Open D Tuning (D, A, F#, D, A, D)

Open D Tuning

The open D tuning is possibly, the most common open tuning used by guitarists, maybe this is the favourite between slide guitarists. If you play all the strings open, you will obtain a D major chord, so you can move the slide around the fretboard (playing all the strings together) and the sound will always be a major chord and this sounds so "harmonic".

In this tuning the six strings would be tuned up this way: D, A, F#, D, A, D counting from the first string (the thinnest) to the sixth one (the thickest).

Another advantage of the open D is that you can do melodies with one string, and play the harmony or bass line with others open. This is very useful when the song is in the D Major tonality. Try the Open D Tuning with the tuner below.