Steel Guitar Tunings
Pedal & Non Pedal
Used By The Pros

Six, Seven And Eight String Lap Steel Guitar Tunings

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E13TH 1 - G# 2 - E 3 - C# 4 - B 5 - G# 6 - E 7 - D 8 - B or E Used By Don Helms (Hank Williams), Little Roy Wiggins (Eddy Arnold And George Morgan) And Speedy West (With The 4th String Tuned T A# And A Pedal To Raise It To B (Would Then Be Called F# 9th Tuning))	Half Chromatic and Half Diatonic. 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - B 4 - A 5 - G# 6 - G 7 - F# 8 - F 9 - E 10 - C# Tuning Used By Eddie Alkire	C6 1 - G 2 - E 3 - C 4 - A 5 - G 6 - E 7 - C 8 - A Typically Used On Pedal Steels
E13 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - B 4 - G# 5 - F# 6 - D 7 - G# 8 - E Used By John Ely (Asleep At The Wheel)	A6 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - E 6 - C# 7 - A 8 - F# Used By Herb Remington And Other Western Swing Players	E7 1 - E 2 - B 3 - G# 4 - E 5 - D 6 - B 7 - G# 8 - E Used By Most Players In The Early Years And Is Still A Good Tuning For Hawaiian And Country Playing
A6 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - E 6 - C# 7 - Bb Used By Bobby Koefer	E13 + 9TH 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - B 4 - G# 5 - F# 6 - D 7 - G# 8 - E Used By Bobby Koefer	Cm6 1 - G 2 - Eb 3 - C 4 - A 5 - G 6 - Eb 7 - A Used By Bobby Koefer
D9 (Root Omitted) 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - G 5 - E 6 - C 7 - A 8 - F# Tuning Used By Joaquin Murphey	A6 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - E 6 - C# 7 - A 8 - C Used By Marty Rifkin. Good For Western Swing And Has An A Minor On The 8th String. The 8th String Is The Same Gauge And Pitch As The 6th String	E13 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - G# 4 - E 5 - Bb 6 - F# 7 - D# HIGH 8 - F# HIGH Used By Herb Remington In The 40's And 50's. He Used Smaller gauge Strings On The 7th And 8th Strings. This Is the Forerunner To The E9th Pedal Tuning Used Today
D MAJ 9TH A6TH 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - D 6 - B Used By Slim Yamaguchi (Mark Chestnut)

 

Used By Jerry Byrd   As Well As Others

C6 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - G 5 - E 6 - C 7 - A 8 - G	C6 + A7 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - G 5 - E 6 - C# 7 - C 8 - A	E9 1 - E 2 - B 3 - G# 4 - F# 5 - E 6 - D 7 - B 8 - G# or E "Admirable Byrd" LP and can be played on the pedal E9 chromatic tuning
C# mi 7 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - G# 4 - E 5 - D 6 - B 7 - G# 8 - E	DIATONIC 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - G 5 - F 6 - E 7 - D	B11 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - D# 6 - C# 7 - A 8 - F#

 

Tunings Used By Tiny Murphy

Neck #1 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - G 5 - E 6 - C 7 - A 8 - F#

Neck #2 1 - G 2 - E 3 - C 4 - A 5 - G 6 - Eb 7 - C 8 - A

Neck #3 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - G 5 - E 6 - D 7 - Bb 8 - F

 

Tunings Used By Leon McAuliffe

Neck #1 1 - G 2 - B 3 - D 4 - E 5 - D 6 - C 7 - B 8 - A

Neck #2 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - B 4 - G# 5 - F# 6 - D 7 - G# 8 - E

Neck #3 1 - E 2 - C# 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - E 6 - C# 7 - A 8 - F#

Neck #4 1 - E 2 - C 3 - A 4 - F# 5 - F 6 - D# 7 - G# HIGH 8 - D

 

Misc. 6 String Non Pedal Tunings

Dobro G 1 - D 016 2 - B 020 3 - G N28w 4 - D N36w 5 - B N36w 6 - G N56w	A (High Bass) 1 - E 014 2 - C# 017 3 - A 022 4 - E 030w 5 - C# 034w 6 - A 042w	C# Minor 7th 1 - E 014 2 - C# 017 3 - G# 024 4 - E 030w 5 - B 038w 6 - E 056w	E7 1 - E 015 2 - B 020 3 - G# 024 4 - E 030w 5 - D 034w 6 - E 056w
E (Low Bass) 1 - E 015 2 - B 020 3 - G# 024 4 - E 030w 5 - B 038w 6 - E 056w	C6 1 - E 014 2 - C 018 3 - A 022 4 - G 024w 5 - E 030w 6 - C 036w	C6 With Added 7th 1 - E 014 2 - C 018 3 - A 022 4 - G 024w 5 - E 030w 6 - C# 036w	C# Minor 7th 1 - E 014 2 - C# 017 3 - G# 024w 4 - E 030w 5 - D 032w 6 - B 038w

 

Misc. 8 String Non Pedal Tunings

C 6TH 1 - E 014 2 - C 018 3 - A 022 4 - G 024w 5 - E 030w 6 - C# 034w 7 - C 036w 8 - A 042w	A Major 6TH 1 - E 015 2 - C# 017 3 - A 022 4 - F# 026w 5 - E 030w 6 - C# 034w 7 - A 042w 8 - E 056w	E7TH 1 - E 015 2 - B 020 3 - G# 024 4 - E 030w 5 - D 032w 6 - B 038w 7 - G# 046w 8 - E 056w	E13TH 1 - E 014 2 - C# 017 3 - B 020 4 - G# 024w 5 - E 030w 6 - D 034w 7 - B 038w 8 - G# 046w	E9TH 1 - E 014 2 - B 017 3 - G# 024 4 - F# 026w 5 - D 032w 6 - B 038w 7 - G# 046w 8 - E 056w
B 11TH 1 - E 014 2 - C# 017 3 - A 022 4 - F# 026w 5 - D# 032w 6 - B 038w 7 - F# 050w 8 - B 056w	D 9TH 1 - E 014 2 - C 018 3 - A 022 4 - F# 026w 5 - D 034w 6 - C 036w 7 - A 042w 8 - F# 050w	E 7TH (HIGH G#) 1 - G# 010 2 - E 014 3 - B 020 4 - G# 024w 5 - E 026w 6 - D 032w 7 - B 038w 8 - G# 056w	C 13TH 1 - E 014 2 - C 018 3 - A 022 4 - G 024 5 - E 030w 6 - C 036w 7 - Bb 040w 8 - G 048w	E 9TH 1 - E 014 2 - B 020 3 - G# 024 4 - F# 026w 5 - E 030w 6 - D 032w 7 - B 038w 8 - G# 046w

 

GHS Pedal Guitar Tunings E9 & C6
Recommended String Gauges For 24 Inch Scale

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