ABDBEG Guitar Tuner
ABDBEG: Dusty Reed Slider
As the name implies it is for slide guitar. The top three strings are for bass and rhythm together while the bottom three are for the melody.
Chord Maps
A Major
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
A 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
A Minor
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
A Minor 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
B Major
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
B 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
B Minor
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
B Minor 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
*Chordmaps are an amalgamation of chords and scales. Each chord map can yield sometimes 5 chord shapes in its given key. Chords are made up of 2+ notes in the respective scale. EADGBE has evolved to provide a good compromise between simple fingering for many chords and the ability to play common scales with minimal left hand movement giving highly responsive chords and well renowned chord shapes. Alternate tunings have wider fret spans making normal chords difficult to reach. That’s not to say chords map don’t have good chords. With a little effort some original and strikingly beautiful chords can be found in Chord Maps.
A Major Scale
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
A Minor Pentatonic Scale
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Guitar Tuning Map for ABDBEG
Visualise how to tune your guitar to ABDBEG.
| Fret | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 |
Instructions to tune your guitar to ABDBEGString 6 is tuned up 5 semi-toneString 5 is tuned up 2 semi-tone String 4 stays at the standard position String 3 is tuned up 4 semi-tone String 2 is tuned up 5 semi-tone String 1 is tuned up 3 semi-tone
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| -7 | A | D | G | C | E | A | |
| -6 | A# | D# | G# | C# | F | A# | |
| -5 | B | E | A | D | F# | B | |
| -4 | C | F | A# | D# | G | C | |
| -3 | C# | F# | B | E | G# | C# | |
| -2 | D | G | C | F | A | D | |
| -1 | D# | G# | C# | F# | A# | D# | |
| +0 | E | A | D |
G | B | E | |
| +1 | F | A# | D# | G# | C | F | |
| +2 | F# | B |
E | A | C# | F# | |
| +3 | G | C | F | A# | D | G |
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| +4 | G# | C# | F# | B |
D# | G# | |
| +5 | A |
D | G | C | E |
A | |
| +6 | A# | D# | G# | C# | F | A# | |
| +7 | B | E | A | D | F# | B | |
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Tuning up warning! Your bottom E string needs to be tuned up 5 semi-tones.Your A string needs to be tuned up 2 semi-tones. Your G string needs to be tuned up 4 semi-tones. Your B string needs to be tuned up 5 semi-tones. Your top E string needs to be tuned up 3 semi-tones. Lowering the gauge of your strings will prevent strings snapping. Tuning up and above 2 semi-tones can snap higher strings. Lower strings can distort your guitar body or fretboard. For extreme cases, custom strings are needed. You can get custom strings made here www.octave4plus.com/ |
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