Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

FMF Major

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · Notes A♯ · D · F

How to play it

FM fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (x x 3 3 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (3 3 3 3 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 6th (x 8 x 6 8 7) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (x x 15 15 15 15) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (15 15 15 15 15 15) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 18th (x 20 x 18 20 19) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 0 x x 3 x) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 x x 6 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

Read it as tab

FM guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (x x 3 3 3 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (3 3 3 3 3 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 6th (x 8 x 6 8 7) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (x x 15 15 15 15) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (15 15 15 15 15 15) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 18th (x 20 x 18 20 19) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 0 x x 3 x) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

F Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 x x 6 0 x) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

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NotesA♯ · D · F

Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1

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