Guitar Tuning Cheat Sheet for 6-String Guitars

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E Standard Tuning

Bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Foo Fighters

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 E E
String 5 A A
String 4 D D
String 3 G G
String 2 B B
String 1 E E

 

Tuned 1/2 Step Down (All strings are tuned a 1/2 step down)

Bands: Weezer, Aaron Lewis, Rise Against, Nirvana, Staind, Greenday

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 Eb D#
String 5 Ab G#
String 4 Db C#
String 3 Gb F#
String 2 Bb A#
String 1 eb D#

 

Dropped D Tuning (String 6 is tuned 1  step down)

Bands: Rage Against the Machine, Godsmack, Trivium, POD, Avenged Sevenfold

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 D D
String 5 A A
String 4 D D
String 3 G G
String 2 B B
String 1 E E

 

Dropped C# Tuning (String 6 is tuned 1 1/2 steps down, all others are a 1/2 step down)

Bands: Trivium, Deftones, Alice in Chains

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 Db C#
String 5 Ab G#
String 4 Db C#
String 3 Gb F#
String 2 Bb A#
String 1 Eb D#

 

Tuned 1 Step Down (All strings are tuned a 1 step down)

Bands: Motley Crue

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 D D
String 5 G G
String 4 C C
String 3 F F
String 2 A A
String 1 D D

 

Dropped C Tuning (String 6 is tuned 2 steps down, all others are a 1 step down)

Bands: As I Lay Dying, Bullet for My Valentince, Godsmack

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 C C
String 5 G G
String 4 C C
String 3 F F
String 2 A A
String 1 D D

 

Dropped B Tuning (String 6 is tuned 2 1/2 steps down, all others are 1 1/2 steps down)

Bands: Architects, Parkway Drive, Pierce the Veil, Devildriver

Songs: Dead Butterflies, Holy Hell, The Seventh Circle

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 B B
String 5 Gb F#
String 4 B B
String 3 E E
String 2 Ab G#
String 1 Db C#

 

Dropped B Tuning + 40 Cents (Same as dropped B tuning, but add 40 cents to all)

Bands: Machinehead

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 B + 40 cents B + 40 cents
String 5 Gb + 40 cents F# + 40 cents
String 4 B + 40 cents B + 40 cents
String 3 E + 40 cents E + 40 cents
String 2 Ab + 40 cents G# + 40 cents
String 1 Db + 40 cents C# + 40 cents

 

Architects Tuning - Variant 1 (String 6 is tuned 5 steps down, all others are 1 1/2 steps down)

Songs: Hereafter, Mortal After All, Doomsday

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 Gb F#
String 5 Gb F#
String 4 B B
String 3 E E
String 2 Ab G#
String 1 Db C#

 

Architects Tuning - Variant 2 (String 6 is tuned 4 steps down, all others are 1 1/2 steps down)

Songs: Black Lungs, Damnation, Death is not Defeat, Modern Misery, Dying to Heal

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 Ab G#
String 5 Gb F#
String 4 B B
String 3 E E
String 2 Ab G#
String 1 Db C#

 b

Archetypes Collide - Variant 1 (String 6 is tuned 5 1/2 steps down, all others are 2 steps down)

Songs: Your Misery

String Description (L to H) Tuning Korg DT-10
String 6 F F
String 5 F F
String 4 Bb A#
String 3 Eb D#
String 2 G G
String 1 C C