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Guitar fretting patterns with DADF♯AD tuning

As a follow up to Guitar fretting patterns with DADFAD tuning here are some more patterns, for when you tune the F up to F♯.

Guitar fretting patterns with DADFAD tuning

The three new patterns

Dots (•) indicate on-scale fret positions. Open strings are also always on scale with these patterns.

The ♢♯ (diamond sharp) pattern

String|1|2|3|4|5 -|-|-|-|-|- D | |•| |•|• A | |•|•| | F♯|•| | | | D | |•| | | A | |•|•| | D | |•| |•|•

The ♡♯ (heart sharp) pattern

String|1|2|3|4|5 -|-|-|-|-|- D | |•| |•|• A | |•| |•| F♯|•| | | | D | |•| | | A | |•| |•| D | |•| |•|•

The ♧♯ (clubs sharp) pattern

String|1|2|3|4|5 -|-|-|-|-|- D | |•| |•|• A | |•| |•| F♯| |•| | | D | |•| | | A | |•| |•| D | |•| |•|•

Signature → Capo+Pattern

A zero indicates no capo. A number followed by a suit indicator indicates a capo at that fret and which fretting pattern to use.

signature|capo+pattern -|- ♮|3♧♯,5♢♯ ♭|3♡♯ ♯|0♢♯,5♡♯ ♭♭|1♧♯,3♢♯ ♯♯|0♡♯,5♧♯ ♭♭♭|1♡♯,6♧♯ ♯♯♯|0♧♯,2♢♯ ♭♭♭♭|1♢♯,6♡♯ ♯♯♯♯|2♡♯ ♭♭♭♭♭|6♢♯ ♯♯♯♯♯|2♧♯,4♢♯ ♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|4♧♯

When there are alternatives, use the lower capo number for a fuller sound or the higher capo number for a brighter sound.

You can additionally put a partial capo on the bass strings (or retune them).

Capo+Pattern → Signature

capo|♢♯|♡♯|♧♯ -|-|-|- 0|♯|♯♯|♯♯♯ 1|♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭|♭♭ 2|♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯ 3|♭♭|♭|♮ 4|♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯♯|♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯♯ 5|♮|♯|♯♯ 6|♭♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭

Together with DADFAD

Combining these two tunings (maybe with a pitch-key on F/F♯, or just with a good ear and quick fingers) and six patterns gives you the full circle of fifths within the first two frets of capo.

capo|♦|♥︎|♣|♢♯|♡♯|♧♯ -|-|-|-|-|-|- 0|♮|♭|♭♭|♯|♯♯|♯♯♯ 1|♭♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯|♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭|♭♭ 2|♯♯|♯|♮|♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯ 3|♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭♭|♭♭|♭|♮ 4|♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯|♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯♯|♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯♯ 5|♭|♭♭|♭♭♭|♮|♯|♯♯ 6|♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯|♭♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭

signature|capo+pattern -|- ♮|0♦,2♣,3♧♯,5♢♯ ♭|0♥︎,3♡♯,5♦ ♯|0♢♯,2♥︎,5♡♯ ♭♭|0♣,1♧♯,3♢♯,5♥︎ ♯♯|0♡♯,2♦,4♣,5♧♯ ♭♭♭|1♡♯,3♦,5♣,6♧♯ ♯♯♯|0♧♯,2♢♯,4♥︎ ♭♭♭♭|1♢♯,3♥︎,6♡♯ ♯♯♯♯|2♡♯,4♦,6♣ ♭♭♭♭♭|1♦,3♣,6♢♯ ♯♯♯♯♯|1♣,2♧♯,4♢♯,6♥︎ ♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|1♥︎,4♧♯,6♦

Demo

Here is a demo of the ♡♯ pattern:

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