OPEN STRINGS / OLD NOTEBOOKS

Tunings

Alternate tunings, open strings, and practical notes for the songs you have been trying to work out by ear. Tune slowly. Listen to the room each new note opens.

REFERENCE INDEX / VOLUME 01

5 TUNINGS

OPEN / SUSPENDED

FACGCE

The familiar gateway tuning: open F color, ringing upper strings, and forgiving shapes that turn small movements into wide harmonies.

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LOWSTRING ORDERHIGH

OPEN / ADD9

DAEAC#E

A low-D foundation with repeated A and E tones, plus a clear C# that keeps the whole sound bright and open.

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LOWSTRING ORDERHIGH

2C#

OPEN D

DADF#AD

A full open-D major tuning with a low foundation and an immediate chord under the picking hand.

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LOWSTRING ORDERHIGH

3F#

MODAL / SUSPENDED

DADGAD

A classic suspended tuning with a low D drone and no third, leaving the emotional direction open for the fretted notes to decide.

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LOWSTRING ORDERHIGH

OPEN C

CGCEGC

A deep open-C tuning with repeated roots and fifths: broad low-end resonance, simple shapes, and enough space for upper-string melody.

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LOWSTRING ORDERHIGH