Open Tunings (Major)
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Open D | D A D F♯ A D |
| Open ‘D’ (2) | D A D D A D |
| Open D (3) | D A D A D D |
| Open E | E B E G♯ B E |
| Open E (2) | E A E G♯ B E |
| Open ‘E6th’ | E B E G♯ C♯ E |
| Open ‘E6th’ (2) | E B E G♯ B C♯ |
| Open F | F A C F C F |
| Open F (2) | C F C F A F |
| Open F Sharp | F♯ A♯ C♯ F♯ C♯ F♯ |
| Open G (Spanish or Chicago tuning) | D G D G B D |
| Open G (Dobro) | G B D G B D |
| Open G (2) | D G D G G D |
| Open ‘G’ Tuning (3) | G G D G B D |
| Open G (with C bass) | C G D G B D |
| Open G (Russian) | D G B D G B D |
| Open A | E A C♯ E A E |
| Open A (2) | E A C♯ E A C♯ |
| Open A (3) | E E A A C# E |
| Open A (Slide) | E A E A C♯ E |
| Open B | B F♯ B F♯ B D♯ |
| Open B (2) | F♯ B D♯ F♯ B D♯ |
| Open C | C G C G C E |
| Open C (2) | E G C G C E |
Open Tunings (Minor)
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Open D Minor | D A D F A D |
| Open D Minor (with C bass) | C A D F A D |
| Open E Minor | E B E G B E |
| Open F Minor | F A♭ C F C F |
| Open F Minor (2) | F C F A♭ C F |
| Open G Minor | D G D G B♭ D |
| Open G Minor (2) | G B♭ D G B♭ D |
| Open A Minor | E A E A C E |
| Open A Minor (2) | E A C E A E |
| Alternative Cross A (Sitar) | E A E A E A |
| Open C Minor | C G C G C E♭ |
Regular Tunings
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Minor thirds | C D♯ F♯ a c d♯ |
| Major thirds | E G♯ c e g♯ c |
| Major thirds (low) | C E G♯ c e g♯ |
| All fourths | E A d g c f |
| Augmented fourths | C F♯ c f♯ c f♯ |
| Augmented fourths (2) | B F b f b f |
| Fifths Tuning | C G D D A E |
| All fifths (Mandoguitar) | C G d a e b |
Dropped Tunings
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Drop D | D A D G B E |
| Drop D (2) | D A D G A E |
| Drop D♭ | D♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ |
| Drop C♯ | C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯ |
| Drop C | C G C F A D |
| Drop C (2) | C A D G B E |
| Drop B | B G♭ B E A♭ D♭ |
| Drop B Tuning (Heavy Metal) | B F# B E G# C# |
| Drop B♭ | B♭ F B♭ E♭ G C |
| Drop A♯ | A♯ F A♯ D♯ G C |
| Drop A | A E A D F♯ B |
| Drop A (2) | A E A D G♭ B |
| Drop A (3) | A A D G B E |
| Drop A or D standard variation | A G C F A D |
| Drop A♭ | A♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ F B♭ |
| Drop G♯ | G♯ D♯ G♯ C♯ F A♯ |
| Drop G | G D G C E A |
| Drop G♭ | G♭ D♭ G♭ B E♭ A♭ |
| Drop F♯ | F♯ C♯ F♯ B D♯ G♯ |
| Drop F | F C F A♯ D G |
| Drop F (2) | F C F B♭ D G |
| Drop E | E B E A C♯ F♯ |
| Drop E (2) | E B E A D♭ G♭ |
| Drop E♭ | E♭ B♭ E♭ A♭ C F |
| Drop D♯ | D♯ A♯ D♯ G♯ C F |
| Drop D1 Tuning | D A D G B E |
| Drop C♯/D♭ (standard E variation) | C♯ A D G B E |
| Drop B (standard E variation) | B A D G B E |
Double Drop Tunings
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Double Drop D | D A D G B D |
| Double Drop D♭ | D♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ |
| Double Drop C♯ | C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ C♯ |
| Double Drop C | C G C F A C |
| Double Drop B | B F♯ B E G♯ B |
| Double Drop A | A E A D F♯ A |
| Double Drop G | G D G C E G |
| Double Drop F | F C F A♯ D F |
| Double Drop E | E B E A C♯ E |
| Double Drop D1 | D A D G B D |
Modal Tunings
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Asus2 | E A B E A E |
| Asus4 | E A D E A E |
| Bsus4 | B F# B E F# B |
| C6 | C A C G C E |
| Open Page | D G C G C D |
| Csus2 | C G C G C D |
| Csus4+9 | C G C F C D |
| Csus4 | C G C G C F |
| C15 | C G D G C D |
| Low C | C G D G A D |
| Dsus2 | D A D E A D |
| Dsus4 | D A D G A D |
| Esus2 | E B E F♯ B E |
| Esus4 | E B E A B E |
| G6 | D G D G B E |
| Gsus2 | D G D G A D |
| Gsus4 | D G D G C D |
| Gsus4/4 / Orkney Tuning | C G D G C D |
| E modal | E B E E B E |
| Open E Modal | E A D E A E |
| G modal | G G D G B D |
| B modal | B F♯ C♯ F♯ B D♯ |
| A# modal | A# F A# D# G A# |
Shifted Tunings
| Tuning (Lowered) | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| E♭ Tuning | E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ |
| D Tuning | D G C F A D |
| D♭ Tuning | D♭ G♭ B E A♭ D♭ |
| C Tuning | C F B♭ E♭ G C |
| B Tuning | B E A D G♭ B |
| B♭ Tuning | B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ F B♭ |
| A Tuning | A D G C E A |
| A♭ Tuning | A♭ D♭ G♭ B E♭ A♭ |
| G Tuning | G C F B♭ D G |
| G♭ Tuning | G♭ B E A D♭ G♭ |
| F Tuning | F B♭ E♭ A♭ C F |
| Octave Tuning (one octave down) | E A D G B E |
| Lowered 1st Tuning | E A D G B D |
| Lowered 4th Tuning | E A Db G B E |
| Tuning (Raised) | Strings low to high |
| F Tuning | F A♯ D♯ G♯ C F |
| F♯ Tuning | F♯ B E A C♯ F♯ |
| G Tuning | G C F A♯ D G |
| G♯ Tuning | G♯ C♯ F♯ B D♯ G♯ |
| A Tuning | A D G C E A |
| A♯ Tuning | A♯ D♯ G♯ C♯ E♯ A♯ |
Miscellaneous/Special Tunings
| Tuning | Strings low to high |
|---|---|
| Dad-Dad | D A D D A D |
| ‘Cm7’ Tuning | C G C G Bb Eb |
| ‘Fm’ Tuning | C G# C F G# F |
| Lute Tuning | E A D F# B E |
| Cello/Standard guitar | C G d a b e |
| ‘C-D’ Tuning | C G C G A D |
| Low ‘C’ Tuning | C G D G A D |
| Mi-composé | E A d g b e |
| Mountain Minor | C G D G C D |
| C Minor Tuning | C G C G C Eb |
| Old Spanish Tuning | D G D G A E |
| Lute Tuning (2) | E A D F# A E |
| Overtone Tuning | C E G A# C D |
| Pentatonic Tuning | A C D E G A |
| Dobro ‘D’ Tuning | F# A D F# A D |
| Low ‘E’ Tuning | B E B E G# B |
| Octave ‘E’ Tuning | B E E G# B E |
| Low ‘G’ Tuning | B G B D G B |
| Harmonic Tuning | D A D F# G C |