DADFAD Guitar Tuner
DADFAD: D Minor
Very similar to DADEAD; only 1 string is changed moving the G string up 1 semitone to an F. DADFAD is an open D minor chord. There is not much information about the tuning on the internet but it certainly gets a lot of attention here. It very easy to get to this tuning from the also popular DADF#AD open D Major tuning. Moving the G string up only one semitone transforming the guitar from Minor into Major.
Chord Maps
A Major
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
A 7
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
A Minor
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
A Minor 7
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
B Major
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
B 7
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
B Minor
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
B Minor 7
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
*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
- 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#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- 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#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
A Minor Pentatonic Scale
- 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#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- 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#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Guitar Tuning Map for DADFAD
Visualise how to tune your guitar to DADFAD.
| Fret | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 |
Instructions to tune your guitar to DADFADString 6 is tuned down 2 semi-tonesString 5 stays at the standard position String 4 stays at the standard position String 3 is tuned down 2 semi-tones String 2 is tuned down 2 semi-tones String 1 is tuned down 2 semi-tones
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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 |
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| -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 | |
| +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 | |

