some redundancies
| Tuning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Standard | E | A | D | G | B | E | |
| down 1/2-stp | D# | G# | C# | F# | A# | D# | (std, down 1/2-step |
| Dropped std | D | G | C | F | A | D | all strings tuned down a tone - Proud Mary |
| Standard Db | Db | Gb | B | E | Ab | db | std tuning tuned down 1 1/2 steps - see also listed w/ sharps instead of flats |
| Standard C# | C# | F# | B | E | G# | C# | std tuning down 1 1/2 steps (above listed w/ flats instead of sharps) /Kotke - lower 6th string to B and get Heavy Metal (below) |
| 2 steps down | C | F | Bb | Eb | G | C | this is standard down 2 full steps |
| std 1/2step up | f | Bb | Eb | Ab | C | F | standard tuning tuned up 1/2 step- like std tuning w/a capo on 1st fret |
| up 1 full step | F# | B | E | A | C# | F# | |
| Drop Db | Db | Ab | Db | Gb | Bb | Eb(Db) | standard tuning tuned down a 1/2 step and 6th string tuned down another 1/2 step also try lowering the 1st string to (Db) |
| Drop D | D | A | D | G | B | E | John Fahey- America |
| Double Drop D | D | A | D | G | B | D | |
| Drop std/dbl C | C | G | C | F | A | C | all strings tuned down a tone/step and then 1st & 6th tuned down another tone |
| Drop C | C | A | D | G | B | E | - Desolation Row (Capo 4) - It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Capo 4) |
| Dbl Drop C | C | A | D | G | B | C | both E strings dropped to C |
| low 1st | E | A | D | G | B | D | Lowered 1st Tuning- 1st string tuned down a step - also called fake open G |
| E | A | D | G | A | E | the 2nd string is lowered from B to A | |
| F# | A | D | G | B | E | std tuning w/6th string tuned up a full tone, but why? | |
| E | A | Db | G | B | E | 4th string tuned down 1/2 step | |
| D | A | D | G | B | C | just drops the 2 E strings; low to D, High to C | |
| Drop combo | C | G | C | F | A | D | combination of dropped standard (see above) and Dropped D. all strings tuned down a tone/step and then 6th tuned down another tone - Fahey - America 1967 break down version / fahey calls it Double Drop D - Godsmack's "Whatever" |
| E | G | D | G | B | E | G drone in the bass reminded somebody of the sound of the bagpipes | |
| Esus11 | E | A | E | G | B | E | |
| Lute | E | A | D | F# | B | E | also called Vihuela Tuning (cf: Vihuela, below G C F A D G) |
| E | A | D | A | B | E | std tuning with 3rd string tuned up a step | |
| Fake Open E | E | A | D | G# | B | E | std w/ 3rd string up 1/2 tone |
| Fourths | E | A | D | G | C | F | also called Bajo Sexto |
| Pipe Tuning | E | A | D | E | A | E | std 2nd string tuned down 1 step, 3rd string tuned down 1 1/2 steps good for playing in key of A? Davy Graham / also called E Modal |
| Eb Drop | Eb | A | D | G | B | E | |
| F | A | D | G | A | E | ||
| E | A | E | G | B | C | ||
| GuitarCuba-Cibao) | E | C | d | g | b | e | |
| for Irish Tunes | E | A | G | D | A | E |