Instruments and tunings

Frettly can display scales, chords, and modes — and the notes within them — across the fretboards of different instrument types, each of which includes multiple tunings. When you click a note or interval on the fretboard, Frettly plays the note pitch-perfect, in the octave and string position you clicked, using instrument-specific samples.

• Guitar (six-string)

  • Standard (E, A, D, G, B, E)
  • Celtic (D, A, D, G, A, D)
  • Dobro (G, B, D, G, B, D)
  • Asus4 (E, A, D, E, A, E)
  • Half-step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
  • B modal (B, F#, C#, F#, B, D#)
  • Full step down (D, G, C, F, A, D)
  • 1.5 steps down (Db, Gb, B, E, Ab, Db)
  • Two steps down (C, F, Bb, Eb, G, C)
  • Baritone (B, E, A, D, F#, B)
  • Drop D (D, A, D, G, B, E)
  • Drop C# (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
  • Drop C (C, G, C, F, A, D)
  • Drop B (B, F#, B, E, G#, C#)
  • Drop A# (A#, F, A#, D#, G, C)
  • Drop A (A, E, A, D, F#, B)
  • Drop G# (G#, D#, G#, C#, F, A#)
  • Drop E (E, B, E, A, C#, F#)
  • Double drop D (D, A, D, G, B, D)
  • Double drop C# (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, C#)
  • Double drop C (C, G, C, F, A, C)
  • Double drop B (B, F#, B, E, G#, B)
  • Double drop A# (Bb, F, Bb, Eb, G, Bb)
  • Double drop A (A, E, A, D, F#, A)
  • Cross note C (C, G, C, G, C, Eb)
  • Cross note D (D, A, D, F, A, D)
  • Cross note E (E, B, E, G, B, E)
  • Cross note F (F, Ab, C, F, C, F)
  • Cross note G (D, G, D, G, Bb, D)
  • Cross note A (E, A, E, A, C, E)
  • Open A (E, A, C#, E, A, E)
  • Open B (B, F#, B, F#, B, D#)
  • Open C (C, G, C, G, C, E)
  • Open D (D, A, D, F#, A, D)
  • Open E (E, B, E, G#, B, E)
  • Open F (F, A, C, F, C, F)
  • Open G (D, G, D, G, B, D)
  • Math rock (F, A, C, G, C, E)

• Guitar (seven-string)

  • Standard (B, E, A, D, G, B, E)
  • Drop A (A, E, A, D, G, B, E)
  • High A (E, A, D, G, B, E, A)
  • A standard (A, D, G, C, F, A, D)

• Banjo (five-string)

  • Standard G (G, D, G, B, D)
  • Double C (G, C, G, C, D)
  • Sawmill / Mountain minor (G, D, G, C, D)
  • Open D (F#, D, F#, A, D)
  • C tuning (G, C, G, B, D)

• Banjo (four-string)

  • Tenor tuning (C, G, D, A)
  • Irish tuning (G, D, A, E)
  • Chicago tuning (D, G, B, E)
  • Plectrum tuning (C, G, B, D)

• Bass guitar (four-string)

  • Standard (E, A, D, G)
  • Half-step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
  • Full step down (D, G, C, F)
  • 1.5 steps down (Db, Gb, B, E)
  • Two steps down (C, F, Bb, Eb)
  • Drop D (D, A, D, G)
  • Drop C# (C#, G#, C#, F#)
  • Drop C (C, G, C, F)
  • Drop B (B, F#, B, E)
  • Drop A# (Bb, F, Bb, Eb)
  • Drop A (A, E, A, D)

• Bass guitar (five-string)

  • Standard (B, E, A, D, G)
  • High C (E, A, D, G, C)
  • Drop A (A, E, A, D, G)
  • Whole step down (A, D, G, C, F)

• Mandolin

  • Standard (G, D, A, E)
  • Cross G (G, D, G, D)
  • Old-time (A, D, A, E)
  • Fiddle cross (A, E, A, E)
  • Open G (G, D, G, B)
  • Open D (D, A, D, F#)
  • Open A (A, E, A, C#)
  • Lowered F (F, C, G, D)
  • Lowered E (E, B, F#, C#)

• Ukulele

  • Standard (G, C, E, A)
  • Baritone (D, G, B, E)
  • Open G (G, B, D, G)
  • Open A (A, C, E, A)
  • Open D (D, A, D, F#)
  • Open C (C, G, C, E)
  • Low A (A, C, E, A)
  • Low G (G, C, E, A)
  • D tuning (A, D, F#, B)
  • Slack key D (D, A, D, A)

• Is your favourite tuning missing? Drop me a line and I’ll add it to the next release of Frettly:

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