Alternate tunings
Drop D, Open G, DADGAD and every alternate tuning: how to get there and when to use them.
Drop D Tuning: How to Get It and When to Use It
How to get Drop D from standard tuning, when to use it, and which genres make the most of it. A practical guide with notes, frequencies, and the full layout.
Double Drop D Tuning: What It Is and How to Tune It
Double Drop D (D A D G B D): how to tune it from standard by dropping the 6th and 1st strings to D, how it differs from Drop D, and its sound and uses.
Open G Tuning: The Blues and Slide Open Tuning
Open G tuning (D G D G B D): the open strings form a G major chord. The queen of slide and blues. How to get it from standard tuning and when to use it.
Open D Tuning: How to Tune It and What to Play
Open D tuning (D A D F# A D): how to get it from standard by lowering four strings, its resonant tone, and what to play — from slide guitar to fingerstyle.
Open C Tuning: The Deepest Open Tuning
Open C tuning (C G C G C E): the open strings form a deep C major chord. How to get there from standard tuning, string frequencies, and fingerstyle uses.
Open E Tuning: For Blues and Slide
Open E tuning brings the open strings to an E major chord: how to get there from standard tuning, its use in blues slide, and a warning about extra tension.
DADGAD: The Modal Fingerstyle Tuning
DADGAD tuning: how to get it from standard by changing three strings, why the sound is modal and suspended (Dsus4), and where it's used in fingerstyle.
Nashville Tuning: The 12-String Effect on a Regular Guitar
Nashville tuning for guitar: how high-strung tuning works, why you need special strings, and how to get a 12-string effect on a regular 6-string guitar.
Alternate Guitar Tunings: What They Are and When to Use Them
Alternate guitar tunings explained: what they are, why to use them, and the main families — Drop, Open, DADGAD, and Nashville tunings — with a full note chart.