| Tuning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Open D | D | A | D | F# | A | D | John Fahey- Poor Boy |
| D Wahine | D | A | D | F# | B | D | also called D6 |
| D Minor | D | A | D | F | A | D | also called cross-note - fahey Red Pony (Wine and Roses) |
| Dm (C bass) | C | A | D | F | A | D | |
| D Modal | D | A | D | F# | A | B | |
| D Modal | D | A | D | G | A | D | also called D suspended - faheys cuckcoo |
| D Modal | C | G | D | G | B | E | also called Cmaj7/9 / also called C Wahine / looks like standard with the 2 low strings tuned down a step / (4 R 5 R 3 6 or R 5 2 5 7 3)Chet Atkins, "Just As I Am" |
| D Modal | D | A | C | G | A | D | like DADGAD w/4th string tuned down to C |
| D | D | A | D | F# | A | E | open D tuning w/ 1st string tuned up to E |
| D | D | A | D | F# | A | C# | DMaj 7 ?? |
| | D | A | D | G | A | E | |
| | D | A | D | A | A | D | also called Raga (below) |
| | D | A | D | E | B | C# | |
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| | D | G | D | E | A | D | |
| open D | D | A | D | A | D | F# | open C (cgcgce) tuned up a whole step |
| open Dm | D | A | D | A | D | F | this looks like open Dm. It is almost like open CGCGCE up a step but with a minor 3rd on the hi string |
| D6/9 | D | A | d | f# | b | e | |
| D7 | D | A | D | A | C | D | |
| D7? | D | A | C | F# | A | D | |
| D7 | C | A | D | F# | A | D | |
| D7 | D | A | D | F# | C | D | |
| OPEN D7 | D | A | D | F# | A | C | |
| D7 | D | A | D | F | C | D | isn't this really Dm7? |
| D7sus4 | D | G | C | G | C | D | Led Zeppelin The Rain Song |
| Canadian tuning | D | A | E | F# | A | D | D tuning with the D (4th) string tuned up a whole tone to E. / can also be used a semitone or a tone lower |
| Raga | D | A | D | A | A | D | almost like open D with F# tuned up to A to match 2nd string- sort of drones / Play melodiies on a single string (highest or second highest) for a modal feel with a full rich pedal drone. Try some eastern scales for a pseudo sitar. Play what would normally be a "D major" for a complex yet ambiguous 9nth chord. (there's no third, just 6th, 7th and 2nd.) |
| | D | A | D | F# | G | D | open D tuning variation. Whitley uses it tuned with all strings tuned down 1/2 step for Loco Girl (below) this looks more manageable |
| Dsus4 | D | A | D | G | A | F# | |
| modified D | D | A | D | G | A | B | |
| Slow Motion | D | G | D | F | C | D | |
| Layover | D | A | C | G | C | E | |
| | D | A | D | F# | B | E | |
| | D | A | D | G | C | E | |
| D6Add9 | D | A | E | A | B | E | cgdgad tuned up one step |
| D Major 9 | D | A | D | A | C# | E | |
| Dmaj7 | D | A | D | F | A | C | |
| open D variation | E | A | D | A | D | G# | (can also lower 6th string to D ie: D A D A D G#) |