The Guitar Tuning That Changes Everything

Standard guitar tuning is actually quite inconsistent, so musicians invented New Standard Tuning. By using perfect fifth intervals, this system creates a logical musical map that makes the instrument significantly more versatile.

Most guitars are tuned in a strange mix of intervals that leaves players struggling to reach certain notes. By spacing strings in consistent fifths like a cello, this tuning opens up massive fingerboard possibilities for complex chords. It was famously championed by Robert Fripp of King Crimson to break musicians out of their repetitive habits. Once you adjust to the new layout, you can access musical scales that are physically impossible to play on a traditional setup.