| guitar | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | song it is used in |
| standard | E | A | D | G | B | E | many |
| Drop D | D | A | D | G | B | E | a lot of metal, Doors - The End |
| Drop all 1/2 step | Eb | Ab | Db | Gb | Bb | Eb | Commonly Used by Hendrix and Cobain |
| Drop All 1 step | D | G | C | F | A | D | Neil Young - Sugar Mountain |
| Drop All 2 step | C | F | Bb | Eb | G | C | Hendrix - Hear My Train a Comin'(acoustic) |
| open G | D | G | D | G | B | D | many |
| Open A | E | A | E | A | C# | E | Zeppelin - In My Time of Dyin' |
| Open C | C | G | C | G | C | E | Zeppelin - Bron-Yr-Aur(w/ low G up to A) |
| or... | C | G | C | E | G | C | ? |
| Open D | D | A | D | F# | A | D | ? |
| Dsus4 | D | A | D | G | A | D | Zeppelin - Kashmir, Phish - Inlaw Joise Wales |
| Open E | E | B | E | G# | B | E | Duane Allman's part in Have You Ever Seen A Woman |
| Open F | C | F | C | F | A | F | Zeppelin - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp |