Notes:
1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.
Example: E - A - D - G - B - E (standard tuning).
2. LR = Lee Ranaldo, TM = Thurston Moore.
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Contents: by section
1. General tunings
2. Slightly altered tunings
3. Split tunings
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Section 1: General tunings
1. E - B - E - E - A - B
The second and third E's are in unison.
Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.
2. E - E - B - E - B - E
The first two E's are in unison.
Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).
3. E - E - B - F# - B - E
The first two E's are in unison.
Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).
4. F# - F# - F# - F# - E - B
The first pair of F#'s are in unison. The second pair of F#'s
are in unison and an octave above the first pair.
Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.
5. G - A - B - D - E - G
Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).
6. G - G - C - C - Bb - Bb
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).
7. G - G - C# - D - G - G
The first pair of G's are in unison. The second pair of G's
are in unison an octave above the first pair.
Used in: The Wonder (TM), Hyperstation (TM).
8. G - G - D - D - F - F
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Mote.
9. G - G - D - D - G - G
All three pairs are in unison, the second pair of G's are an
octave above the first pair.
Used in: Teenage Riot (LR), Tunic (LR).
10. Ab - Ab - Ab - D - Eb - Eb
The three G#'s are in unison. The pair of D#'s are in unison.
Used in: White Cross (TM).
11. A - A - A - A - B - D
The first pair of A's are in unison. The second pair of A's
are in unison and an octave above the first pair.
Used in: Justic is Might (TM?).
12. A - A - E - E - A - A
This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret.
Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).
13. A - A - E - E - F# - A
The first two A's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison.
Used in: Justic is Might (LR).
14. A - C - C - G - Ab - C
The first two C's are in unison, the third is an octave above.
Used in: Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Candle, Cinderella's Big Score,
Theresa's Sound-world (TM).
15. D - D - D - D - E - A
The first pair of D's are in unison. The second pair of D's
are in unison an octave above the first pair.
Used in: I'm Insane (LR).
16. Eb - Eb - C# - C# - G - G
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).
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Section 2: Slightly altered tunings
For this section, the tunings use standard tuning, with slight
adjustments. To achieve the similarity, you have to tune up or
down, noted by: u = tune up Don't expect your strings
d = tune down to be the same after!
17. E-dE - C# - C#-dE-dF#
The first two E's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison.
Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).
18. E-dG - D - G-dE-dD
Used in: Dirty Boots (TM), Tunic (TM), Mildred Pierce,
My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.
19. E-dG#-uE-uG#-dE-dG#
Used in: Expressway to Yr Skull.
20. uF#-dF#-uG - G-dA-dA
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Tom Violence, Starpower, In the Kingdom #19, Death to our
Friends, Marilyn Moore, Bubblegum , Schizophrenia, White Cross (LR).
21. uG-dG - D-dD-dEb-dEb
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Brother James, Stereo Sanctity, Cotton Crown,
Total Trash, The Wonder (LR), Hyperstation (LR), Sugar Kane (LR),
Orange Rolls Angel's Spit.
22. uC-uC-uE-uB-dG-dD
The pair of C's are in unison.
Used in: Cross the Breeze, Disappearer.
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Section 3: Split tunings
Title Thurston Moore Lee Ranaldo
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I Love Her All the Time G - G - C - C - Bb - Bb (6) Eb - Eb - C# - C# - G - G (16-
Justic is Might A - A - A - A - B - D ?(11) A - A - E - E - F# - A (13-
White Cross Ab - Ab - Ab - D - Eb - Eb (10) F# - F# - G - G - A - A (20-
Teenage Riot G-A-B-D-E-G (5) G-G-D-D-G-G--------- | (9)
The Wonder G - G - C# - D - G - G (7) G - G - D - D - Eb - Eb (21-
Hyperstation G - G - C# - D - G - G (7) G - G - D - D - Eb - Eb (21-
Dirty B?ots E - G - D - G - E - D (18) E - E - B - B - E - F# (17-
Tunic E-G-D-G-E-D (18) G-G-D-D-G-G--------- | (9)
Theresa's Sound-world A - C - C - G - Ab - C (14) A - A - E - E - A - A (12-
Sugar Kane E - G - D - G - E - D ?(18) G - G - D - D - Eb - Eb (21-