by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Beginner What Is an Alternate Guitar Tuning? An alternate guitar tuning is any string tuning other than standard E–A–D–G–B–E. Changing one or more open-string pitches reorganizes chord shapes, scale patterns, drones, bass...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Intermediate What Is DADGAD Tuning? DADGAD tuning is D–A–D–G–A–D from the lowest string to the highest. From standard tuning, the sixth and first strings are lowered from E to D, and the second string is lowered from B to...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Intermediate What Is Double Drop D Tuning? Double Drop D tuning is D–A–D–G–B–D from the lowest string to the highest. Both E strings from standard tuning are lowered one whole step to D. The tuning keeps the middle four...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Intermediate What Is a Drone on Guitar? A drone is a sustained or repeatedly sounded note, interval or chord that continues while other notes and harmonies move around it. On guitar, drones are commonly produced with open...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Beginner What Is Drop D Tuning? Drop D tuning is D–A–D–G–B–E from the lowest string to the highest. It changes only the sixth string of standard tuning, lowering low E by one whole step to D. The upper five strings remain...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Jul 26, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Intermediate What Is Open D Tuning? Open D tuning is D–A–D–F♯–A–D from the lowest string to the highest. Together, the open strings form a D major chord: D appears in three octaves, A appears twice and F♯ supplies the...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Intermediate What Is Open E Tuning? Open E tuning is E–B–E–G♯–B–E from the lowest string to the highest. The open strings contain E, G♯ and B and produce a complete E major chord. It has the same interval layout as Open D...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Beginner What Is Open G Tuning? Open G tuning is D–G–D–G–B–D from the lowest string to the highest. The open strings contain G, B and D and produce a complete G major chord. The root G appears on strings 5 and 3. The...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Beginner What Is an Open Guitar Tuning? An open guitar tuning arranges the strings so that the unfretted strings produce a complete chord when played together. Open D produces D major, Open G produces G major and Open E...
by Brent C. Robitaille | Aug 7, 2026
Guitar Dictionary Category Tunings Difficulty: Intermediate What Is Spanish Tuning on Guitar? In historical American guitar, folk and blues usage, Spanish tuning commonly means Open G: D–G–D–G–B–D. The open strings produce a G major chord. The name is connected to the...
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