2 Recorded Songs•2 Unique Tunings

Beatles Guitar Tunings

Beatles has used standard and alternate guitar tunings across their recorded discography. Below you will find 2 songs with exact string notes and tuning configurations.

Beatles Songs & Guitar Tunings

Showing 2 of 2 songs
here come the sunAlternative / Rock
Custom Tuning (ABDBEG)
ABDBEG
Tune
in my lifeAlternative / Rock
D Standard / Whole-Step Down
D - G - C - F - A - D
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Beatles's Most Used Tunings

1 songTuning Profile

Custom Tuning (ABDBEG)

ABDBEG
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1 songTuning Profile

D Standard / Whole-Step Down

D - G - C - F - A - D
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String Pitch Guide: Custom Tuning (ABDBEG)

Primary tuning reference used for 1 song in Beatles's catalog.

String #Pitch NoteVisual Gauge
6A
5B
4D
3B
2E
1G

Beatles Guitar Tuning Overview

Beatles utilizes a dynamic selection of guitar tunings to achieve distinct voice leading, open resonance, and chord voicings across their music. While standard tuning forms the foundation for many tracks, alternate tunings—such as drop tunings and open tunings—play a pivotal role in shaping their signature guitar sound.

Using our interactive tuner above, you can inspect each string note required for Beatles songs, tune your guitar using microphone pitch detection, and explore chord voicings for each song.

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