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Guitar tunings

Guitar tunings are the assignment of pitches to the open strings of guitars, including classical guitars, acoustic guitars, and electric guitars. Tunings are described by the particular pitches that are made by notes in Western music. By convention, the notes are ordered and arranged from the lowest-pitched string (i.e., the deepest bass-sounding note)…

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Advantages
Simplifies learning by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists
Aliases
Uniform tunings
Disadvantages
Replicating the open chords ("cowboy chords") of standard tuning is difficult; intermediate guitarists must relearn the fretboard and chords.

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Dropped tunings

Open tunings

Regular tunings

Miscellaneous or "special" tunings

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Guitar tunings

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Guitar tunings → Adrian, Alastair, Alexander, Alternate, Alternative, American Lutherie, American Luthiers, Amsco Publishing Company, Andreas, Annala, Archived, Belew, Bellow, Berlin, Bible, Bill, Bobcat Books Limited, Chapter Ten, Colombo Publications, Composers
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Guitar tunings → Simplifies learning by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists
Aliases · 1
Guitar tunings → Uniform tunings
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Guitar tunings → Replicating the open chords ("cowboy chords") of standard tuning is difficult; intermediate guitarists must relearn the fretboard and chords.
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Guitar tunings → Bass

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Guitar tuningsAdvantagesSimplifies learning by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists1.00infobox
Guitar tuningsAliasesUniform tunings1.00infobox
Guitar tuningsDisadvantagesReplicating the open chords ("cowboy chords") of standard tuning is difficult; intermediate guitarists must relearn the fretboard and chords.1.00infobox
the band Helmetinstance ofThe same drop D tuning then became common practice among alternative metal acts0.80text
who used the tuning a great deal throughout their careerinstance ofThe same drop D tuning then became common practice among alternative metal acts0.80text
would later influence many alternative metalinstance ofThe same drop D tuning then became common practice among alternative metal acts0.80text
nu metal bands.There is also a double drop D tuninginstance ofThe same drop D tuning then became common practice among alternative metal acts0.80text
in which both E strings are tuned down a whole stepinstance ofThe same drop D tuning then became common practice among alternative metal acts0.80text
Hawaiian slack-key guitaristsinstance ofE6/9 and other such tunings are common among lap-steel players0.80text
country guitaristsinstance ofE6/9 and other such tunings are common among lap-steel players0.80text
and are also sometimes applied to the regular guitar by bottleneckinstance ofE6/9 and other such tunings are common among lap-steel players0.80text
'Sweet Child o' Mine'instance oftuning on songs0.80text

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