| Tuning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
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| | C | G | C | G | C | G | |
| | C | G | D | G | A | E | |
| Sawmill | C | G | D | G | C | D | don't remember where this came from or why, but fun to noodle with. Also called Orkney tuning (see other Orkney) / also called Gsus4 |
| ORKNEY | C | G | C | G | C | D | cf the other orkney which is also called Sawmill - (R 5 R 5 R 2) / Patty Larkin, "Wolf at the Door" also Robin Williamson |
| C6add9 | C | G | D | G | A | D | see chord chart - (also called G sus 2) |
| | C | G | D | G | Bb | D | |
| | C | G | D | F | Bb | D | |
| CMaj7 | C | G | D | G | B | D | (David Wilcox) |
| | C# | G# | d# | g# | c | d# | above tuning (CMaj7) tuned up 1/2 step - so is it C#Maj7 |
| | C | G | D | G | Bb | D | Cmaj7 (above) w/2nd string tuned down ½ step |
| Bron Y Aur | C | A | C | G | C | E | also called C6 |
| C6th Mauna Loa | C | G | c | g | a | e | |
| Cmaj7 (Gabby) | C | G | e | g | b | e | |
| Cmaj7/11 | C | F | c | g | b | e | Soundgarden / 4th of July |
| Cyril C | C | G | e | g | c | e | |
| | C | Bb | C | F | Bb | F | John Renborn |
| Cittern (1) | C | F | C | G | C | D | |
| | C | F | C | F | C | C | |
| | C | F | C | G | C | C | |
| | C | F | C | G | C | F | |
| | C | G | C | G | A | D | also called Old Mauna Loa |
| | C | F | C | F | G | D | |
| | C | G | D | G | G | D | |
| | C | G | D | F | G | C | |
| | Db | Ab | Eb | Gb | Ab | Db | these next 2 are the same- expressed with flats |
| | C# | G# | d# | f# | g# | c# | and the other one expressed with sharps |
| | C | F | D | F | B | E | |
| | C | G | D | F | C | C | |
| | C | G | D | F | C | D | |
| | C | G | D | G | C | C | |
| | C | F | C | F | C | D | |
| | C | G | D | E | A | D | |
| | C | F | C | G | A | D | |
| C6 | C | G | E | G | A | E | also called C Mauna Loa |
| | C | F | C | A | C | D | |
| | C | G | C | G | A | C | |
| | C | A | B | A | B | E | 4th string too loose? |
| | C | G | C | G | C | C | |
| | C | G | C | G | G | C | 2nd string a little floppy
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| | C | G | C | D | G | A | AMartinCarthyTuning
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| | C | A | C | E | G | E | |
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| C? | E | B | E | G | C | E | |
| C? | G | C | E | G | B | E | |
| C? | C | G | C | G | B | E | |
| | C | C | D | G | A | D | Michael Hedges |
| C & G | D | G | D | G | C | E | G & C- lower 3 strings are G/ upper 3 strings are C |
| C & G | G | C | D | G | B | E | |
| C & G | D | G | C | G | B | E | |
| C & G | C | G | E | G | B | D | |
| C & G | G | C | E | G | B | D | also called C Major 9th |
| Bb & F | F | Bb | C | G | A | D | |
| F & G | F | C | G | D | A | E | |
| F & C | F | C | E | G | A | D | |
| G & D | G | B | E | F# | A | D | Michael Hedges |
| Bb & F | F | Bb | C | A | C | D | |
| Bb & F | F | Bb | D | F | A | C | |
| Bb & F | F | Bb | C | F | A | D | Bbmaj7add9 / Keola Beamer - Namakelua's Tune. 6th string up to F, 5th string up to Bb, other strings dropped one whole step each. One of the many Hawaiian slack-key tunings |
| D & A | D | A | C# | F# | A | E | |
| F & C | F | C | E | G | A | E | |
| F & C | F | C | F | G | A | E | |
| G & C | C | G | D | F# | B | E | |
| C & F | F | Bb | C | G | A | E | |
| G & C | F | C | D | G | B | E | |
| F & G | G | B | D | F | A | C | |
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| F# & A | D | A | C# | F# | A# | E | |
| | D | A | C | G | A | D | |
| | D | A | D | G | C | F | |
| | D | A | D | G | C | C | Michael Hedges? |
| | D | A | D | E | A | D | |
| | D | A | D | E | A | E | |
| | D | A | D | E | C | D | |
| | D | A | D | E | A | C | |
| | D | A | D | G | D | D | |
| | D | A | D | G | G | D | |
| | D | A | D | A | D | D | |
| Lead Balloon | D | A | C | F | G | C | 2nd string might be a little loose for this Joni Mitchell |
| | D | A | E | G | B | E | Reversed Drop-D |
| | D | F# | D | G | B | E | |
| | D | B | D | G | B | F | |
| | D | F# | D | G | B | D | |
| | D | A | D | A | A | E | |
| | D | A | D | G | C | D | like double drop D w/ 2nd string tuned up 1/2 step |
| Ellis tuning | D | A | D | E | B | D | |
| KNOW | D | A | D | A | D | E | Whitley/ this may be tuning the B string up a little high/ also Robin Williamson |
| GUNS AND DOLLS | D# | A# | D# | A# | D# | F | above tuning tuned up 1/2 step- almost certainly too high for the B string |
| NARCOTIC | D | A | E | A | C# | E | Whitley |
| DIE IN YOUR M | D | A | E | A | D | E | Whitley |
| | D | A | E | G | A | D | |
| | D | A | D | G | D | G | |
| | D | G | D | E | A | D | |
| | D | G | D | E | G | D | |
| | D | G | C | G | A | E | |
| | D | A | E | G | C | E | |
| | D | Bb | D | G | Bb | D | |
| | D | A | D | F | C | F | |
| | D | G | D | G | D | C# | major |
| | D | G | D | G | D | C | minor |
| Blew Tuning | D | A | D | G | B | F | |
| | D | A | D | A | B | E | |
| Slow | D | G | A | F# | G | B | |
| GmSus4 Open | D | Bb | D | G | C | D | |
| | D | G | D | F | C | E | |
| | D | A | D | G | A | F | |
| | D | A | C | G | B | D | |
| | D | F | C | G | A | D | |
| | D | A | E | F | A | E | |
| Top Jimmy | D | A | C | A | C | D | |
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| | Eb | Bb | Eb | G | C | Eb | D Wahine tuned up a half step |
| Eb min/maj7 | Eb | Bb | Bb | Gb | b | d | |
| Eb min/maj7 | Eb | Bb | Bb | Gb | Bb | d | Smashing Pumpkins / Mayonaise |
| | Eb | Ab | E | F | B | Eb | |
| | Eb | Bb | Eb | Ab | C | Eb | Robert Johnson - Dust My Broom - Phonagraph Blues |
| | Eb | Ab | Eb | Ab | C | Eb | Robert Johnson - If I Had Possession - Last Fair Deal... |
| | Eb | Bb | Eb | G | Bb | Eb | Robert Johnson - Preachin Blues - Ramblin On My Mind (capo 2) |
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| | E | G | D | E | A | E | |
| | E | B | E | F# | A | D | |
| | E | B | E | G | A | E | |
| Am | E | A | C | E | A | E | open Am variation |
| | E | A | B | E | G | D | |
| | E | A | C# | A | C# | E | |
| | E | A | B | E | A | E | |
| | E | A | D | E | A | D | |
| | E | B | D | G# | B | D | Phil Keaggy. Convenient flatted 7s. |
| | E | G | B | A | D | E |
| | | E | A | E | A | C# | D# | sort of an open A with 1st string tuned down a half step |
| | E | A | D | A | A | E | |
| | E | A | D | F | C | E | |
| | E | B | C | F# | B | D# | |
| | E | B | D | B | B | E | |
| | E | A | D# | G# | B | E | |
| | E | G | C | G | B | F# | |
| | E | A | B | E | B | E | |
| | E | A | C | G | B | D | |
| | E | B | E | A | C# | E | above tuning (Robert Johnson - Preachin Blues) tuned up 1/2 step |
| | E | G# | B | F# | B | E | |
| | E | B | D | F# | B | E | |
| | E | B | D | G | B | E | open Em7? |
| | E | B | B | F# | B | E | |
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| | F | G | D | G | C | D | play pipe tunes in F with this tuning? |
| | F | Bb | C | F | C | F | |
| | F | Bb | C | F | C | C | |
| | F | Bb | C | F | Bb | C | |
| | F | Bb | C | G | C | C | |
| | F | Bb | C | G | C | F | |
| | F | C | F | G | G | D | |
| | F | C | F | G | C | D | |
| | F | Bb | D | F | G | C | |
| | F | Bb | C | G | G | D | |
| | F | Bb | C | F | G | D | |
| | F | C | F | G | A | D | |
| | F | Bb | D | F | G | D | |
| | F | C | F | A | C | D | |
| | F | C | E | A | C | D | |
| F | F | C | F | A | C | E | |
| | F | Bb | C | F | C | E | |
| | F | F | C | G | A | C | |
| | F | A | D | G | C | F | |
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| | F# | A | C# | A | A | E | |
| | F# | A | C# | A | A | D | |
| | G | C | D | G | C | D | |
| | G | C | E | G | A | D | |
| | G | C | E | G | A | E | |
| | D | A | D | G | C | Eb | |
| | C | F | D | C | B | E | |
| | F | A | C | E | A | F | high F sounds shitty |
| | F | A | C | F | A | F | Mayfield (below) tuned down 1/2 step |
| Mayfield | F# | A# | C# | F# | A# | F# | |
| | Gb | Bb | Db | Gb | Bb | Gb | same as Mayfield but listed w/ flats |
| | G | B | D | G | B | G | same as Mayfield but tuned up 1/2 step |
| | F | A | C | E | C | F | |
| Bajo Sexto (12) | E | A | D | G | C | F | (R 4 b7 b3 b6 b9) / Will Ackerman, "The Bricklayer’s Beautiful Daughter" / (for 12 string: EAD in octaves; GCF in unison) -tuned in 4ths |
| Oud | G | A | B | E | A | D | |
| | D | G | D | F# | G | D | |
| | G | C | D | G | C | E | |
| | G | C | F | A | D | G | like a capo on 3rd fret but with the 3rd string tuned down 1/2 step. eg: try E A D Gb B E w/ capo on 3rd fret. - also called Vihuela tuning below in not guitar section |
| | F | A | C | G | C | E | |
| | E | A | E | E | B | E | |
| | E | G | D | G | C | D | |
| | C | G | C | Eb | B | C | Eb might be too low for the G string |
| | C | G | D | E | C | G | |
| | D | A | D | G | A | C | |
| | C | C | D | G | A | D | (R R 2 5 6 2) / Michael Hedges, "Aerial Boundaries" |
| | E | B | B | G | B | D | (R 5 5 b3 5 b7) Ani DiFranco, "Not a Pretty Girl" |
| | G | G | C | F | Bb | C | |
| | F# | G | C | F | A | D | |
| | C | G | D | E | G | C | |
| | E | A | C# | E | B | E | |
| LOCO GIRL | C# | G# | C# | F | F# | C# | Whitley doesn't look real practical on the high strings, but could be done |
| | G | G | D | G | D | G | |
| | G | G | C | G | B | E | |
| | G | G | C | G | C | C | |
| | G | G | D | G | C | D | |
| Himalayan Harp | G | A | C | G | C | E | |
| Him Harp 2(maj) | G | A | C | G | C | D | |
| Him Harp 3 min) | G | Bb | C | G | C | Eb | |
| | G | B | E | B | A | E | 3rd string is a little tight |
| | G | G | C | G | C | D | |
| | D | G | D | F | A | Bb | |
| | G# | G# | E | F | B | D# | 6th string is probably too high |
| | F | A | D | G | B | E | std tuning w/ 6th string tuned up 1/2 step |
| | E | B | B | F# | B | E | |
| | D | G | D | A | B | E | |
| | C# | A | e | g# | b | e | |
| | D | A | c# | e | a | d | |
| | C# | A | e | g# | a | c# | |
| | G | A | d | a | b | f# | |
| | Eb | Bb | f | g | Bb | Eb | |
| | e | g | c | g | c | e | I've Seen All Good People (Capo 4) - the top 4 strings are like a D position chord with the 6th string as a transitional note (splendid isolation) is this an open C variant? |
| | D | G | d | g | Bb | c | possibly Gm7?? |
| | E | A | D# | F# | B | C# | |
| | D | B | D | F# | B | D | |
| | F | G | D | G | G# | Eb | or (the same tuning a semitone lower): |
| | E | G# | C# | F# | G | D | - very Eastern sound |
| | F# | A | D | G | A | C# | sitar-scale-like- - Example chord shape: third string second fret, fourth string second fret, sixth string third fret, and the rest open |
| | E | F# | B | E | B | E | |
| | D | F# | C# | F# | A | E | |
| | F | A | D | G | A | E | |
| | e | a | e | g | c | e | |
| | e | b | b | e | b | e | |
| | C | G | C | F | G | C | so i can capo up to DADGAD (but why??? Perhaps a 12 string tuned low to play C key. Capo up for D songs and use same fingerings???) |
| | E | A | D | A | D | D | |
| | D | G | D | Gb | C# | C# | |
| | F# | A | D | F# | A | E | |
| | C | B | C | F | B | F | |
| | F | B | C | F | A | D | |
| | G | B | E | F | A | D | |
| | E | B | C | F | C | D | |
| | G | G | E | F | B | D | |
| | E | G | E | G# | C# | D# | |
| | E | B | C | E | G | E | |
| | F | C | E | G | B | E | |
| | C# | G# | C# | F | C | D# | |
| | F | Bb | F | A | C | D | |
| | G | C | G | B | D | E | above tuning up a step |
| | E | A | E | G# | B | C# | tuned down ½ step |
| | G# | B | D | F# | B | F | |
| | F# | A | C | E | A | D# | above tuning down a step |
| | G# | C# | G# | B | D# | E | |
| | C# | F# | C# | G# | B | F# | |
| | G# | C# | G# | B | D# | G# | |
| | G# | G# | D# | F# | C# | D# | |
| | G | C | F | Bb | D# | G# | |
| | F# | B | D | A | B | D | |
| | F | C | E | A | C | F# | |
| | C# | G# | F | F# | C# | D# | |