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Change tuning
Make sure you have at least "Version 3.0.3" of the app!
You can change the tuning of any string instrument.
To do so, make sure the instrument is visible, and a string instrument is selected.
👉 Tap on the instrument title:
👉 Tap on "Tuning"
👉 Select a tuning in the list which has opened above.
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Alternative tunings

Guitar
Bass (4 strings)
Bass (5 strings)
Ukulele
    Drop D
    Drop C
    Open G
    Open D
    Open E
    Open A
    Half step down
    Whole step down
    Baritone
    Drop D
    Drop C
    Half step down
    Whole step down
    Drop D
    Drop C
    Half step down
    Whole step down
    G-Tuning
    D-Tuning
​Write to me if you're missing a tuning!
Note that alternate tunings are optimized for scales. Chords could be displayed in such a way that they are impossible to play.
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