ChordScaleGenerator
The All-In-One Software Tool
for Chords and Scales
Default Instruments List
The following table lists all string instruments and tunings of the Chord Scale Generator that are provided by default.
There are even more tunings available that can be added to the Chord Scale Generator
via the import feature.
| Instrument | Name | Strings | Tuning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar | Standard | 5 | E - A - d - g - b |
| Standard E | 6 | E - A - d - g - b - e' | |
| (Relative) Drop B | 6 | ,A# - F# - A# - e - g# - c'# | |
| (Relative) Drop C | 6 | C - G - c - f - a - d' | |
| (Relative) Drop Db | 6 | C# - G# - c# - f# - a# - d'# | |
| DADdad | 6 | D - A - d - d - a - d' | |
| DADgad | 6 | D - A - d - g - a - d' | |
| Double Drop D | 6 | D - A - d - g - b - d' | |
| Drop D | 6 | D - A - d - g - b - e' | |
| Drop D/G | 6 | D - G - d - g - b - e' | |
| (Open) D minor | 6 | D - A - d - f - a - d' | |
| (Open) E minor | 6 | E - B - e - g - b - e' | |
| (Open) G minor | 6 | D - G - d - g - a# - d' | |
| (Relative) Open A | 6 | E - A - e - a - c'# - e' | |
| (Relative) Open Db | 6 | C# - G# - c# - f - g# - c'# | |
| (Relative) Open E | 6 | E - B - e - g# - b - e' | |
| Open C | 6 | C - G - c - g - c' - e' | |
| Open D | 6 | D - A - d - f# - a - d' | |
| Open G | 6 | D - G - d - g - b - d' | |
| Standard | 7 | ,B - E - A - d - g - b - e' | |
| Standard | 8 | ,F# - ,B - E - A - d - g - b - e' | |
| Standard | 9 | ,C# - ,F# - ,B - E - A - d - g - b - e' | |
| Balalaika | Piccolo | 3 | b' - e'' - a'' |
| Prima | 3 | e' - e' - a' | |
| Secunda | 3 | a - a - d' | |
| Alto | 3 | e - e - a | |
| Bass | 3 | E - A - d | |
| Contrabass | 3 | ,E - ,A - D | |
| Bandurria | Spanish | 6x2 | g#g# - c'#c'# - f'#f'# - b''b'' - e''e'' - a''a'' |
| Standard | 6x2 | aa - d'd' - g'g' - c''c'' - f''f'' - a''#a''# | |
| Philippine | 6x2 | f#f# - bb - e'e' - a'a' - d''d'' - g''g'' | |
| Banjo | C | 4 | c - g - b - d' |
| Chicago | 4 | d - g - b - e' | |
| Open G | 4 | d - g - b - d' | |
| C | 5 | g' - c - g - b - d' | |
| Open G | 5 | g' - d - g - b - d' | |
| Open G | 6 | g' - G - d - g - b - d' | |
| Bass Guitar | B | 4 | ,,B - ,E - ,A - D |
| Drop C | 4 | ,C - ,A - D - G | |
| Drop D | 4 | ,D - ,A - D - G | |
| Standard | 4 | ,E - ,A - D - G | |
| C | 5 | ,C - ,E - ,A - D - G | |
| High C | 5 | ,E - ,A - D - G - c | |
| Standard | 5 | ,,B - ,E - ,A - D - G | |
| Guitar | 6 | ,E - ,A - D - G - B - e | |
| High B | 6 | ,,B - ,E - ,A - D - G - B | |
| Standard | 6 | ,,B - ,E - ,A - D - G - c | |
| Standard | 7 | ,,B - ,E - ,A - D - G - c - f | |
| Bouzouki | - | 3x2 | dd' - aa - d'd' |
| Irish | 4x2 | Gg - dd' - aa - d'd' | |
| - | 4x2 | cc' - ff' - aa - d'd' | |
| Cavaquinho | Standard | 4 | d - g - b - d' |
| Charango | - | 4x2 | c''c'' - e'e'' - a'a' - e''e'' |
| Standard | 5x2 | g'g' - c''c'' - e'e'' - a'a' - e''e'' | |
| Cello | - | 4 | C - G - d - a |
| Cuatro | Venezolano | 4 | a - d' - f'# - b |
| Puertorriqueno | 5x2 | Bb - ee' - aa - d'd' - g'g' | |
| Double Bass | F# | 4 | ,F# - ,B - E - A |
| Standard E | 4 | ,E - ,A - D - G | |
| Fiddle | Cross | 4 | a - e' - a' - e'' |
| Cajun | 4 | f - c' - g' - d'' | |
| Open G | 4 | g - d' - g' - b' | |
| Open D | 4 | d - d' - a' - d'' | |
| Oldtimey D | 4 | a - d' - a' - e'' | |
| G | 4 | g - d' - a' - d'' | |
| Sawmill | 4 | g - d' - g' - d'' | |
| Calico | 4 | a - e' - a' - c'' | |
| Mandolin | - | 4x2 | gg - d'd' - a'a' - e''e'' |
| Piccolo | 4x2 | c'c' - g'g' - d''d'' - a''a'' | |
| Mandola | Octave | 4x2 | GG - dd - aa - e'e' |
| Tenor | 4x2 | cc - gg - d'd' - a'a' | |
| Ukulele | Soprano D6 | 4 | a' - d' - f'# - b' |
| Concert C6 | 4 | g' - c' - e' - a' | |
| Baritone G6 | 4 | d - g - b - e' | |
| Tenor C6 | 4 | g - c' - e' - a' | |
| Vihuela | - | 5 | a - d' - g' - b - e' |
| Viola | Standard | 4 | c - g - d' - a' |
| Violin | Standard | 4 | g - d' - a' - e'' |