D Standard tuning

Guitar with D Standard tuningThe D Standard tuning is every string is tuned one whole step down.

One of the reasons to use this tuning instead of the E Standard tuning, is that the tension is reduced and that may be mor comfortable for the fingers. It's also common use for 12- stringed guitar since is can avoid string breakage.

Here is how you tune the guitar: DGCFAD. Obviously, you don't have to re-learn the chord you know from standard tuning, but to visualize it for you, some chords have been gathered and presented in diagrams below.

Major chords

C

  • D chord diagram

D

  • E chord diagram

Eb

  • F chord diagram

E

  • F# chord diagram

F

  • G chord diagram

G

  • A chord diagram

A

  • B chord diagram

Bb

  • C chord diagram X32010

Minor chords

Cm

  • Dm chord diagram

Dm

  • Em chord diagram

Ebm

  • Fm chord diagram

Em

  • F#m chord diagram

Fm

  • Gm chord diagram

Gm

  • Am chord diagram

Am

  • Bm chord diagram

Bbm

  • Cm chord diagram

Dominant 7 chords

C7

  • D7 chord diagram

D7

  • E7 chord diagram 020100

Eb7

  • F7 chord diagram

E7

  • F#7 chord diagram XX4320

F7

  • G7 chord diagram 320001

G7

  • A7 chord diagram

A7

  • B7 chord diagram

Bb7

  • C7 chord diagram

Comments

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