D A D G B E. Press Start tuner and play each string, or tap a string to hear its note.
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The tuner listens through your microphone, works out which string you're playing and goes green when you're within 3 cents. Nothing is recorded or sent anywhere. The tuner is also in the menu at the top of every page.
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See Mentorship PlansDrop D lowers only the thickest string, from E down to D. The bottom three strings then make a power chord with one finger, so heavy riffs get easier and you get a deeper low note. It's used everywhere from grunge and metal to folk and fingerstyle, where the low D rings under D major and D minor chords.
| String | Note | Frequency | From standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (thickest) | D2 | 73.42 Hz | Down a whole step |
| 5 | A2 | 110.00 Hz | Same as standard |
| 4 | D3 | 146.83 Hz | Same as standard |
| 3 | G3 | 196.00 Hz | Same as standard |
| 2 | B3 | 246.94 Hz | Same as standard |
| 1 (thinnest) | E4 | 329.63 Hz | Same as standard |
Tune normally, then lower the low E string a whole step (two frets) until its 7th-fret harmonic matches the open A string's 5th-fret harmonic, or just use the tuner. Press Start tuner above and play each string: the tuner works out which string you're on and goes green when it's right. No microphone? Tap a string to hear its note and tune by ear.
To see your scales and chords in this tuning, open the Fretboard Navigator and pick it from the tuning menu.
StandardDrop DHalf step downWhole step downDrop CDADGADOpen GOpen DOpen EOpen CB tuning
All tunings · Bass tuner · Guitar tuner
From the thickest string to the thinnest: D A D G B E.
Tune normally, then lower the low E string a whole step (two frets) until its 7th-fret harmonic matches the open A string's 5th-fret harmonic, or just use the tuner.