DADGAD Tuning
D A D G A D (DADGAD) tuning
Tune your guitar to DADGAD online with microphone pitch detection, accurate string frequencies and real-time cents feedback for every open string.
How to tune to DADGAD with a tuner
DADGAD tuning changes standard tuning to D A D G A D. Lower the sixth, second and first strings by one whole step while keeping the fifth, fourth and third strings at A, D and G.
DADGAD string order
Tune from low to high to D2, A2, D3, G3, A3 and D4. Play one string at a time and mute the others so sympathetic vibrations do not confuse microphone detection.
Why DADGAD sounds distinctive
The open strings form a suspended harmony rather than a fixed major or minor chord. This creates ringing drones and modal voicings suited to Celtic music, folk, acoustic fingerstyle and modern ambient guitar.
