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GCFADG Lute Tuner

GCFADG Renaissance Lute - Lute tuning, chords & scales

Description - Renaissance Lute

Renaissance tuning in G for 6 course lute, useful to make a standard classical guitar sound like a lute

G
C
F
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G

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Capos for GCFADG

Capo Tuning Name
-7 CFA#DGC Viola De Gamba Tuning, But Whole Step Down
-5 DGCEAD Viola Da Gamba Tuning
-4 D#G#C#FA#D# Tuning D# A# F C# G# D#
-3 EADF#BE Lute
0 GCFADG Renaissance Lute
2 ADGBEA A Standerd

Scales for GCFADG

A A# B C C# D

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A Minor

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • C4
  • E4
  • F4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • A5
  • G5
  • A5
  • C6
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A Minor 7

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
  • A5
  • G5
  • A5
  • C6
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A# Major

  • G3
  • A3#
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4
  • F4
  • A4#
  • A4
  • A4#
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5
  • G5
  • A5#
  • D6
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C Major

  • G3
  • C4
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
  • G5
  • C6
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C Major 7

  • G3
  • B3
  • C4
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • B4
  • C5
  • A4
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
  • G5
  • B5
  • C6
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C Major 9

  • G3
  • B3
  • C4
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • B4
  • C5
  • A4
  • B4
  • C5
  • D5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
  • G5
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C Minor

  • G3
  • C4
  • C4
  • D4#
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5#
  • D5
  • D5#
  • G5
  • G5
  • C6
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G Major

  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • B4
  • A4
  • B4
  • D5
  • D5
  • G5
  • G5
  • B5
  • D6
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G Minor

  • G3
  • A3#
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • A4#
  • A4
  • A4#
  • D5
  • D5
  • G5
  • G5
  • A5#
  • D6
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E Minor

  • G3
  • B3
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • F4
  • G4
  • B4
  • A4
  • B4
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
  • G5
  • B5
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D Major

  • G3
  • A3
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • F4
  • F4#
  • A4
  • A4
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5#
  • A5
  • G5
  • A5
  • D6
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D Minor 7

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4
  • F4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5
  • A5
  • G5
  • A5
  • C6
  • D6
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A Major

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4#
  • C4
  • C4#
  • E4
  • F4
  • A4
  • A4
  • C5#
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • A5
  • G5
  • A5
  • C6#
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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -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
  • 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
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 3
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