F# F# F# F# E B CREME BRULEE bass   D# D# A# D# G G Scordatura on stringed instruments has been used for centuries and alternative guitar tunings had been used for decades in blues music, and to a limited degree in rock music (such as with Lou Reed 's … E G D G E D   C G D G C D   C C G D G D F# F# G G A A bass  Lee C G D G C D bass  Lee Used by Alice In Chains on the songs "Over Now", "Nothin' Song", and "Shame in You", and by Guns N' Roses on the song "Jumpin' Jack Flash". E A D G B E bass C G D G B B WILDFLOWER SOUL bass  bass/gtr SKIP TRACER G G D G G A D F C D F F DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY bass   F G C F A F#   Kim G G D E G B HOARFROST G G D D D# D# HELEN LUNDEBERG C G D C G D Thurston B E G D B B KISSABILITY Lee SHE IS NOT ALONE   F# F# F# F# E B I WANNA BE YR DOG Music. CATHOLIC BLOCK ? Lee D# A# D# B C# F# G G D E G B bass  G G D D D# D# SKINK Thurston D D# A# D# G G bass  bass   F# F# G G A A D# D# A# D# G G Lee MARY-CHRIST G G D D D# D# ? bass  G G B D G A Tuning used by Grizzly Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen in "Sleeping Ute", the opening song of their album Shields. GHOST BITCH BONE F# F# F# F# E B Thurston SONG D E G D B B F F C C A A EXPRESSWAY TO YR SKULL Used on numerous Pavement songs (including Cut Your Hair and by Foo Fighters on the song "Weenie Beenie". DRIPPING DREAM D D A F# A D   ? David Wilcox also recorded his most famous songs, "Eye of the Hurricane" and "Rusty Old American Dream", both from How Did You Find Me Here, in this tuning, as well as "New World", "Show the Way", "Hold It Up to the Light", and his cover of "It's the Same Old Song" from Big Horizon, and "Mango" from East Asheville Hardware. bass  F# F# F# F# E B bass  SONG E A D E C D C G D G C D A capo is typically preferred over these tunings, as they do not increase neck strain, etc. bass   D A D G G Btrumpet bass  F#F#GA A C C G G# C Was this info helpful? bass   E G D G E D These tunings have the lowest string (or other strings tuned one full step lower allowing for chord structures similar to six-string drop tunings. Sonic Youth. G G C G C D G G D E G B D D A F# A D   DISAPPEARER STALKER E G# E G# E G# THE WONDER WINNER'S BLUES G G C# D G G G G D D D# D# bass CANDLE F# F# G G A A Necks with 12 or more strings can be used with universal tunings which combine the features of C6 and E9. FLOWER F F C C A A ?   E G D G E D bass A F# E F# E B SONG KIM GORDON & THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM THUNDERCLAP FOR BOBBY PYN G G D D D# D# E B E E A A STARFIELD ROAD C G D G B B E E B B E F# ? D D A F# A D        ? [14], Cross-note or open E-minor was used by Bukka White and Skip James.[15]. Thurston Thurston Official Site. C G C C G A#/C E B E G G B D A D A B B C G D G C D Thurston E G D G E D This allows for the note range of B standard tuning without transposing E standard guitar chords down two and a half steps down. D D D D A A POISON ARROW bass  C G D C G D DISCONNECTION NOTICE D D A F# A D E B E E A A E E B B E F# G G D A G A THE BURNING SPEAR C G D C G D D F C D F F E E B B E F# The reason for tuning down below standard pitch is usually either to accommodate a singer's vocal range or to get a deeper/heavier sound.[41]. ORANGE ROLLS, ANGEL'S SPIT C G D G B B E G# E G# E G# CATHOLIC BLOCK SONG C G D C G D TURQUOISE BOY G G D E G B DEATH VALLEY '69 F# F# F# F# E B DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? C G D G B B F G C F A F# F# F# F# F# E B JUNKIE'S PROMISE CALMING THE SNAKE INHUMAN F# F# F# F# E B   D D D D A A B E G D B B Please contact me if you have any corrections/suggestions! F G C F A F# bass    JUSTICE IS MIGHT THE GOOD AND THE BAD SKIP TRACER D D A F# A D G G D D D# D# SHOOT F# F# C# C# C# C#   D D# A# D# G C Ostrich tuning is a tuning where all strings are tuned to the same note over two or three octaves,[39] creating an intense, chorused drone and interesting fingering potential. The tuning is based on the D Open tuning. F# F# F# F# E B BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYE C G D C G D organ The following open-tunings use a minor third, and give a minor chord with open strings. COTTON CROWN G G C C A# A# C G D C G D n/a  Often these tunings form a suspended chord on the open strings. Notable users of this tuning include Billy McLaughlin and John Butler. SONG   bass  E G D D G G F# F# G G A A bass   E G# E G# E G# B E G D B B bass   String tension will be higher. Thurston   A F# E F# E B DRIPPING DREAM G G D A G A STARPOWER Next to the tuning will be a white or blue dot. Kim E A D E C D bass   E B E E A B E A D G B E D D# A# D# G G [1] This tuning is used on most work by Devin Townsend in his solo work as well as his work with Strapping Young Lad. F# F# F# F# E B G G D D D# D# D D D D E A Play Guitar Tunings Tabs using simple video lessons THE WONDER F G C F A F# bass   E A D G B E To avoid the relatively cumbersome designation "open D minor", "open C minor", such tunings are sometimes called "cross-note tunings". EYELINER bass   LITTLE TROUBLE GIRL G G D D G G D A D A B B D D# A# D# G G C G D G C D D D D D A A This tuning may also be used with a capo at the third fret to match the common lute pitch: G-c-f-a-d'-g'. In the minor-thirds tuning beginning with C, the open strings contain the notes (C, D♯, F♯) of the diminished C chord. n/a  HOTWIRE MY HEART MY FRIEND GOO C G G D D D SONG CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL C G D G B B Also D-A-d-a-a-d', was used by Dave Wakeling on the English Beat's 1983 "Save It For Later". Sonic Youth were a New York based experimental rock outfit founded in 1981. tunings Sonic Gossip. NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS bass  Kim D A D A B D   G G D D D# D# Thurston E G D G E D G G D D D# D# This tuning was made by songwriter/composer Mr.Tom (Rawding) during the creation of an original indie folk instrumental "When You Stand By Me" [1]. SECRET GIRL G G D A G A SONG A well known user of modal tunings is Sonic Youth. Lee G G D F F G C G D G C D   CONFUSION IS NEXT Guitar tunings inspired by other Instruments, harvtxt error: no target: CITEREFSethares2009 (, harvtxt error: no target: CITEREFSethares2001 (. A C C G G# C LIGHTNIN' G G D D D# D# B E G D B B PLASTIC SUN G G D A G A The Guitar Interview: Thurston Moore on Jazzmasters, Sonic Youth and his new solo LP.   D F C D F F bass  bass  bass G G D E G B Jim D D D D A A G G C G C D KAREN REVISITED TUFF GNARL bass   MALIBU GAS STATION D D A F# A D F# F# F# F# E B E G# E G# E G# G G D D D# D# SONG G G D D D# D#   Lee A A E E A A PATTERN RECOGNITION Password bass  E A D G B E It was also used by Keith Richards on "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and the Stone Roses in "Love Spreads". B E G D B B C C x x D# D# [9] It was also used by Mick Ralphs for "Hey Hey" on Bad Company's debut album. DEATH TO OUR FRIENDS WASHING MACHINE Used by Nickelback on "Should've Listened", Devin Townsend in recent years, and Big Wreck on "Albatross". SONG anything bass   bass  bass         STALKER G G D E G B E A D G B E E A D G B E SWIMSUIT ISSUE bass BECUZ THE SPRAWL F F C C A A E G D G E D Albums where Kim plays guitar will have a Kim column, otherwise she's playing bass in standard. bass   C G G D D D F# F# G G A A SUGAR KANE   This alternative Open D tuning (and its downtuned variations) is frequently used by Mark Tremonti guitarist for the bands Creed, Alter Bridge, and Tremonti. OR LIGHTNIN' E B E E A B PROTECT ME YOU D# A# D# B C# F# B B x x F# F# [citation needed]. SAUCER-LIKE Mi-composé is a tuning commonly used for rhythm guitar in African popular music forms such as soukous and makossa. C C E B G D E G D G E D SUNDAY bass  C G D G C D Features. E A D G B E A A E E A A  G G D D D# D#  It also shows you how to tune to each tuning from standard EADGBE. Also used by artists such as M. Ward, Stephen Malkmus, and Day Wave. D# D# C# C# G# G# E E B B E F#   Lee D# A# D# B C# F# SACRED TRICKSTER n/a  Baritone 7-string guitars are available which features a longer scale-length allowing it to be tuned to a lower range. LIGHTS OUT E E B E B B These tunings are derived by systematic increases or decreases to standard tuning. TOTAL TRASH F# F# F# F# E B D D D D E A IN THE MIND OF THE BOURGEOIS READER KIM GORDON & THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM Lee There should be someplace online with that info. Lee TOKYO EYE D A D A B D   D D A F# A D   A F# E F# E B G G D G G A D F C D F F   You can click these dots to show information in the bottom frame. D F C D F F C G D G C D As the former Sonic Youth guitarist reveals his sixth new solo album, we caught up with 62-year-old noise pioneer to talk weird tunings, writing “straight up pop songs”, how he’s learned to be a band leader, and why he can’t separate his songs from the guitars he recorded them with. This is accomplished by replacing the d string with an e' string and tuning it to d'. B E G D B B Used by, F-F-C-F-A-C is also used by Dave Mason on "Only You Know and I Know". F# F# F# F# E B Perhaps one of the most innovative users of alternate tunings is Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore. CINDERELLA'S BIG SCORE B E G D B B I LOVE YOU GOLDEN BLUE G G D G G A bass  G G D D D# D# G G D D D# D# G G D A G A A continuation of the eight-string guitar, adding a string lower or higher. bass STARPOWER bass  SONG bass  A well known user of modal tunings is Sonic Youth. bass  RENEGADE PRINCESS Thurston EARLY AMERICAN G G C G C D MILDRED PIERCE B E G D B B The Official Sonic Youth Store. D# D# A A E E G G C# D G G It is similar to the standard guitar tuning, but the low E string is dropped to D and the G string is dropped a half step to F♯/G♭. E G D G E D E G D G E D ? EYELINER   G A B D E G C-F-C-F-A-C is the more common of the two. F# F# F# F# E B BROTHER JAMES C G D G B B   The eight string guitars additional low F♯ string is just a whole step up from a bass guitars low E string. G G D D D# D# D D D D A A E A D G B E I'M INSANE C G D G C D D D A F# A D   G G D D D# D# HITS OF SUNSHINE HYPERSTATION      synth        Click here. Thurston bass     WASHING MACHINE PAPER CUP EXIT DEATH VALLEY '69   E A D G B E   On this page, you'll find all of SY's major releases and the tunings used by each member, where known. Open-D tuning has been called Vestapol tuning.[7]. B E G D B B F# F# F# F# E B D A D G G B F# F# A A E E bass  Sonic Youth Tabs with free online tab player. SNARE, GIRL G G D G G A bass  Thurston G G C G C D bass  'CROSS THE BREEZE D A D A B B ? Lee D A D A B B F# F# F# F# E B bass   THE INEFFABLE ME F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B ANTI-ORGASM   bass   G G D D D# D# B B x x F# F# SIDE2SIDE If a dot is white, the only information given is where the tuning was confirmed. bass A C C G G# C bass  G G C G C D F# F# F# F# E B E G D G E D G G D D D# D# This is an alternate tuning used frequently by noise-rock band Sonic Youth. D D# A# D# G G E E E E F# F# Lee G G D D G G View official tab. E E E E F# F# Asus2: E-A-B-E-A-E D D A F# A D   bass  C G G D D D G G D G G A C G G D D D G G D D D# D# Thurston A continuation of the 7-string, adding another string a perfect fourth lower than the low B of the seven-string guitar. G G D D D# D# bass  Thurston ? bass   SONG Kim   HEATHER ANGEL A F# E F# E B / G G C G C D bass  Album Daydream Nation. D D A F# A D SNARE, GIRL bass   C G D G C D bass   F# F# A A E E bass   When playing on a 7 string guitar, he would have a low G as the lowest string to complete the fifth. Home / S / Sonic Youth / Guitar Tunings tab Sonic Youth – Guitar Tunings tab The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993 Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). bass  bass  D A D A B B This is a tuning favored by the Swedish singer-songwriter José González. THE NEUTRAL HEATHER ANGEL  G G D D G G  Next to the tuning will be a white or blue dot. E A D G B E Lee F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B D D# A# D# G G Lee n/a E E B B E F# The term also expresses the fact that, compared to Major chord open tunings, by fretting the lowered string at the first fret, it is possible to produce a major chord very easily. D D A F# A D NO WAY REENA D A D G G B These tunings may facilitate very easy chords and unique sounds when the open strings are used as drones. Thurston G G D D D# D# D F C D F F C G C C G A#/C Lee E G D G E D THE WORLD LOOKS RED C G D C G D C G G D D D bass   Lee C D G A D G  Lee KILL YR IDOLS D D D D A A F# F# F# F# E B G G D A G A# ? Thurston You can click these dots to show information in the bottom frame. A C C G G# C D A D A B B C G D G B B bass   G G B D G A D D A F# A D   F# F# F# F# E B   C G D C G D SMALL FLOWERS CRACK CONCRETE   bass D-A-D-F#-A-E. CONTRE LE SEXISME F# F# F# F# E B bass   F# F# F# F# E B RAIN ON TIN F-A-C-G-C-E is also sometimes used, most notably by Covet`s guitarist Yvette Young. SONG E G D G E D Welcome to the Sonic Youth Tuning Tutorial. In particular, this list contains more examples of open and regular tunings, which are discussed in the article on guitar tunings. The World Looks Red 7. D D A F# A D bass  ? E A D G B E PINK STEAM D D# A# D# G G BRAVE MEN RUN E A D G B E Lee A drop one tuning lowers the pitch by one full step. Huge selection of 500,000 tabs. G G D D D# D# RAIN ON TIN Eric’s Trip Lyrics (Achoo. SMALL FLOWERS CRACK CONCRETE Last edit on Sep 27, 2019. SHADOW OF A DOUBT G G D D D# D# I WANNA BE YR DOG F# F# F# F# E B bass n/a HALLOWEEN On lap steel guitar there is often only one six-string neck. bass  G G D D D# D# bass  bass  C G D G B B D G D D B B B B E E A A G G C C A# A# Listing the initial six harmonics of the G note, this open-G tuning was used by Joni Mitchell for "Electricity", "For the Roses", and "Hunter (The Good Samaritan)". E E B E B B CONFUSION IS NEXT G G D G G A A A E E A A D A D A B B A A E E A A C G G D D D I can't remember the exact gauges.   bass Kim E A D G B E n/a  Thurston IN THE MIND OF THE BOURGEOIS READER THE BURNING SPEAR F G C F A F# E B E E A B SONG bass  F# F# F# F# E B INCINERATE SLEEPIN' AROUND PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY E G# E G # E G# G G D G G A G G D D D# D# E E B B F# F# C G D C G D The advantage of these tunings is that they allow an extended upper note range versus a capo used with standard tuning which limits the number of notes that can be played; in some cases, instruo B♭ or E♭ (such as saxophones, which were frequently encountered in early rock and roll music) are more easily played when the accompanying guitar plays chords in the higher tuning. Lee G G C G C D bass n/a  bass  Three down-tuned variations are used by the band Sevendust: A Drop C variation, or C-G-c-f-g-c'. SILVER ROCKET bass   Kim anything No abusive ads STEREO SANCTITY REENA E E B B E F# bass   Guitar Tunings Tabs - Sonic Youth, Version (1). 'CROSS THE BREEZE JC [8] Pierre Bensusan is another noted exponent of this tuning.   G G C G C D WINNER'S BLUES C G D C G D bass         TOM VIOLENCE BRAVE MEN RUN C G D C G D WHAT WE KNOW D A D A B D   MAKING THE NATURE SCENE G G D G G A C G D G B B F#F#GA G G D D D# D#   C C E B G D Thurston Wilco have several songs in Open D. Kevin Cronin used Open D in "Time for me to fly", the 1978 REO Speedwagon hit song, with 4 top string variations for G and A. E G D D G G bass SHAKING HELL C G D G C D Often these tunings form a suspended chord on the open strings. n/a  This tuning is used by Tonic in their song Soldier's Daughter with a capo on the 4th fret. G G D G G A Kim Here the songs are grouped by their tuning, rather than album. ... bass   E A D G B E G G D D D# D# PURR DISAPPEARER Yes No. SONG bass   F# F# F# F# E B You can replicate most Sonic Youth tunings with the same string set: use two of your usual 5 th strings for the 6 th and 5 th strings, two 4 th strings for the 4 th and 3 rd strings, and two 3 rd strings for the 2 nd and 1 st strings, as if you were tuning A-A-D-D-G-G. (String pitches are listed low to high throughout.) E A D G B E bass  F G C F A F# bass  WHAT A WASTE bass  G G D D D# D# G A B D E G TOM VIOLENCE n/a  D E G D B B C G D G C D [43] On many refretted microtonal guitars, the frets are split, so that the tuning of each string is independent from the others. Lee RAIN KING Protect Me You 3. F# F# F# F# E B Guitar Tunings by Sonic Youth Tab Different Versions Chords, Tab, Tabs. It also shows you how to tune to each tuning from standard EADGBE. E A D G B E C G D G B B D A D A B B D D D D A A Also uses a variation where the lowest string is dropped to G, used on some songs from Kill the Flaw and the song "Life Deceives You"), a Drop B variation, or B'-F♯-B-e-f♯-b, and a Drop A# variation, or A♯'-F-A♯-d♯-f-a♯. C G D G B B PROTECT ME YOU F F C C A A ? G G D D D# D# THE INEFFABLE ME G G D A G A D# D# C# C# G# G# bass Alors, bien sur, vous n’aurez pas le son exact du groupe, mais avouez que c’est tout de même nettement plus pratique !!!! PANTY LIES E G# E G# E G# D D D D A A F# F# G G A A E E B E B B organ   D# D# A A E E   WILDFLOWER SOUL As they redefined what noise meant within rock & roll -- and what success meant for a band with experimental roots -- Sonic Youth became one of the most influential, and popular, acts to emerge from the American underground. E G# E G# E G# C G D G C D Shaking Hell 5. bass D D# A# D# G G SONG F# F# F# F# E B   C G D G B B   It has a wider range than standard tuning, and its perfect-fifth intervals facilitate quartal and quintal harmony.   bass   TOTAL TRASH bass   A F# E F# E B C G D G C D G G D D G G by Sonic Youth. PURR THE EMPTY PAGE   F# F# F# F# E B JUSTICE IS MIGHT E G D G E D   NO QUEEN BLUES C G D G C D SONG F G C F A F# All-fifths tuning has been approximated by the New Standard Tuning (NST) of King Crimson's Robert Fripp. C G D G B B D# D# A# D# G G   ? G A B D E G D D D D A A F# F# F# F# E B   Sonic Youth's sound relied heavily on the use of alternative tunings. F# F# F# F# E B G G D G G A B E G D B B E E B B E F# ? C C E B G D MASSAGE THE HISTORY In addition, this list also notes dropped tunings. CONTRE LE SEXISME C C D# G G D Creates an F#m7/E chord when strummed open. LIGHTS OUT It is possible to play microtonal scales on a fretless guitar, to convert a fretted guitar into a fretless, or to make a custom neck with a specific microtonal fret spacing. A C C G G# C F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B G G D E G B   F# F# F# F# E B bass     G G C G C D bass   One accurate tab per song. bass   F# F# F# F# E B bass     Thurston KAREN KOLTRANE bass WHITE KROSS Similar to the dropped tunings, except that both the 1st and 6th strings are dropped one full step. FEMALE MECHANIC NOW ON DUTY   F# F# F# F# E B Lee C C E B G D D A D A B B F G C F A F# SONG C G D C G D SIDE2SIDE F# F# G G A A D A A D D A Kim D D D D A A D D# A# D# G G G G D G G A   bass  bass [8] David Wilcox used this tuning on "The Nightshift Watchman". G G D G G A 697 views, added to favorites 5 times. ? E E B B E F# YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM The English guitar used a repetitive open-C tuning that approximated a major-thirds tuning. MOTE Kim LEE #2 SONG C G D G C D Also used on Ziltoid the Omniscient, "Planet of the Apes" from Deconstruction, and "Failure" from Transcendence).   G G D D D# D# Kim G G D E G B C G D G C D D D# A# D# G G G G D D D# D# D D A F# A D G G D D D# D# STREAMXSONIK SUBWAY DIRTY BOOTS D# D# A# D# G G UNMADE BED E G D G E D bass   F# F# F# F# E B G G D F F G C G D G C D G G D D D# D# Listen: The Cribs collaborate with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo for new single.   E A D G B E   The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993 Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). Schecter Guitar Research produced a production model 5 string guitar called the Celloblaster in 1998. 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