This is a highly customized and unconventional guitar tuning, specifically tailored for the "Violet Evergarden OST Medley." It features significant deviations from standard tuning, creating a unique sonic landscape likely designed for specific melodic or harmonic passages within the medley. The tuning introduces some very wide intervals and an unusual non-monotonic string pitch order, demanding a particular approach to playing.

Technical Analysis

• Open Notes: The open string notes are B1, G2, D3, F4#, A3, and D4 (from lowest to highest physical string).
• Overall Drop: Most strings are tuned down significantly, with the 6th string dropping a full 5 semitones to a very low B1.
• Unusual Pitch Order: A key characteristic of this tuning is that the 3rd string (F4#) is specified to be tuned to a pitch higher than the 2nd string (A3). This inversion of the typical descending pitch order between adjacent strings is highly unconventional and will produce unique voicings and require non-standard fingerings.
• Open String Harmony: The lowest three strings (B1, G2, D3) collectively resonate with a G Major chord (specifically, a G Major second inversion: D-G-B). This provides a strong harmonic foundation. Including the 5th string (A3), the notes B-G-D-A suggest elements of a Gmaj9 or B minor 7th sound. The overall resonance, with two D's (D3, D4) and the G-B-D core, leans towards a D/G or Gsus2/G character, but the F4# introduces a sharp and very high melodic element.
• Tension Considerations: Tuning the low E string down 5 semitones to B1 will result in very low string tension and potential floppiness. A heavier gauge string is strongly recommended for the 6th string to maintain playability and tone. Similarly, achieving F4# on the 3rd string (which typically starts at G3) by only tuning down 1 semitone is physically impossible; tuning down 1 semitone from G3 yields F#3. The specified target of F4# implies either a string an octave higher than standard is used, or there's a specific capo placement, or the tuning_notes F4# is an error and it should be F#3. Given the explicit instruction to tune down 1 semitone, if a standard G string is used, the resulting note will be F#3, an octave lower than F4#. This discrepancy is critical to note for anyone attempting this tuning.

How to Tune (From Standard E-A-D-G-B-e)

• 6th String (Low E): Tune down 5 semitones (from standard E2) to a target note of B1. Caution: Tuning down 5 semitones is a significant change; a heavier gauge string is advised for optimal performance.
• 5th String (A): Tune down 2 semitones (from standard A2) to a target note of G2.
• 4th String (D): Keep as is; no change (0 semitones) (from standard D3) at D3.
• 3rd String (G): Tune down 1 semitone (from standard G3). The specified target note in this tuning is F4#. Important Note: Tuning down 1 semitone from a standard G3 string will result in F#3, not F4#. Achieving F4# would require an extremely light gauge string, a capo, or indicates a potential error in the target note specification for this tuning movement.
• 2nd String (B): Tune down 2 semitones (from standard B3) to a target note of A3.
• 1st String (High e): Tune down 2 semitones (from standard E4) to a target note of D4.

The final open notes for this "Violet Evergarden OST Medley" tuning are:

• 6th String: B1
• 5th String: G2
• 4th String: D3
• 3rd String: F4#
• 2nd String: A3
• 1st String: D4