Open D Tuning Guitar Page 2
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3Practice Aid: Lesson 2 – How to tune a Guitar (Open D Tuning)
Here’s how to do it, step-by-step:
1. Tune the 6
th
string down a whole step (pitch distance of two frets) from E
to D
2. Tune the 3
rd
string down a half step (pitch distance of one fret) from G to
F#
3. Tune the 2
nd
string down a whole step from B to A
4. Tune the 1
st
string down a whole step from E to D
The following chart shows how to check the pitch on each string.
Open D Tuning – Relative Pitch Chart
D
A
D
F#
A
D
th
th
th
rd
nd
st
(6
)
(5
)
(4
)
(3
)
(2
)
(1
)
5
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
th
4
fret
Open
7
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
Extra Credit: Other Alternate Tunings:
Here are a couple other alternate tunings that can be pretty handy.
DADGAD Tuning – Relative Pitch Chart
rd
(Start with Open D tuning and raise the 3
string a half step to G).
D
A
D
G
A
D
th
th
th
rd
nd
st
(6
)
(5
)
(4
)
(3
)
(2
)
(1
)
th
5
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
th
7
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
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