DADGBD Guitar Tuner
DADGBD: Double Drop D
Also known simply as double drop D is an alternative guitar tuning: E strings are tuned down (dropped) one whole step (2 frets) to D rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBE). The main use for double dropped d is so guitarists can play 5th chords with one finger on the bass strings and play the treble side of a barré chord. A well-known recording that makes effective use of this tuning is Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young and I Hate California by Jonathan Coulton.
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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- 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.
Guitar Scales for DADGBD
A Major Scale
- 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
- 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
- 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#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- 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
- 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 DADGBD
Visualise how to tune your guitar to DADGBD.
| Fret | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 |
Instructions to tune your guitar to DADGBDString 6 is tuned down 2 semi-tonesString 5 stays at the standard position String 4 stays at the standard position String 3 stays at the standard position String 2 stays at the standard position 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 | |