4 6 6 6 6 x x 55 voicings → Abadd9 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 voicings →

A chords in Double Drop D tuning

A x 0 2 2 2 2 66 voicings → Am x 0 2 2 1 x 176 voicings → A5 x 0 2 2 x x 107 voicings → A7 x 0 2 2 2 5 164 voicings → Am7 x 0 5 5 5 5 208 voicings → Amaj7 x 0 2 1 2 2 78 voicings → Asus2 x 0 2 2 0 x 267 voicings → Asus4 x 0 0 2 5 0 465 voicings → Aadd9 x 0 2 4 2 2 38 voicings →

Bb chords in Double Drop D tuning

Bb x 1 3 3 3 x 280 voicings → Bbm x 1 3 3 2 x 48 voicings → Bb5 x 1 3 3 x x 48 voicings → Bb7 x 1 3 1 3 3 252 voicings → Bbm7 x 1 3 1 2 3 66 voicings → Bbmaj7 8 8 8 10 10 0 296 voicings → Bbsus2 x 1 3 3 1 x 72 voicings → Bbsus4 8 8 8 8 x x 119 voicings → Bbadd9 x 1 3 3 1 0 132 voicings →

B chords in Double Drop D tuning

B x 2 4 4 4 x 179 voicings → Bm x 2 4 4 3 x 381 voicings → B5 x 2 4 4 x x 69 voicings → B7 x 2 4 2 4 4 252 voicings → Bm7 x 2 4 2 0 0 504 voicings → Bmaj7 x 2 1 3 0 4 154 voicings → Bsus2 x 2 4 4 2 x 77 voicings → Bsus4 9 9 9 9 0 x 179 voicings → Badd9 4 4 4 4 4 4 84 voicings →

Try any of these in the app

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

Open Double Drop D in the app Double Drop D tuning guide

Questions

Do my standard-tuning chord shapes still work in Double Drop D tuning?

Partly. 2 of the 6 strings change, so a standard shape that avoids them (it can only use the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd 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 Double Drop D 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 Double Drop D 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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