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Guitar tuning · 6 string
Half-Step Down Tuning
Every string down one semitone. Same shapes, slightly darker, and easier on the voice.
The strings
Low to high, the way you would say it out loud. Tap any string to hear it.
Getting there from standard
6 strings move; the rest stay where they are.
- 1st string — E down a half step to E♭
- 2nd string — B down a half step to B♭
- 3rd string — G down a half step to G♭
- 4th string — D down a half step to D♭
- 5th string — A down a half step to A♭
- 6th string — E down a half step to E♭
Why players use it
Nothing about your fingers changes — every shape and scale stays exactly where it was, just sounding a semitone lower. Singers use it to bring a song into range; players like the slightly slacker strings for bending.
What it buys you
All your shapes still work. Just remember a "G" shape now sounds F♯.
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