Guitar tunings describe the pitch of open strings. The standard tuning

lists the string-pitches from lowest (low E) to highest (high e'). Standard tuning is used by most guitarists, and most other tunings can be understood as variations on standard tuning. This article's discussion of standard tuning introduces the terminology for discussing alternative tunings.

Nonstandard tunings are also called "alternative" or "alternate". Some tunings are used for particular songs by professional guitarists, and may be called after the song's title. There are hundreds of such tunings. Fewer alternative tunings are used regularly by communities of guitarists, who share a musical tradition.

The hundreds of alternative tunings have been classified into a smaller number of categories. Two categories—open, both major and minor (crossnote) and miscellaneous ("special")—are discussed by both Denyer and Sethares. Four additional categories are provided by Denyer (modal and dropped) and by Sethares (instrumental, based on other stringed instruments, and regular).

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