This unique 6-string guitar tuning, named 'gadfgd', creates a distinct and resonant sonic landscape. It maintains the standard G, B, and high E strings, providing a familiar anchor for melodic work, while radically altering the lower strings. The open notes form a rich, complex sonority that isn't a simple major or minor chord but rather a suspended, harmonically ambiguous texture. The unusual interval between the 5th string (E3) and 4th string (D3), where the 4th string is tuned lower than the 5th, offers interesting voicings and drone possibilities.

Technically, the open strings are tuned to B2 E3 D3 G3 B3 E4 (from low to high). This arrangement presents a harmonic cluster of B, D, E, and G. While not forming a conventional open major or minor chord, it strongly evokes the feeling of an E minor 7 chord (E G B D) or a G major 6 chord (G B D E) when played with B as the bass note. The lowest B provides a strong foundation, grounding the suspended quality of the E and D. This tuning might lend itself particularly well to fingerstyle arrangements, ambient soundscapes, or specific melodic lines that leverage its open, exploratory nature. Its character encourages players to venture beyond conventional chord shapes and discover new tonal possibilities, especially given the standard configuration of the top three strings.

The open strings for this tuning are:

• 6th String (Low E): B2
• 5th String (A): E3
• 4th String (D): D3
• 3rd String (G): G3
• 2nd String (B): B3
• 1st String (High E): E4

How to Tune

To achieve the 'gadfgd' tuning from standard E A D G B E, follow these string adjustments:

• 6th String (Low E to B): Tune up 7 semitones. This means raising the pitch from E2 to B2. Caution: Tuning up 7 semitones is a significant increase in string tension. It is strongly advised to consider using a lighter gauge string set if this tuning is to be maintained, or to exercise extreme care during tuning to prevent string breakage or damage to your instrument.
• 5th String (A to E): Tune up 7 semitones. This means raising the pitch from A2 to E3. Caution: Tuning up 7 semitones is a significant increase in string tension. It is strongly advised to consider using a lighter gauge string set if this tuning is to be maintained, or to exercise extreme care during tuning to prevent string breakage or damage to your instrument.
• 4th String (D to D): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones). The pitch remains D3.
• 3rd String (G to G): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones). The pitch remains G3.
• 2nd String (B to B): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones). The pitch remains B3.
• 1st String (High E to E): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones). The pitch remains E4.