AADGAE Guitar Tuner

AADGAE My A 2 - Guitar tuning, chords & scales

Description - My A 2

Use it for fingerstyle and wide range chords

This unique tuning, "My A 2", is designed to provide a rich sonic landscape particularly suited for fingerstyle playing and crafting wide-ranging, expansive chords. It creates a deep, resonant foundation with its double low A, allowing for powerful drone effects and intricate melodic interplay. The resulting open chord presents a versatile palette for creative harmonic exploration.

Technically, the open tuning configuration is A1-A2-D3-G3-A3-E4 (low to high). This structure immediately presents an A7sus4 chord (A-D-E-G) in its open form, providing a rich, unresolved quality that invites melodic resolution or further harmonic embellishment. The octave A's on the lowest strings (A1 and A2) establish a strong, resonant root, perfect for driving basslines or creating atmospheric drones. The D3 and G3 strings introduce a perfect fourth and a minor seventh relative to the root A, respectively, hinting at blues, folk, and contemporary styles. The A3 and E4 strings complete the structure, providing the root and perfect fifth, reinforcing the A tonality while offering a bright, melodic top end. Chords like open Asus4, A minor 7th, or even A11 voicings are readily available across the open strings and with minimal fretting. The overall loose tension on the lowest string, due to the significant drop from E to A, is ideal for a softer, more dynamic fingerstyle approach, though care should be taken with string gauge.

Open String Notes:

String 6 (Low E): A1
String 5 (A): A2
String 4 (D): D3
String 3 (G): G3
String 2 (B): A3
String 1 (High E): E4

How to Tune from Standard E:

Important Note: Tuning a string down by more than 4 semitones, or up by more than 4 semitones, typically requires a different string gauge to maintain optimal tension, tone, and intonation. Proceed with caution when making large adjustments.

String 6 (Low E): Tune down 7 semitones from E2 to A1. (This is a substantial drop; a heavier gauge string is strongly advised for optimal performance and to prevent string floppiness.)
String 5 (A): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones) from A2.
String 4 (D): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones) from D3.
String 3 (G): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones) from G3.
String 2 (B): Tune down 2 semitones from B3 to A3.
String 1 (High E): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones) from E4.