TUNING REFERENCE
Drop G tuning
G · D · G · C · F · A · D
Drop G is a 7-string guitar tuning with open strings G–D–G–C–F–A–D.
- Instrument
- 7-String Guitar
- Strings
- 7
- Open notes
- G D G C F A D
- With octaves
- G1 D2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4
FREE FRETBOARD REFERENCE
G Minor on the fretboard
Find each scale tone in a catalog tuning. Filled notes marked R are roots; outlined notes are other tones. Open strings are fret 0.
Choose a scale to see it in Drop G. A scale does not need to contain every open-string note to be played in this tuning.
7-String Guitar · Drop G · Frets 0–12 · All scale tones
Notes-per-string views select the first matching scale tones on each string at or above the starting fret, within a 12-fret window. These are position studies: crossing strings can repeat or skip pitches. They are not guaranteed continuous ascending runs or finger assignments. Four-note layouts can require stretches or position shifts.
| Open string | Frets | Notes with octaves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · G1 | 0 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 12 | G1 · A1 · A#1 · C2 · D2 · D#2 · F2 · G2 |
| 2 · D2 | 0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 12 | D2 · D#2 · F2 · G2 · A2 · A#2 · C3 · D3 |
| 3 · G2 | 0 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 12 | G2 · A2 · A#2 · C3 · D3 · D#3 · F3 · G3 |
| 4 · C3 | 0 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9 · 10 · 12 | C3 · D3 · D#3 · F3 · G3 · A3 · A#3 · C4 |
| 5 · F3 | 0 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 9 · 10 · 12 | F3 · G3 · A3 · A#3 · C4 · D4 · D#4 · F4 |
| 6 · A3 | 0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 12 | A3 · A#3 · C4 · D4 · D#4 · F4 · G4 · A4 |
| 7 · D4 | 0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 12 | D4 · D#4 · F4 · G4 · A4 · A#4 · C5 · D5 |
Intervals from the first string
Each interval is measured by pitch class from the first physical open string. String order is preserved for re-entrant and doubled-course tunings.
| String | Note | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G1 | 0 | Root |
| 2 | D2 | 7 | Perfect 5th |
| 3 | G2 | 0 | Root |
| 4 | C3 | 5 | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F3 | 10 | Minor 7th |
| 6 | A3 | 2 | Major 2nd |
| 7 | D4 | 7 | Perfect 5th |
Compare with Standard (7-String)
Pitch changes in semitones for each physical string, compared with Standard (7-String). Negative values lower the pitch; positive values raise it. Check your instrument and string gauges before changing register.
| String | Default pitch | This tuning | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | G1 | -4 semitones |
| 2 | E2 | D2 | -2 semitones |
| 3 | A2 | G2 | -2 semitones |
| 4 | D3 | C3 | -2 semitones |
| 5 | G3 | F3 | -2 semitones |
| 6 | B3 | A3 | -2 semitones |
| 7 | E4 | D4 | -2 semitones |
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