Note that the below tunings really cannot be done on a regular guitar without substituting a different gauge string here or there.
Some may come from lap steel or pedal steel players but I have not included any 7 or 8 string tunings.
| Tuning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| D Modal | D | A | D | D | A | D | seems to me that the 3rd string is a bit loose. Paul Kantner- Blows, Saucers, Perro, BE Together |
| F# | C# | F# | F# | C# | F# | this is like DADDAD capoed at the 4th fret- B F# B B F# B or is the same as F C F F C F | |
| D | G | D | D | A | E | ||
| D | A | D | E | A | B | Michael Hedges | |
| Bb | F | C | Eb | F | Bb | Michael Hedges | |
| Bb | F | C | Eb | Eb | Bb | Michael Hedges | |
| D | A | D | D | G | C | 2nd string too loose? 3rd string would need to be changed | |
| D | G | D | D | A | D | David Crosby | |
| A | A | D | G | B | E | David Crosby | |
| A | A | E | G | B | D | David Crosby | |
| Am | A | C | E | A | C | E | I don't see how the low E string gets tuned all the way up to A, but tune: F# A C# F# A C# and capo 3rd fret |
| A Major | A | C# | E | A | C# | E | tune: F# A# C# F# A# C# and capo 3rd fret |
| A 7th | A | E | G | A | C# | E | |
| Banduria | G# | C# | F# | B | E | A | tune: E A D G C F and capo at 4th fret. E A D G C F is referred to as Fourths or Bajo Sexto (avove) |
| open A | A | C# | E | A | C# | E | (this is the same as open G (G B D G B D) tuned a step higher or capo 2) |
| C6/A7 | C# | E | G | A | C | E | |
| C13 | A | D | Bb | G | C | E | |
| C# Minor | G# | C# | E | G# | C# | E | |
| B11 | B | D# | F# | A | C# | E | |
| E13 | B | D | E | G# | C# | E | |
| open Gsus2 | C | G | D | G | A | D | sixth string is tuned higher than the fifth string, one whole note below the fourth string |
| William Leavitt | C# | E | G | Bb | C | D | from Steel Guitar World. /gives you a C# diminished chord, a G minor chord, and a C major chord |
| G11 | A | B | D | F | A | C | David Hamburger's G11 tuning from the July 1996 Guitar Player magazine |
| lap steel | E | B | F# | B | C# | D | David Torn's lap steel tuning from September 1996 Guitar Player magazine. |
| A | E | D | G | B | E | standard tuning w/ 5th and 6th strings are reversed | |
| Big City | D | A | D | F# | A | A | |
| Baritone | B | E | A | D | F# | B | Leadbelly |
| Baritone | A | D | G | C | E | A | |
| A Major | A | C# | E | A | C# | E | |
| A 7th | A | E | G | A | C# | E | |
| Am | A | C | E | A | C | E | |
| Drop | D | D | A | D | G | B | don't remember where this came from, but it looks like it can't be done on regular stringing...it almost looks like Double Drop D with the 1st string accidentally moved to the 6th position |
| G | D | G | C | E | A | needs re-stringing / Martin Simpson? | |
| C | G | D | G | E | D | ||
| D | A | D | G | F# | D | 2nd string is tuned pretty far down for regular strings | |
| C | G | D | G | F# | D | 2nd string is tuned pretty far down for regular strings | |
| E minor7 | E | G | d | g | e | d | 2nd string is too high for normal strings |
| E major | E | G# | e | g# | e | g# | Sonic Youth Expressway To Yr. Skull / 1st & 2nd strings are too high |
| E power chord | E | E | B | b | b | b | |
| E power chord | E | E | B | B | e | e | |
| D | C | G | D | A | D | ||
| fifths | C | G | D | D | A | E | David Crosby / probably need to change a string.It's all fifths / That sounds like it would be very modal. But if you play with a diminished chord shape on the middle four strings, you get a dense, lovely chord. Then if you add the bottom string in relation to it . . . you'll see if you try it. You get the most amazing chord on the second fret, on the fourth and seventh |
| D | D | D | D | A | D | (R R R R 5 R). A favorite of Stephen Stills. Stephen Stills, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" | |
| D | A | E | E | A | A | (4 R 5 5 R R or R 5 2 2 5 5) / Michael Hedges, "All along the Watchtower" | |
| Bb | F | C | F | Bb | C | ||
| Bb | F | C | F | G | C | ||
| E drone | E | E | e | e | e | e | Sonic Youth ? |
| E power chord | E | E | B | b | b | b | Soundgarden The Day I Tried To Live & My Way |
| E power chord | E | E | B | B | e | e | Soundgarden Somewhere |
| G | D | G | D | B | D | ||
| E | E | B | E | B | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | B | E | Still's Tuning as above but tuned up a whole step | |
| Open'G'Tuning | D | B | G | D | G | D | |
| G | G | G | G | G | D | ||
| D | G | G | D | G | A | ||
| New Standard | C | G | D | A | E | G | isn't that 2nd string tuned too high? Also called Fripp Crafty |
| A | B | E | F# | A | D | ||
| B | F# | C# | D | A | D | ||
| G | D | G | B | D | A | E | |
| D | D | F# | B | D | A | E | |
| A | E | A | C# | D | A | E | |
| D | A | C | E | G | A | also try this w/ C instead of D in the bass | |
| D | A | D | G | B | B | ||
| F# | B | G | G | B | E | ||
| C Baritone | C | F | A# | D# | G# | C | |
| Sonic Youth | F# | F# | F# | F# | E | B | |
| Sonic Youth | F# | F# | G | G | A | A | |
| C | G | D | G | B | B | ||
| Beck Black Hole | D | G | D | G | G | G | |
| Super A (Low A) | A | A | E | G | B | E | |
| Open A | A | A | E | A | C# | E | |
| D | A | E | A | E | E | ||
| D sus+6 | B | G | D | F# | A | D | (David Wilcox) |
| Balalaika | E | A | D | E | E | A | |
| Charango | X | G | C | E | A | E | not sure why this tuning is here- looks like no 6th string, but all the others are ok |
| Lefty | E | B | G | D | A | E | |
| Overtone | C | E | G | A# | C | D | |
| Pentatonic | A | C | D | E | G | A | |
| Mandoguitar | C | G | D | A | E | B | |
| Minor Sixth | C | G# | E | C | G# | E | |
| Major Sixth | C | A | F# | D# | C | A | |
| Processional | D | G | D | F | A | A# | |
| Triqueen | D | G | D | F# | A | B | |
| F | A | C | C | G | Bb | ||
| F | A | C | C | G | B | same as above w/ 1st string tuned to B | |
| F | A | D | G | E | A | ||
| B Open | B | F# | B | F# | B | D | |
| B Low | B | A | D | G | B | E | |
| B Low | B | F# | D | G | B | E | |
| F | A | D | G | E | A | ||
| A7 | C# | E | G | A | C | E | |
| B | F# | B | E | G# | C# | Heavy Metal Tuning | |
| D | D | D | D | D | D | Velvet Underground Tuning The strings are tuned in pairs in unison (i.e. strings 6&5, 4&3, 1&2) | |
| E | Ab | B | E | Ab | B | Jackie Leven Tuning | |
| A | B | E | F | A | D | ||
| B | F | C | D | A | D | ||
| D | G | D | F | A | B | ||
| B | D# | F# | G# | D# | F# | ||
| C# | F | G# | G# | D# | F# | ||
| G | E | A | D | E | A | ||
| A | D | F | A | F | G | ||
| G | D | F | A | E | G | ||
| G | D | G | A | D | F# | ||
| C Baritone | C | F | A# | D# | G# | C | |
| C# | E | B | E | E | B | Gimme Shelter - Michael Hedges | |
| C | G | C | G | C | B | is the 1st string lower than the 2nd? | |
| Drop D | D | A | A | G | B | E | |
| A Open Low | A | A | E | A | C# | E | |
| A Drop | A | A | D | G | B | E | |
| B Low | B | F# | D | G | B | E | |
| Bb | Bb | F | Bb | C | F | ||
| Tuning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |