Alternate Guitar Tunings - Chords and Scale Shapes That Work

Practical shapes, safe patterns, and quick fixes for the most common alternate tuning problems.

Start with Drop D

What You’ll Get

  • What still works from standard tuning
  • What breaks (and why)
  • 3 safe scale shapes per tuning
  • Idiot-proof chord voicings
  • “If it sounds wrong, do this” fixes

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