How to Tune Your Guitar To Sawmill Tuning

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By delorean88
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Here's how to tune your guitar to Sawmill tuning. This tuning is also called G-Modal tuning and is adapted from a banjo tuning of the same name.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Tune your first string, (the thickest string on the guitar) to D.
Step 2

Tune your second string to G.
Step 3

Tune your third string to D.
Step 4

Tune your fourth string to G.
Step 5

Tune your fifth string to C.
Step 6

Tune your sixth string to D.
Step 7

The entire tuning is listed as D G D G C D. Your guitar is now tuned to an G major sustained 4th chord. You can use this tuning to play Sawmill banjo tunes on the guitar.