Lap Steel Tuning

Standard Tuning Old Hawaii Style Tuning
 
 

Steel Guitar Tuning

 

Steel Guitar

Note: Not all companies are the same but these tunings are typical.

E9th
Outside Neck

C6th below.

 

Typical
String
Gauges 		String Open
Tuning

Pedal
1

Pedal
2

Pedal
3

Pedal
4

Pedal
5

Pedal
6

Pedal
7

Pedal
8

Left
Knee
Left 		Left
Knee
Right 		Right
Knee
Left 		Right
Knee
Right
.012 1 F# +7                     G -15  
.015 2 D# -10                       D-20/
C# -10
.011 3 G# -11   A -7                    
.014 4 E 0     F# -22           F -26 Eb -10    
.018 5 B 0 C# -17   C# -17                  
.022 6 G# -11   A -7                 F# +4  
.026 7 F# -15                 F -26 Eb -10    
.030 8 E 0                        
.034 9 D 0                        
.038 10 B 0 C# -17                      

C6th Tuning
Inside Neck

Typical
String
Gauges 		String Open
Tuning 		Pedal
1 		Pedal
2 		Pedal
3 		Pedal
4 		Pedal
5 		Pedal
6 		Pedal
7 		Pedal
8 		Left
Knee
Left 		Left
Knee
Right 		Right
Knee
Left 		Right
Knee
Right
.012 1 G +5         G# -10              
.014 2 E -11           F  0

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