BF#BF#G#C# Guitar Tuner
BF#BF#G#C# | BG♭BG♭A♭D♭ B Tuning - Guitar tuning, chords & scales
This is a powerful and unique "B Tuning" designed specifically for rock music, offering a custom sound profile. It features an incredibly low B as its foundation, creating a heavy and resonant sonic landscape.
Verbal Analysis:
This custom B Tuning delivers a thick, guttural bottom end, ideal for aggressive rock, metal, and progressive genres where a deep, commanding presence is desired. The arrangement of notes (B2 F3# B2 F4# G4# C5#) results in an open chord that is both rich and complex, capable of producing massive, layered sounds with ease. The wide intervals and octave repetitions give it a cathedral-like resonance, allowing for powerful open-string riffs and atmospheric drones.
Technical Analysis:
The tuning from low to high is: B2 F3# B2 F4# G4# C5#. This is not a linearly ascending tuning; notably, String 4 (B2) is tuned lower than String 5 (F3#). This creates unique harmonic relationships and wide voicings across the fretboard.
- Root and Fifth Structure: The tuning heavily emphasizes the B root and F# (perfect fifth), with B2 appearing on both String 6 and String 4, and F3# and F4# appearing on String 5 and String 3 respectively. This provides an extremely strong harmonic foundation.
- Open Chord Voicing: Strumming all open strings yields a sophisticated B Major 6th with an added 9th (Bmaj6/9) chord. The notes B, F#, B, F#, G#, C# create a full, expansive sonority perfect for intros, breakdowns, and powerful chordal accompaniment.
- Power Chord Accessibility: The strategic placement of B and F# makes it exceptionally easy to form power chords. By simply barring across String 6 and String 5 (Root and Fifth with an octave jump), or String 4 and String 3 (Root and Fifth with a two-octave jump), players can create massive power chord voicings with minimal effort. This allows for both single-note riffs on the lower strings and huge, multi-string power chords.
- Melodic Potential: The inclusion of G4# (Major 6th) and C5# (Major 2nd/9th) on the higher strings adds melodic and harmonic color, opening up possibilities for modal melodies and expressive lead lines over the B tonal center.
This tuning is particularly effective for heavy riffing, drop-tuned solos, and creating ambient, droning soundscapes due to its deep bass and rich harmonic layering.
Current String Notes:
- String 6 (Lowest Pitch, typically Low E position): B2
- String 5 (Typically A string position): F3#
- String 4 (Typically D string position): B2
- String 3 (Typically G string position): F4#
- String 2 (Typically B string position): G4#
- String 1 (Highest Pitch, typically High E position): C5#
How to Tune:
To achieve this B Tuning, begin from standard EADGBe tuning. Please pay close attention to the number of semitones and direction for each string. Significant changes in string tension (tuning up or down more than 4 semitones) may require a heavier or lighter gauge string for optimal playability, intonation, and to prevent string breakage.
- String 6 (Low E): Tune up 7 semitones to B2. (Caution: Tuning up 7 semitones is a very substantial increase in tension. A different string gauge is strongly recommended for this string.)
- String 5 (A): Tune down 3 semitones to F3#.
- String 4 (D): Tune down 3 semitones to B2.
- String 3 (G): Tune down 1 semitone to F4#.
- String 2 (B): Tune down 3 semitones to G4#.
- String 1 (High E): Tune down 3 semitones to C5#.
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Capos for BF#BF#G#C#
| Capo | Tuning | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | BF#BF#G#C# | B Tuning |
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Tuning Map
- Fret
- S6
- S5
- S4
- S3
- S2
- S1
- -13
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F#
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- E
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- F
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- C
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- F#
- B
- E
- A
- C#
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- G
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- B
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- F
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- B
- E
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- B
- -4
- C
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- G
- C
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- C#
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- B
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- B
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- B
- 7
- -3
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