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Alternate Tuning

Name  Pitch of string Musician Song title
F minor  F2   C3   F3   Ab3   C4   F4  Collins, Albert always
F major  F2   A2   C3   F3   A3   C4  Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks
D7sus4  D2   G2   C3   G3   C4   D4  Led Zeppelin The Rain Song
D7  D2   A2   D3   A3   C4   D4  Van Halen Top Jimmy
D5  D2   A2   D3   D3   A3   D4  Ben Harper Whipping Boy, Forgiven, Less
Eb m(maj7)  Eb2   Bb2   Bb2   Gb3   Bb3   D4  Smashing Pumpkins Mayonaise
E min7  E2   G2   D3   G3   E3   D4  Sonic Youth Dirty Boots
E major  E2   G#2   E3   G#3   E3   G#3  Sonic Youth Expressway To Yr. Skull
E Octaves  E2   E2   E3   E3   E4   E4  Sonic Youth ?
E fifth chord  E2   E2   B2   B3   B3   B3  Soundgarden The Day I Tried To Live, My Wave
E fifth chord  E2   E2   B2   B2   E4   E4  Soundgarden Somewhere
Low B/Standard  B1   A2   D3   G3   B3   E4  Soundgarden Holy Water, Rusty Cage
Cmaj7/11  C2   F2   C3   G3   B3   E4  Soundgarden 4th of July
Drop C  C2   G2   C3   F3   A3   D4  Nirvana Something In The Way
Gadd11  D2   G2   D3   G3   B3   C4  Soundgarden Like Suicide

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Special tuning of particular song

Not only old bluesmen like Albert Collins with his unique F minor tuning, but also many guitarists of alternative rock bands invent their own guitar tunings, which are only used for a single song. These alternate guitar tunings give these compositions a unique flair, which otherwise could not be achieved in standard tuning.