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THE
MUSICIAN’S
WORKBOOK
IV
Bass Guitar
Fretboard Layouts
For Alternative Tunings
1
2
3
4
5

Compiled by Tobe A. Richards

 INDEX

BASS GUITAR TUNINGS

3. 4-String Standard Tuning
4. 4-String Drop D Tuning
5. 4-String Semitone Flat Tuning
6. 4-String Drop D Semitone Flat Tuning
7. 4-String BEAD (E7sus4) Tuning
8. 4-String Open A Tuning
9. 4-String Open E Tuning
10. 4-String ADGC Tenor Bass Tuning
11. 4-String EADG Piccolo Bass Tuning
12. 4-String Drop B Tuning
13. 4-String Old Skool Tuning
14. 4-String CGDG (Gsus4) Tuning
15. 5-String Standard B Tuning
16. 5-String Standard C Tuning
17. 5-String Tenor Bass Tuning
18. 5-String F#BEADG Tuning
19. 5-String Drop A Tuning
20. 6-String Standard Tuning
21. 6-String EADGCF Tuning
22. 6-String F#BEADG Tuning
23. 7-String Standard Tuning
24. 7-String F#BEADGC Tuning
25. 8-String Standard Tuning
4-STRING STANDARD TUNING

I I I I
E A D G

I
1 D FE A B D E G A

I I
2 F G B E A

I I I
3 G C D FE A B

4 G A C D F G B

I I I I
5 A D G C

6 A B D E G A C D

I I I
7 B E A D

I I
8 C D FE A B D E

9 C D F G B E

I I I I
10 D G C F

11 D E G A C D F G

12 E A D G
4-STRING DROP D TUNING

I I I I
D A D G

1 D E A B D E G A

I I I
2 E B E A

I I I
3 D FE C D FE A B

4 F G C D F G B

I I I I
5 G D G C

6 G A D E G A C D

I I I I
7 A E A D

I
8 A B D FE A B D E

9 B F G B E

I I I I
10 C G C F

11 C D G A C D F G

12 D A D G
4-STRING SEMITONE FLAT TUNING

I I I I
D E G A C D F G

I I I I
1 E A D G

I
2 D FE A B D E G A

I I
3 F G B E A

I I I
4 G C D FE A B

5 G A C D F G B

I I I I
6 A D G C

7 A B D E G A C D

I I
8 B E A D

I I
9 C F A B D E

I
10 C D F G B E

I I I I
11 D G C D FE

12 D E G A C D F G
4-STRING DROP D SEMITONE FLAT TUNING

I I I I
C D G A C D F G

I I I I
1 D A D G

2 D E A B D E G A

I I I
3 E B E A

I I I
4 D FE C D FE A B

5 F G C D F G B

I I I I
6 G D G C

7 G A D E G A C D

I I I
8 A E A D

I
9 A B F A B D E

I
10 B F G B E

I I I I
11 C G C D FE

12 C D G A C D F G
4-STRING BEAD (E7sus4) TUNING

I I I
B E A D

I I
1 C D FE A B D E

I
2 C D F G B E

I I I I
3 D G C D FE

4 D E G A C D F G

I I I I
5 E A D G

I
6 D FE A B D E G A

I I
7 F G B E A

I I I
8 G C D FE A B

9 G A C D F G B

I I I I
10 A D G C

11 A B D E G A C D

12 B E A D
4-STRING OPEN A TUNING

I I I I
E A E A

I I
1 D FE A B D FE A B

2 F G B F G B

I I I I
3 G C G C

4 G A C D G A C D

I I I I
5 A D A D

6 A B D E A B D E

I I
7 B E B E

I I I I
8 C D FE C D FE

9 C D F G C D F G

I I I I
10 D G D G

11 D E G A D E G A

12 E A E A
4-STRING OPEN E TUNING

I
I I
E B E G A

I I I I
1 D FE C D FE A

2 F G C D F G A B

I I I
3 G D G B

I
4 G A D E G A C

I I I
5 A E A C D

I I
6 A B D FE A B D

7 B F G B D E

I I I
8 C G C E

I
9 C D G A C D F

I I I
10 D A D F G

I
11 D E A B D E G

12 E B E G A
4-STRING TENOR TUNING

I I I I
A D G C

1 A B D E G A C D

I I I
2 B E A D

I I
3 C D FE A B D E

I
4 C D F G B E

I I I I
5 D G C D FE

6 D E G A C D F G

I I I I
7 E A D G

I
8 D FE A B D E G A

I
9 F G B E A

I I I
10 G C F A B

11 G A C D F G B

12 A D G C
4-STRING PICCOLO BASS TUNING
(Tuned an octave above standard bass guitar tuning)

I I I I
E A D G

I
1 D FE A B D E G A

I I
2 F G B E A

I I I
3 G C D FE A B

4 G A C D F G B

I I I I
5 A D G C

6 A B D E G A C D

I I I
7 B E A D

I I
8 C D FE A B D E

9 C D F G B E

I I I I
10 D G C F

11 D E G A C D F G

12 E A D G
4-STRING DROP B TUNING

I I I
B A D G

I
1 C A B D E G A

I I
2 C D B E A

I I I
3 D C D FE A B

4 D E C D F G B

I I I I
5 E D G C

I
6 D FE D E G A C D

I I I
7 F G E A D

I I
8 G D FE A B D E

9 G A F G B E

I I I I
10 A G C F

11 A B G A C D F G

12 B A D G
4-STRING OLD SKOOL STANDARD TUNING

I
I I I
G C D FE B

I
1 G A C D F G C

I I I
2 A D G C D

I
3 A B D E G A D

I I
4 B E A D E

I I I
5 C D FE A B E

I
6 C D F G B D FE

I I I
7 D G C F G

I
8 D E G A C D G

I I
9 E A D G A

I I
10 F A B D E A

I
11 F G B E A B

12 G C D FE B
4-STRING CGDG (Gsus4) TUNING

I
(As used by Ty Tabor)

I I I
G C D FE B

I
1 G A C D F G C

I I I
2 A D G C D

I
3 A B D E G A D

I I
4 B E A D E

I I I
5 C D FE A B E

I
6 C D F G B D FE

I I I
7 D G C F G

I
8 D E G A C D G

I I
9 E A D G A

I I
10 F A B D E A

I
11 F G B E A B

12 G C D FE B
5-STRING STANDARD B TUNING

I I I I
B E A D G

I I
1 C D FE A B D E G A

I I
2 C D F G B E A

I I I I
3 D G C D FE A B

4 D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
5 E A D G C

I
6 D FE A B D E G A C D

I I I
7 F G B E A D

I I I
8 G C D FE A B D E

9 G A C D F G B E

I I I I I
10 A D G C F

11 A B D E G A C D F G

12 B E A D G
5-STRING STANDARD C TUNING

I I I I I
E A D G C

I
1 D FE A B D E G A C D

I I I
2 F G B E A D

I I I
3 G C D FE A B D E

I
4 G A C D F G B E

I I I I I
5 A D G C D FE

6 A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
7 B E A D G

I I
8 C D FE A B D E G A

I
9 C D F G B E A

I I I I
10 D G C F A B

11 D E G A C D F G B

12 E A D G C
 5-STRING TENOR TUNING

I
I I I I I
A D G C D FE

1 A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
2 B E A D G

I I
3 C D FE A B D E G A

I I
4 C D F G B E A

I I I I
5 D G C D FE A B

6 D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
7 E A D G C

I
8 D FE A B D E G A C D

I I
9 F G B E A D

I I I
10 G C F A B D E

I
11 G A C D F G B E

12 A D G C D FE
 5-STRING F#BEAD TUNING

I
I I I
F G B E A D

I I I
1 G C D FE A B D E

I
2 G A C D F G B E

I I I I I
3 A D G C D FE

4 A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
5 B E A D G

I I
6 C D FE A B D E G A

I I
7 C D F G B E A

I I I I
8 D G C D FE A B

9 D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
10 E A D G C

I
11 D FE A B D E G A C D

12 F G B E A D
5-STRING DROP A TUNING

I I I I I
A E A D G

I
1 A B D FE A B D E G A

I I
2 B F G B E A

I I I I
3 C G C D FE A B

4 C D G A C D F G B

I I I I I
5 D A D G C

6 D E A B D E G A C D

I I I I
7 E B E A D

I I I
8 D FE C D FE A B D E

9 F G C D F G B E

I I I I I
10 G D G C F

11 G A D E G A C D F G

12 A E A D G
 6-STRING STANDARD TUNING

I I I I I
B E A D G C

I I
1 C D FE A B D E G A C D

I I I
2 C D F G B E A D

I I I I
3 D G C D FE A B D E

I
4 D E G A C D F G B E

I I I I I I
5 E A D G C D FE

I
6 D FE A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
7 F G B E A D G

I I I
8 G C D FE A B D E G A

I
9 G A C D F G B E A

I I I I I
10 A D G C F A B

11 A B D E G A C D F G B

12 B E A D G C
 6-STRING EADGCF TUNING

I
I I I I I I
E A D G C D FE

I
1 D FE A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
2 F G B E A D G

I I I
3 G C D FE A B D E G A

I I
4 G A C D F G B E A

I I I I I
5 A D G C D FE A B

6 A B D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
7 B E A D G C

I I
8 C D FE A B D E G A C D

I I
9 C D F G B E A D

I I I I
10 D G C F A B D E

I
11 D E G A C D F G B E

12 E A D G C D FE
 6-STRING F#BEADG TUNING

I
I I I I
F G B E A D G

I I I
1 G C D FE A B D E G A

I I
2 G A C D F G B E A

I I I I I
3 A D G C D FE A B

4 A B D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
5 B E A D G C

I I
6 C D FE A B D E G A C D

I I I
7 C D F G B E A D

I I I I
8 D G C D FE A B D E

9 D E G A C D F G B E

I I I I I I
10 E A D G C F

I
11 D FE A B D E G A C D F G

12 F G B E A D G
 7-STRING STANDARD TUNING

I
1 I I I I I I
B E A D G C D FE

I2 I
1 C D FE A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
2 C D F G B E A D G

I4 I I I
3 D3 G C D FE A B D E G A

I I
4 D E G A C D F G B E A

I6 I I I I I
5 E5 A D G C D FE A B

I7
6 D FE A B D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
7 F G B E A D G C

I9 I I
8 G8 C D FE A B D E G A C D

I I
9 G A C D F G B E A D

I I I I I
10 10
A D G C F A B D E

I
11 11
A B D E G A C D F G B E

12 12
B E A D G C D FE
 7-STRING F#BEADGC TUNING

I
I I I I I
F G B E A D G C

I I I
1 G C D FE A B D E G A C D

I I I
2 G A C D F G B E A D

I I I I I
3 A D G C D FE A B D E

I
4 A B D E G A C D F G B E

I I I I I I
5 B E A D G C D FE

I I
6 C D FE A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
7 C D F G B E A D G

I I I I
8 D G C D FE A B D E G A

I
9 D E G A C D F G B E A

I I I I I I
10 E A D G C F A B

I
11 D FE A B D E G A C D F G B

12 F G B E A D G C
 8-STRING STANDARD TUNING

I I
I I I I I I
F G B E A D G C D FE

I I I
1 G C D FE A B D E G A C D F G

I I I I
2 G A C D F G B E A D G

I I I I I
3 A D G C D FE A B D E G A

I I
4 A B D E G A C D F G B E A

I I I I I I
5 B E A D G C D FE A B

I I
6 C D FE A B D E G A C D F G B

I I I I I
7 C D F G B E A D G C

I I I I
8 D G C D FE A B D E G A C D

I I
9 D E G A C D F G B E A D

I I I I I I
10 E A D G C F A B D E

I I
11 D FE A B D E G A C D F G B E

12 F G B E A D G C D FE