| Tuning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Open C | C | G | C | G | C | E | |
| C | C | G | C | E | C | E | |
| C | C | G | C | E | G | C | open D tuned down a whole step |
| C | G | C | E | G | C | E | same notes as a 1st position C chord |
| C | G | C | C | G | C | E | |
| open C | C | G | C | G | C | F | open C tuning w/1st string tuned up 1/2 step |
| Open C | E | C | E | G | C | E | |
| open C variant | E | C | C | G | C | E | 4th and 5th strings are unison |
| open C variant | C | C | E | G | C | E | 1st C to C is octave |
| C | G | D | G | C | E | open C with the 4th string tuned up a step | |
| C | C | G | E | G | C | D | |
| C | C | G | C | G | D | E | |
| Cadd9 | E | C | E | G | C | D | |
| C | G | C | E | G | C | D | |
| C | D | G | C | G | C | E | open C tuning w/ 6th string tuned up to D |
| C | C | F | C | G | C | E | also called F Wahine |
| C | F | C | F | G | C | E | |
| C | F | G | C | G | C | E | |
| C | C | G | C | F | C | E | |
| C | C | G | D | F | C | E | |
| C | F | C | E | G | C | D | |
| C | F | C | D | G | C | E | |
| C | G | C | F | Bb | D | ||
| C? | F | G | C | G | B | E | |
| C | A | C | F | G | C | some kind of C tuning? | |
| C7sus4 | F | Bb | C | G | C | E | |
| Caug6 | E | A | C | G# | C | E | |
| OPEN Cm | C | G | C | G | C | Eb | |
| Csus4add9 | C | G | C | F | C | D | Martin Simpson - Invented by him. He uses it especially for slide playing. |
| C | F | C | G | A | C | ||
| C 6th-5 | C | G | D | F# | A | D | |
| Buzzard | C | F | C | G | A# | F | |
| Magic Farmer | C | F | C | G | A | E | |
| Aug Fourths | C | F# | C | F# | C | F# | |
| Tarboulton | C | A# | C | F | A# | F | a tuning from John Renbourne |
| C | Bb | C | F | Bb | F | ||
| lotta C | C | C | C | G | C | E | fahey Dance of the Inhabitants - 1st C to C is octave- 2nd and 3rd C are unison |
| C modal | c | f | c | f | a | d | C modal |
| Cmaj7/11 | C | G | D | G | B | C |