Eb Standard (Half Step Down) Tuning

Every string down a half step — huge in blues, hard rock and metal for a warmer, heavier sound (Hendrix, SRV, GN'R, Metallica). Low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

How to tune to Eb Standard (Half Step Down)

1. Start in standard tuning (E A D G B E).
2. Lower every string by one semitone (half step).
3. The result, low to high, is Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb — a warmer, slinky feel that's easier on the voice and strings.

Famous songs in Eb Standard (Half Step Down)

• Voodoo Child (Slight Return) — Jimi Hendrix · get the tone →
• Pride and Joy — Stevie Ray Vaughan · get the tone →
• Sweet Child — Guns N Roses
• Fade to Black — Metallica · get the tone →

More tunings: see all 12 tunings · standard tuning chart