Steel Guitar Tuning

 

Steel Guitar

Note: Not all companies are the same but these tunings are typical.

E9th
Outside Neck

C6th below.

 

Typical
String
Gauges
String Open
Tuning

Pedal
1

Pedal
2

Pedal
3

Pedal
4

Pedal
5

Pedal
6

Pedal
7

Pedal
8

Left
Knee
Left
Left
Knee
Right
Right
Knee
Left
Right
Knee
Right
.012 1 F# +7                     G -15  
.015 2 D# -10                       D-20/
C# -10
.011 3 G# -11   A -7                    
.014 4 E 0     F# -22           F -26 Eb -10    
.018 5 B 0 C# -17   C# -17                  
.022 6 G# -11   A -7                 F# +4  
.026 7 F# -15                 F -26 Eb -10    
.030 8 E 0                        
.034 9 D 0                        
.038 10 B 0 C# -17                      

C6th Tuning
Inside Neck

Typical
String
Gauges
String Open
Tuning
Pedal
1
Pedal
2
Pedal
3
Pedal
4
Pedal
5
Pedal
6
Pedal
7
Pedal
8
Left
Knee
Left
Left
Knee
Right
Right
Knee
Left
Right
Knee
Right
.012 1 G +5         G# -10              
.014 2 E -11           F  0