The Drop B tuning is mainly associated with metal genres. This tuning does two things to the guitar sound: it delivers much more bass and it gives possibilities to play chords like C sharp and B with open strings.
Here is how you tune the guitar: B F# B E G# C#. The drop B tunings deviate from the standard tuning on all six strings, but it helps you to know that the distance is three semi-tones on all strings except the 6th string (B), that is five semi-tones down from the standard E.
It is important that you turn the tuning pegs in a direction that decrease the string tension and not the opposite; otherwise, you could break the strings and possible damage the guitar.
Here is how you tune the guitar: B F# B E G# C#. The drop B tunings deviate from the standard tuning on all six strings, but it helps you to know that the distance is three semi-tones on all strings except the 6th string (B), that is five semi-tones down from the standard E.
It is important that you turn the tuning pegs in a direction that decrease the string tension and not the opposite; otherwise, you could break the strings and possible damage the guitar.
- B Standard Tuning Guitar Tab
- B Standard Tuning Guitar
- B Standard Tuning Guitar Youtube
- B Standard Tuning For 6 String Guitar
Power chords
B5
C#5
D#5
This allows for the note range of B standard tuning without transposing E standard guitar chords down two and a half steps down. Baritone 7-string guitars are available which features a longer scale-length allowing it to be tuned to a lower range. Standard 7-string tuning - B'-E-A-d-g-b-e' This is the standard tuning for a seven-string guitar. So I need to downtune my (6-string) guitar to a standerd B tuning. What would be a good/perfect string gauge? Btw I'll be using elexir strings (dunno.
E5
F#5
G#5
B Standard Tuning Guitar Tab
A#5
A5
Comment
As you can see from the diagrams, power chords with the bass on the lowest string can be played with one finger. The normal power chord shape is used when the root note are on other strings, as seen in the diagram example above that show A5.
Some other power chords in short notations:
Some other power chords in short notations:
C5: 111XXX / X688XX
D5: 333XXX / X81010XX
F5: 666XXX
G5: 888XXX / X133XX
D5: 333XXX / X81010XX
F5: 666XXX
G5: 888XXX / X133XX
Some other chord possibilities
Here is a collection of other chords that can be used in the Drop B tuning.
Chords
Bsus4
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B
Bmaj7
F#
F#m
C#m
B Standard Tuning Guitar
A/B
G#m7(no5)
B Standard Tuning Guitar Youtube
As you may notice, you can to a high degree handle the key of B as the key of D on a standard tuned guitar. The only exception is the 6th string.
This was an introduction about chords in the Drop B tuning, see also Drop C tuning.
B Standard Tuning For 6 String Guitar
Name | Tuner | Rank |
---|---|---|
Standard | EADGBE | 1 |
D standard | DGCFAD | 2 |
Ben Howard | CGCGGC | 3 |
Open D | DADF#AD | 4 |
open d major | DADF#AD | 5 |
Modal D | DADGAD | 6 |
User Submitted | FACGCE | 7 |
Drop C | CGCFAD | 8 |
DGCGCD | DGCGCD | 9 |
Nick Drake | CGCFCE | 10 |
Iris | BDDDDD | 11 |
Drop C# | C#G#C#F#A#D# | 12 |
Open A add4 | DAEAC#E | 13 |
Open C# | C#G#C#FG#C# | 14 |
Drop D | DADGBE | 15 |
Half step down | D#G#C#F#A#D# | 16 |
Open C | CGCGCE | 17 |
Open G/C Add4 | CGDGBD | 18 |
Baritone | BEADF#B | 19 |
Break your strings | BEADF#B | 20 |
Standard Tone+Semi Down | C#F#BEG#C# | 21 |
open g (the dumb way) | DGDGBD | 22 |
Open G | DGDGBD | 23 |
Drop b | BF#BEG#C# | 24 |
Drop B Sharp | BF#BEG#C# | 25 |
Standard Down 2 (metal) | CFA#D#GC | 26 |
Double Drop D | DADGBD | 27 |
Clairvoyant | C#G#D#G#CD# | 28 |
Open C - US | CGEGCC | 29 |
D Minor | DADFAD | 30 |
D6/9 | DADF#BE | 31 |
jfip | DADF#BE | 32 |
Drop A#/Drop Bb | A#FA#D#GC | 33 |
Open C6 | CACGCE | 34 |
Standard <2 Inversed | DAFCGD | 35 |
Open F | CFCFAC | 36 |
power chords cheat (dropped daeac#e) | CGDGBE | 37 |
Dropped C | CGDGBE | 38 |
C Modal | CGCGCD | 39 |
David Crosby | EBDGAD | 40 |
Dobro | GBDGBD | 41 |
lap steel c6th | CEGACE | 42 |
Common C6 | CEGACE | 43 |
dgdgbae | DGDGBE | 44 |
G6. Drop DG | DGDGBE | 45 |
Nick Drake | BEBEBE | 46 |
Nick Drake | EADEBE | 47 |
F sus2 | CGCFGC | 48 |
Open E (Invalids) | EBEG#BE | 49 |
Pelican | DADEAD | 50 |
Open A | EAEAC#E | 51 |
D (Modal) | DADDAD | 52 |
Mayfield | F#A#C#F#A#F# | 53 |
valentin lemaitre | AEADF#B | 54 |
DROP A (6 string) | AEADF#B | 55 |
Drop A | AEADF#B | 56 |
Slacker/Pavement | DADABE | 57 |
dadabe | DADABE | 58 |
Open C Low | CGCEGC | 59 |
Lefty | EBGDAE | 60 |
Drop D | EBGDAD | 61 |
F5 (Fifth) | CFCFCF | 62 |
dadac#e | DADAC#E | 63 |
Ben Howard Gracious | CFCGFC | 64 |
Ben Howard Promise | CFCGFC | 65 |
Esus2 | EBEF#BE | 66 |
Mini Guitar | ADGCEA | 67 |
guitarlele | ADGCEA | 68 |
Standard <5 | ADGCEA | 69 |
SS Bukey Open D | DADADD | 70 |
Open C5 | CGCGCC | 71 |
Major Sixth | CADGBE | 72 |
Dave Evans/Kaki King | CGDGAD | 73 |
Open E Minor | EBEGBE | 74 |
Chuttle | DGDF#AD | 75 |
Blixa Bargeld | DADAAD | 76 |
Nick Drake | DGDGAD | 77 |
andy mckee | ECDGAD | 78 |
teenage riot | GABDEG | 79 |
Open E5 | EBEEBE | 80 |
Open F 6add9 | AGCFAD | 81 |
Open G Minor | DGDGA#D | 82 |
Ostrich | DDDDDD | 83 |
Open B Major | BF#BF#BD# | 84 |
Coldplay | CACGBC | 85 |
ben howard | CFCGGC | 86 |
See You Soon Tune | EGDDBD | 87 |
Cigar Box Open G | GDGB | 88 |
Lazy D Tuning | EADGBD | 89 |
Peter Gergely Stay with me | FADGBE | 90 |
Neil Young | CGCFAC | 91 |
Opeth Tuning | DADFAE | 92 |
Stay With Me | D#GDGA#D | 93 |
FFCCCC | FFCCCC | 94 |
open g 6add9 | BADGBE | 95 |
Louis S Ramirez | BADGBE | 96 |
Open G 6add9 | BADGBE | 97 |
not sure? | EEBBBB | 98 |
Half standard-half DADGAD | EADGAD | 99 |
Open G 12-string | GGDGBD | 100 |