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Hawaiian Steel Guitar Tunin's

Here are the most popular Hawaiian Steel Guitar Tunin's ... they are written out for 6 strings ...

The "First Block" in each tunin' is the "Number System" layout of the fretboard.

The blocks that follow are "Tab" in a certain Key ... that shows the most common "slants" used to harmonize a melody line.

E Major

(lo to hi) ... E B E G# B E

C# Minor 7

(lo to hi) ... E B E G# C# E

Written as an "E" tunin' ... cause it is !!!

F#9

(lo to hi) ... A# F# E G# C# E

Written as an "E" tunin' ... cause it is !!!

E7

(lo to hi) ... E D E G# B E

E9

(lo to hi) ... D E F# G# B E

E13

(lo to hi) ... D E G# B C# E

A6

(lo to hi) ... C# E F# A C# E

B11

(lo to hi) ... C# D# F# A C# E

Written as an "A" Tunin' ... cause it is !!!

C6/A7

(lo to hi) ... C# E G A C E