Doom Metal Band Tuning Guide v1.

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This guide was written to provide you with the typical tunings used by some of the most noteworthy and
influential bands within the doom, stoner, sludge, and drone metal genres. When available,
supplemental information on album
album\era and string gauge has been included.

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E Standard (E, A, D, G, B, E)

 Black Sabbath (Black

lack Sabbath, Paranoid, TE, NSD
NSD)
o Tony Iommi [0.008,, 0.008, 0.011, 0.018, 0.024, 0.032]
 Clutch
 Melvins
o Buzz Osborne [0.010 – 0.052]
 Om
 Pagan Altar
 Red Fang
 Saint Vitus (early)
 Witch
 Witchcraft (Witchcraft, Firewood, The Alchemist)

Drop D (D, A, D, G, B, E)

 Acid King
 Clutch
 Melvins
o Buzz Osborne [0.010 – 0.052]
 Red Fang

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Eb Standard (Eb,, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

 Black Sabbath (13)

 Candlemass
 Monster Magnet
o Phil Caivano [0.011 – 0.048]
 The Obsessed
 Pentagram
o Victor Griffin [0.009
[0.009– 0.046]
 Saint Vitus
 Spirit Caravan
 Witchcraft (Legend, Nucleus)

Drop C# (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)

 Truckfighters

D Standard (D, G, C, F, A, D)

 Corrosion of Conformity
o Pepper Keenan [0.011 – 0.052]
o Woody Weatherman [0.011 – 0.052]
 Elder (Elder, Dead Roots Stirring)
 Fu Manchu
o Bob Balch [0.011 – 0.048]
 Orange Goblin
 Trouble
 Weedeater
o Dave Shepherd [0.011 – 0.049]

Drop C (C, G, C, F, A, D)

 1000mods
 Elder
 Red Fang [0.011 – 0.050]
 Wo Fat

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C# Standard (C#, F#, B, E, G#, C#)

 Black Sabbath (MOR, Vol4, SBS, Sabotage)

o Tony Iommi [0.009,
0.009, 0.010, 0.012, 0.020, 0.032, 0.042]
 Buzzov*en
 Down
o Pepper Keenan [0.012 – 0.056]
 Grief (1st EP)
 Superjoint Ritual
o Jimmy Bower [0.011 – 0.056]
 Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats

Drop B (B, F#, B, E, G#, C#)

 Cough

C Standard (C, F, A#, D#, G, C)

 Acid Bath
 Cathedral
 Church of Misery
 Eyehategod
o Jimmy Bower [0.011 – 0.056]
 Grief
 High on Fire
o Matt Pike [0.012 – 0.056]
 Kyuss
 Monster Magnet
o Phil Caivano [0.013
[0.013– 0.060]
 Sleep
o Matt Pike [0.012 – 0.056]
 Soilent Green
 The Sword
 Windhand
o Garrett Morris [0.011 – 0.054]

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B Standard (B, E, A, D, F#, B)

 Belzebong
 Bongzilla
 Crowbar
o Kirk Windstein [0.013 – 0.056]
 Dopethrone
 Electric Wizard (Come My Fanatics – present)
 Heavy Lord
 Monolord
o Thomas V Jäger [0.011 – 0.056]

Drop A (A, E, A, D, F#, B)

 Burning Witch
o Greg Anderson
derson [0.012 – 0.064]
 Crowbar
o Kirk Windstein [0.013 – 0.056]
 Earth
 Goatsnake
o Greg Anderson [0.012 – 0.064]
 Pallbearer
 Sunn O)))
o Greg Anderson [0.012 – 0.064]

A# Standard (A#, D#, G#, C#, F#, A#)

 Boris
o Wata [0.011, 0.016, 0.026, 0.036, 0.046, 0.060]
 Electric Wizard (Dopethrone)

A Standard (A, D, G, C, F, A)

 YOB
o Mike Scheidt [0.014 – 0.068]

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G# Standard (G#, C#, F#, B, D#, G#)

 Primitive Man
 Thou

Drop F# (F#, C#, F#, B, D#, G#)

 Thou

Drop F (F, C, F, A#, D, G)

 Conan
o Jon Davis [0.014,
4, 0.018, 0.036, 0.052, 0.070, 0.080]

F Standard (F, A#, D#, G#, C, F)

 Bongripper

A, C, G, C, F, A#

 Bell Witch
o Dylan Desmond 6 String Bass [0.040, 0.055, 0.065, 0.085, 0.120, 0.135]

A, A, D, G, A, D

 Neurosis
o Steve Von Till [0.011 – 0.058]

A, A, D, G, B, E

 Neurosis
o Scott Kelly [0.011 – 0.058]

Bb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb

 Pentagram (several songs on Relentless)

o Victor Griffin [0.009
[0.009– 0.046]

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F#, F#, B, E, G#, B

 Slomatics
o Chris Couzens [0.013 – 0.075]
o David Majury [0.013 – 0.075]

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