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CGDGAD Guitar Tuner

CGDGAD Dave Evans/Kaki King - Guitar tuning, chords & scales

Description - Dave Evans/Kaki King

CGDGAD.Most likely invented/evolved by Dave Evans as far back as 1970(or earlier).Since then El McMeen and Kaki King have certainly used it.

C
G
D
G
A
D

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Capos for CGDGAD

Capo Tuning Name
-2 A#FCFGC What You Don't See
-1 BF#C#F#G#C# B F# C# F# G# C#
0 CGDGAD Dave Evans/Kaki King
1 C#G#D#G#A#D# Flat Moon
2 DAEABE Witness
3 D#A#FA#CF D A E A B E Capo 1st Fret
4 EBF#BC#F# F#7sus4 Masaaki Kishibe Drifting Clouds

Scales for CGDGAD

A A# B C C# D

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Songs tuned to CGDGAD

Artist Song Album Tab
Kaki King Junior
Square Dansk danny boy Best Of

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A Minor

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • A5
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A Minor 7

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
  • A5
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A Minor 9

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • A3
  • B3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • B4
  • C5
  • A4
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
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C Major

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
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D Major

  • C3
  • D3
  • F3#
  • G3
  • A3
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • D5
  • A4
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5#
  • A5
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D Major 7

  • C3
  • C3#
  • D3
  • F3#
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4#
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • A4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5#
  • A5
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D Minor

  • C3
  • D3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • D5
  • A4
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5
  • A5
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D Minor 7

  • C3
  • D3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • D5
  • F5
  • A5
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D Minor 9

  • C3
  • D3
  • E3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • D4
  • E4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • F5
  • A5
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E Minor

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • A4
  • B4
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
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E Minor 7

  • C3
  • D3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • D5
  • A4
  • B4
  • D5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • G5
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E Minor 9

  • C3
  • D3
  • E3
  • F3#
  • G3
  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • D4
  • E4
  • F4#
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • D5
  • A4
  • B4
  • D5
  • E5
  • D5
  • E5
  • F5#
  • G5
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F Major

  • C3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • A4
  • C5
  • D5
  • F5
  • A5
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G Major

  • C3
  • D3
  • G3
  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • D4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • D5
  • A4
  • B4
  • D5
  • D5
  • G5
Play
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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • -2
  • 0
  • 0
  • -2
  • -2
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