DADGAD tuner

Tune to DADGAD (D A D G A D) with your phone or computer microphone. Press start, play a string and follow the needle.

Quick answer

DADGAD, low to high: D A D G A D.

Mic off
E
Tap start, then play any string

  1. Click Start tuner and choose Allow when the browser asks for the microphone.
  2. Hold the guitar close to your laptop. The mic is usually next to the camera above the screen.
  3. Play one string and let it ring. Follow the needle to the middle.

Allow the microphone, then play one string close to your phone.

Sound stays on your device. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.

Instrument

Strings, low to high

Tap a string to hear its note. While the tuner listens, tap one to lock onto it.

Reference pitch A4 = 440 Hz

Leave this at 440 unless you are matching a piano or a record that is off standard pitch.

DADGAD: notes and frequencies

DADGAD: notes and frequencies with A4 = 440 Hz
StringNoteFrequency
6D273.42 Hz
5A2110.00 Hz
4D3146.83 Hz
3G3196.00 Hz
2A3220.00 Hz
1D4293.66 Hz

DADGAD is D A D G A D, from the lowest string to the highest. Neither major nor minor, so chords ring with open, droning strings. A favorite in Celtic and folk fingerstyle.

How to tune

  1. Press Start tuner and allow the microphone.
  2. Play one string at a time and let it ring.
  3. Tune up if the needle sits left of center and down if it sits right. The note turns green within 3 cents.

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Common questions

How do I tune to DADGAD from standard?
Lower the 6th string to D, the 2nd string to A and the 1st string to D. The 5th, 4th and 3rd strings stay the same.

Last updated November 14, 2026.