Guitar tuning

Every chord in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

C·G·D·A·E·G

New Standard (Fripp) tuning is C G D A E G, low to high. Compared with standard tuning, the 6th string goes from E to C (down a major third); the 5th string goes from A to G (down a whole step); the 3rd string goes from G to A (up a whole step); the 2nd string goes from B to E (up a perfect fourth); the 1st string goes from E to G (up a minor third). 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 (C G D A E G). 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 New Standard (Fripp) tuning

C 0 0 2 3 0 0 482 voicings → Cm 0 0 1 3 x x 305 voicings → C5 0 0 5 3 3 x 203 voicings → C7 0 0 2 1 0 0 314 voicings → Cm7 0 0 1 1 3 x 264 voicings → Cmaj7 0 0 2 2 0 0 369 voicings → Csus2 0 0 0 3 3 x 545 voicings → Csus4 0 0 3 3 3 x 318 voicings → Cadd9 0 0 0 3 0 0 551 voicings →

C# chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

C# x 6 3 4 4 x 77 voicings → C#m x 6 6 4 0 x 162 voicings → C#5 x x x 4 4 6 44 voicings → C#7 x 6 6 8 7 6 92 voicings → C#m7 x 6 6 7 7 6 148 voicings → C#maj7 x 6 6 8 8 6 112 voicings → C#sus2 x 6 6 6 9 x 103 voicings → C#sus4 x 6 4 4 4 x 80 voicings → C#add9 x 1 1 4 1 1 51 voicings →

D chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

D x x 0 0 2 2 145 voicings → Dm x x 0 0 1 2 246 voicings → D5 2 2 0 0 x x 153 voicings → D7 x 7 7 9 8 7 239 voicings → Dm7 x 7 7 8 8 7 323 voicings → Dmaj7 x 7 7 9 9 7 147 voicings → Dsus2 2 2 0 0 0 x 378 voicings → Dsus4 2 0 0 0 x x 507 voicings → Dadd9 x 2 2 5 2 2 148 voicings →

Eb chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

Eb x x 1 1 3 3 209 voicings → Ebm x x 1 1 2 3 84 voicings → Eb5 3 3 1 1 x x 48 voicings → Eb7 x 8 8 6 9 0 172 voicings → Ebm7 x 8 8 9 9 8 92 voicings → Ebmaj7 x 8 5 5 6 0 231 voicings → Ebsus2 x x 1 1 1 3 92 voicings → Ebsus4 3 1 1 1 x x 103 voicings → Ebadd9 3 3 1 1 1 0 149 voicings →

E chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

E 4 1 2 2 0 x 144 voicings → Em x x 2 2 0 0 339 voicings → E5 x x 2 2 0 x 82 voicings → E7 4 1 0 2 0 x 183 voicings → Em7 4 4 2 5 0 0 399 voicings → Emaj7 4 1 1 2 0 x 129 voicings → Esus2 x x 2 2 2 4 121 voicings → Esus4 4 2 2 2 0 x 234 voicings → Eadd9 4 1 4 2 0 x 82 voicings →

F chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

F 5 5 3 0 x x 265 voicings → Fm x x 3 3 1 1 108 voicings → F5 x x 3 3 1 x 86 voicings → F7 5 5 7 6 5 5 167 voicings → Fm7 0 1 1 3 1 1 88 voicings → Fmaj7 5 5 2 0 0 x 280 voicings → Fsus2 x x 3 3 1 0 318 voicings → Fsus4 5 3 3 3 x x 176 voicings → Fadd9 5 5 5 8 5 0 390 voicings →

F# chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

F# 6 6 8 9 6 6 106 voicings → F#m x x 4 4 2 2 110 voicings → F#5 x x 4 4 2 x 34 voicings → F#7 6 6 8 7 6 6 123 voicings → F#m7 6 6 4 0 0 x 135 voicings → F#maj7 6 6 8 8 6 6 64 voicings → F#sus2 x x 4 4 4 6 80 voicings → F#sus4 6 4 4 4 x x 105 voicings → F#add9 6 6 6 9 6 6 88 voicings →

G chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

G x 0 0 2 3 x 336 voicings → Gm x 0 0 1 3 x 305 voicings → G5 x 0 0 5 3 x 203 voicings → G7 x 0 0 2 1 0 245 voicings → Gm7 x 0 0 1 1 0 268 voicings → Gmaj7 x 0 0 2 2 0 227 voicings → Gsus2 x 0 0 0 3 x 507 voicings → Gsus4 x 0 0 3 3 x 545 voicings → Gadd9 x 0 0 2 5 0 376 voicings →

Ab chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

Ab x 1 1 3 4 x 139 voicings → Abm x 1 1 2 4 x 96 voicings → Ab5 x x 6 6 4 x 35 voicings → Ab7 x 1 1 3 2 1 64 voicings → Abm7 x 1 1 2 2 1 65 voicings → Abmaj7 x 1 1 3 3 1 235 voicings → Absus2 x 1 1 1 4 x 103 voicings → Absus4 x 1 1 4 4 x 103 voicings → Abadd9 x 1 1 3 4 3 133 voicings →

A chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

A x 2 2 4 0 x 223 voicings → Am x 2 2 3 0 x 364 voicings → A5 x 2 2 0 0 x 134 voicings → A7 x 2 2 4 0 0 317 voicings → Am7 x 2 2 3 0 0 530 voicings → Amaj7 x 2 2 4 4 2 183 voicings → Asus2 x 2 2 2 0 x 234 voicings → Asus4 x 2 0 0 0 x 378 voicings → Aadd9 9 6 9 0 0 x 191 voicings →

Bb chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

Bb x 3 0 1 1 x 170 voicings → Bbm x 3 3 4 1 x 113 voicings → Bb5 x x x 1 1 3 49 voicings → Bb7 x 3 0 1 1 1 85 voicings → Bbm7 x 3 3 4 4 3 92 voicings → Bbmaj7 x 3 3 5 5 3 194 voicings → Bbsus2 x 3 3 3 6 x 176 voicings → Bbsus4 x 3 1 1 1 x 92 voicings → Bbadd9 x 3 3 5 6 5 201 voicings →

B chords in New Standard (Fripp) tuning

B x 4 1 2 2 x 73 voicings → Bm x 4 0 2 2 x 147 voicings → B5 x x x 2 2 4 34 voicings → B7 x 4 4 6 5 4 97 voicings → Bm7 x 4 0 2 2 2 185 voicings → Bmaj7 x 4 4 6 6 4 89 voicings → Bsus2 x 4 4 4 7 x 105 voicings → Bsus4 x 4 2 2 2 x 121 voicings → Badd9 x 4 4 6 7 6 72 voicings →

Try any of these in the app

Open—Shape shows every voicing of every chord in New Standard (Fripp) tuning, and lets you hear them and chain them into a progression.

Open New Standard (Fripp) in the app New Standard (Fripp) tuning guide

Questions

Do my standard-tuning chord shapes still work in New Standard (Fripp) tuning?

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