Notes:
1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.
Example: E5 - A5 - D5 - G5 - B5 - E5 (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. E5 - B5 - E5 - E5 - A5 - B5
The second and third E's are in unison.
Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.
2. E5 - E5 - B5 - E5 - B5 - E5
The first two E's are in unison.
Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).
3. E5 - E5 - B5 - F#5 - B5 - E5
The first two E's are in unison.
Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).
4. F#5 - F#5 - F#5 - F#5 - E5 - B5
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. G5 - A5 - B5 - D5 - E5 - G5
Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).
6. G5 - G5 - C5 - C5 - Bb5 - Bb5
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).
7. G5 - G5 - C#5 - D5 - G5 - G5
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. G5 - G5 - D5 - D5 - F5 - F5
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Mote.
9. G5 - G5 - D5 - D5 - G5 - G5
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. Ab5 - Ab5 - Ab5 - D5 - Eb5 - Eb5
The three G#'s are in unison. The pair of D#'s are in unison.
Used in: White Cross (TM).
11. A5 - A5 - A5 - A5 - B5 - D5
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. A5 - A5 - E5 - E5 - A5 - A5
This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret.
Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).
13. A5 - A5 - E5 - E5 - F#5 - A5
The first two A's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison.
Used in: Justic is Might (LR).
14. A5 - C5 - C5 - G5 - Ab5 - C5
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. D5 - D5 - D5 - D5 - E5 - A5
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. Eb5 - Eb5 - C#5 - C#5 - G5 - G5
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-dE5 - C#5 - C#-dE-dF#5
The first two E's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison.
Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).
18. E-dG5 - D5 - G-dE-dD5
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#-uG5 - G-dA-dA5
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-dG5 - D-dD-dEb-dEb5
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 G5 - G5 - C5 - C5 - Bb5 - Bb5 (6) Eb5 - Eb5 - C#5 - C#5 - G5 - G5 (16-
Justic is Might A5 - A5 - A5 - A5 - B5 - D5 ?(11) A5 - A5 - E5 - E5 - F#5 - A5 (13-
White Cross Ab5 - Ab5 - Ab5 - D5 - Eb5 - Eb5 (10) F#5 - F#5 - G5 - G5 - A5 - A5 (20-
Teenage Riot G-A-B-D-E-G (5) G-G-D-D-G-G--------- | (9)
The Wonder G5 - G5 - C#5 - D5 - G5 - G5 (7) G5 - G5 - D5 - D5 - Eb5 - Eb5 (21-
Hyperstation G5 - G5 - C#5 - D5 - G5 - G5 (7) G5 - G5 - D5 - D5 - Eb5 - Eb5 (21-
Dirty B?ots E5 - G5 - D5 - G5 - E5 - D5 (18) E5 - E5 - B5 - B5 - E5 - F#5 (17-
Tunic E-G-D-G-E-D (18) G-G-D-D-G-G--------- | (9)
Theresa's Sound-world A5 - C5 - C5 - G5 - Ab5 - C5 (14) A5 - A5 - E5 - E5 - A5 - A5 (12-
Sugar Kane E5 - G5 - D5 - G5 - E5 - D5 ?(18) G5 - G5 - D5 - D5 - Eb5 - Eb5 (21-
