{"id":1971,"date":"2022-03-09T08:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T08:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=1971"},"modified":"2024-01-01T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T13:00:35","slug":"alt-tunings-chords","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=1971","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Tunings &#038; Chords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>Diagrams courtesy of Happy Howard<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slide-chords-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slide-chords-1024x751.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slide-chords-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slide-chords-768x563.jpg 768w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slide-chords-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slide-chords.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STRINGS:<\/strong> 6 5 4 3 2 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open E<\/strong>: E B E G# B E<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open G<\/strong>: D G D G B D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1024x770.png 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href=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Open-G.pdf\"><strong>OPEN G CHORDS 2<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Open-G.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-fe00f268-33f8-408c-963b-8982b5c46c51\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-1024x779.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-1024x779.png 1024w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-300x228.png 300w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-768x584.png 768w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-1536x1168.png 1536w, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-1024x711.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-1024x711.png 1024w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-300x208.png 300w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-768x534.png 768w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-1536x1067.png 1536w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2.png 1713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open D<\/strong> Minor: D A D G A D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgad-chords-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" srcset=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgad-chords-1024x751.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgad-chords-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgad-chords-768x563.jpg 768w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgad-chords-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgad-chords.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drop D:<\/strong>&nbsp;D A D G B E<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Double Drop D:<\/strong>&nbsp;D A D G B D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgbd-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1945\" srcset=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dadgbd-1024x751.jpg 1024w, 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aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-719ef80f-b6bd-4cfb-ae1f-29f7083c3e91\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a4244324-f7c8-427a-a32e-c74a2a4ca1a9\" href=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Transp.pdf\"><strong>Key\/Chord Transposing<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Transp.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a4244324-f7c8-427a-a32e-c74a2a4ca1a9\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mandolin:<\/strong> G D A E<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-10862aef-4a36-4bfb-a49e-5889140bc196\" href=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MandoChords1.jpg\"><strong>MANDOLIN-CHORDS 1<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MandoChords1.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-10862aef-4a36-4bfb-a49e-5889140bc196\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f66f3530-0476-42cf-bf21-7191c9ea369e\" href=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pl-MANDOLIN-CHORDS.jpg\"><strong>MANDOLIN-CHORDS 2<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/folksyblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pl-MANDOLIN-CHORDS.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f66f3530-0476-42cf-bf21-7191c9ea369e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ukulele:<\/strong> G C E A (Standard)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5-String Banjo:<\/strong>&nbsp;G D G B D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4-String Banjo<\/strong>: C G B D<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"514\" 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