DADGAD – D A D G A D
Open, modal sound used in Celtic and folk styles. Creates beautiful open chord voicings.
Fun Fact: Led Zeppelin's "Black Mountain Side" uses this tuning
OPEN D – D A D F# A D
Rich, resonant tuning perfect for slide guitar and fingerstyle playing.
Fun Fact: Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" album features this tuning
DROP D – D A D G B E
Heavier low end for rock and metal riffs. Only the low E string is tuned down.
Fun Fact: Foo Fighters' "Everlong" showcases this tuning beautifully
OPEN G – D G D G B D
The Rolling Stones' favorite tuning, perfect for bluesy slide work.
Fun Fact: Keith Richards uses this in "Start Me Up" and "Honky Tonk Women"
NASHVILLE – E A D G B E
Same notes as standard but octave higher on bottom 4 strings. Creates jangly, bright tone.
Fun Fact: Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" uses this distinctive sound
OPEN C – C G C G C E
Deep, powerful tuning that creates massive open chord resonance.
Fun Fact: Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" demonstrates this tuning's haunting beauty
ALL FOURTHS – E A D G C F
Every string tuned in perfect fourths, making scales and patterns symmetrical.
Fun Fact: Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan pioneered this "mathematical" tuning
THE MODAL MYSTERY – D A D G A C
Mysterious, ancient-sounding tuning perfect for Celtic and medieval music.
Fun Fact: Sounds like it belongs in a fantasy movie soundtrack
BARITONE – B E A D F# B
Standard tuning pitched down a perfect fourth. Massive, heavy sound.
Fun Fact: Korn and Alice in Chains use this for their heaviest riffs
THE MAGIC TUNING – E A C# F# A E
Creates beautiful harmonic intervals and mysterious chord voicings.
Fun Fact: This tuning makes every strum sound like a chord progression
FACGCE – F A C G C E
Joni Mitchell's signature tuning, creating ethereal and complex harmonic textures.
Fun Fact: Used in Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" and many other classics
OPEN E – E B E G# B E
Bright and powerful open tuning, perfect for slide guitar and blues.
Fun Fact: Derek Trucks uses this for his legendary slide guitar work
THE SUSPENDED DREAM – C G C F G C
Creates beautiful suspended chord voicings with a dreamy, floating quality.
Fun Fact: This tuning makes it impossible to play a "wrong" note
DOUBLE DROP D – D A D G B D
Drop D with the high E also tuned to D, creating perfect octave drones.
Fun Fact: Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" showcases this tuning's beauty
THE IRISH MIST – D A D G A E
Perfect for Celtic melodies with natural drone strings and modal flavors.
Fun Fact: Sounds like it belongs in an Irish pub session
OPEN A – E A E A C# E
Bright, resonant tuning that's perfect for fingerpicking and slide work.
Fun Fact: Jimmy Page used this for the acoustic parts in "Black Mountain Side"
NEW STANDARD – C G D A E G
Robert Fripp's revolutionary tuning designed for optimal hand positioning.
Fun Fact: King Crimson's Robert Fripp developed this "perfect" tuning system
THE ARABIC SCALES – D A D G A D
Microtonal-friendly tuning that opens doors to Middle Eastern scales and modes.
Fun Fact: This tuning naturally supports quarter-tone bends for authentic Arabic music
THE LUTE TUNING – E A D F# B E
Renaissance-inspired tuning that brings the sound of ancient lutes to modern guitar.
Fun Fact: Sounds like it belongs in a medieval castle courtyard