Line 6 headphones powered monitors manual Tuning String

Line 6 GearBox 3.1 – Basic Features Guide

The standard tuning for guitar is, from the largest string to the smallest, E-A-D-G-B-E. Other tunings are also sometimes used. For instance, "Drop-D" tuning is accomplished by tuning the biggest string down to D instead of E. The table below provides a number of alternate tunings for you to try. Tunings are listed on the left. Columns labeled String 6 (the fattest string) to String 1 (the thinnest string) tell you the pitch to which you need to tune that string:

Tuning	String 6	String 5	String 4	String 3	String 2	String 1
Standard	E	A	D	G	B	E
Down 1 Half Step	Eb	Ab	Db	Gb	Bb	Eb
Down 2 Half Steps	D	G	C	F	A	D
Down 3 Half Steps	Db	Gb	B	E	Ab	Db
Down 4 Half Steps	C	F	Bb	Eb	G	C
Down 5 Half Steps	Bb	Eb	Ab	Db	F	Bb
Drop D	D	A	D	G	B	E
Drop Db	Db	Ab	Db	Gb	Bb	Eb
Drop A	A	E	A	D	Gb	B
Drop B	B	Gb	B	E	Ab	Db
Drop C	C	G	C	F	A	D
Open E	E	B	E	Ab	B	E
Open E7	E	B	D	Ab	B	E
Open G	D	G	D	G	B	D
Open D	D	A	D	Gb	A	D
Open A	E	A	Db	E	A	E
DADGAD	D	A	D	G	A	D

Note: All half-steps use flats to match the chromatic tuner.

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