AEAEAE Guitar Tuner
AEAEAE: A Modal
An extended range “Open A” modal tuning for guitar inspired by the popular cittern tuning CGCGC. The alternating fourths and fifths result in a six-string guitar with nearly the range of an eight-string, but with more compact notes and intuitive scales than other popular extended range tunings (such as all-fifths).
Chord Maps
A Major
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
A 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
A Minor
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
A Minor 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
B Major
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
B 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
B Minor
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
B Minor 7
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
*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
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 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
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 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
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 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
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 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
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 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
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 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 AEAEAE
Visualise how to tune your guitar to AEAEAE.
| Fret | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 |
Instructions to tune your guitar to AEAEAEString 6 is tuned down 7 semi-tonesString 5 is tuned down 5 semi-tones String 4 is tuned down 5 semi-tones String 3 is tuned down 3 semi-tones String 2 is tuned down 2 semi-tones String 1 stays at the standard position
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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 |
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| +1 | F | A# | D# | G# | C | F | |
| +2 | F# | B | E | A | C# | F# | |
| +3 | G | C | F | A# | D | G | |
| +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 down warning! Your bottom E string needs to be tuned down -7 semi-tones.Your A string needs to be tuned down -5 semi-tones. Your D string needs to be tuned down -5 semi-tones. Higher gauge strings can improve sound and stop fret buzz. For extreme cases, custom strings are needed. You can get custom strings made here www.octave4plus.com/ |
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