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Transpositions of EADGBE’s familiar ‘5>5>5>4>5’ pattern: as used by guitar traditions of the past and present [8 tunings]
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—Standard—
• E-A-D-G-B-E •
The Renaissance roots of ‘55545’, and the first ever guitar recordings…
—Eb Standard (‘Hendrix’)—
• Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb •
Immortalised by Jimi, ‘half-step lower’ makes for wilder bends…
—D Standard (‘Tone Down’)—
• D-G-C-F-A-D •
Tone down your sound by going two frets slacker and deeper…
—Db Standard (‘Iommi’)—
• Db-Gb-B-E-Ab-Db •
Beloved by Sabbath, it also suits the bends and roots of the Indian sitar…
—C Standard (‘Two-Tone Drop’)—
• C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C •
Go ‘two tones down’ to open up low-key, quieter realms…
—B Standard (‘Baritone’)—
• B-E-A-D-Gb-B •
Scandinavian ‘ragna-rok’, acoustic jazz fingerstyle, low-growling electric slide…
—F Standard (‘Raise’)—
• F-Bb-Eb-Ab-C-F •
Wind the strings a little tauter to ramp up the power and volume…
—G Standard (‘Terz’)—
• G-C-F-Bb-D-G •
A small, cute, guitar-like lute, which once had Europe swooning…