Eb Standard Guitar
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
All strings tuned half a step down from standard. Popular in hard rock and heavy metal.
Eb Standard drops every string by one semitone. The result is a slightly darker, heavier sound with looser string tension that makes bends easier and vibrato wider. Slash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guns N' Roses and most of Hendrix's catalog all live in this tuning.
Every chord shape and scale pattern you know from E Standard works identically here. The only difference is that everything sounds a half step lower.
A
AC/DC 5
Alice in Chains 10
- 1 Angry Chair LESSON 1992
- 2 Bleed the Freak LESSON 1990
- 3 Down In A Hole (Unplugged) TAB 1996
- 4 I Stay Away LESSON 1994
- 5 Man in the Box TAB 1990
- 6 No Excuses LESSON 1994
- 7 Nutshell LESSON 1994
- 8 Rooster LESSON 1992
- 9 We Die Young LESSON 1990
- 10 Your Decision LESSON 2009
At The Gates 1
B
Black Sabbath 1
blink-182 3
D
Dimmu Borgir 2
E
Emperor 4
F
Fall Out Boy 1
G
Green Day 13
- 1 21 Guns LESSON 2009
- 2 American Idiot LESSON 2004
- 3 Bang Bang TAB 2016
- 4 Basket Case LESSON 1994
- 5 Boulevard of Broken Dreams LESSON 2004
- 6 Brain Stew LESSON 1995
- 7 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) TAB 1997
- 8 Holiday LESSON 2004
- 9 Longview LESSON 1994
- 10 Still Breathing TAB 2016
- 11 Wake Me Up When September Ends LESSON 2004
- 12 Welcome to Paradise LESSON 1994
- 13 When I Come Around TAB 1994
Guns N' Roses 34
- 1 14 Years TAB 1991
- 2 Anything Goes TAB 1987
- 3 Appetite For Destruction TAB 1987
- 4 Back Off Bitch TAB 1991
- 5 Bad Apples TAB 1991
- 6 Breakdown TAB 1991
- 7 Civil War TAB 1991
- 8 Coma TAB 1991
- 9 Don’t Cry TAB 1991
- 10 Don't Cry - Rhythm Guitar Parts LESSON 1991
- 11 Double Talkin' Jive TAB 1991
- 12 Dust N' Bones TAB 1991
- 13 Get in the Ring TAB 1991
- 14 How to play Knockin' On Heaven's Door - All the riffs LESSON
- 15 Knockin' on Heaven's Door TAB 1991
- 16 Locomotive TAB 1991
- 17 Mr. Brownstone TAB 1987
- 18 My Michelle TAB 1987
- 19 Nightrain TAB 1987
- 20 Nightrain Guitar Solo Lesson - Outro Solo LESSON 1988
- 21 November Rain Guitar Solo Lesson - 1st and 2nd Solos - Slash LESSON 1991
- 22 November Rain Outro Guitar Solo Lesson - Slash LESSON 1991
- 23 Ordinary Man TAB 1992
- 24 Out ta Get Me TAB 1987
- 25 Paradise City TAB 1987
- 26 Pretty Tied Up TAB 1991
- 27 Rocket Queen TAB 1987
- 28 Sweet Child o' Mine TAB 1987
- 29 Sweet Child O' Mine Instrumental LESSON 1987
- 30 The Garden TAB 1991
- 31 Think About You TAB 1987
- 32 Welcome to the Jungle TAB 1987
- 33 You Could Be Mine TAB 1991
- 34 You're Crazy TAB 1987
H
J
Jimi Hendrix 14
- 1 All Along the Watchtower TAB 1968
- 2 Angel TAB 1968
- 3 Castles Made of Sand TAB 1967
- 4 Fire LESSON 1967
- 5 Foxy Lady LESSON 1967
- 6 Manic Depression LESSON 1967
- 7 May This Be Love LESSON 1967
- 8 Purple Haze TAB 1967
- 9 Purple Haze Instrumental LESSON 1967
- 10 Spanish Castle Magic LESSON 1967
- 11 The Wind Cries Mary TAB 1967
- 12 Voodoo Child TAB 1968
- 13 Voodoo Child Pt.1 LESSON 1968
- 14 Voodoo Child Pt.2 - 1st Solo LESSON 1968
M
Megadeth 12
- 1 Angry Again TAB 1992
- 2 Foreclosure of a Dream LESSON 1992
- 3 Hangar 18 TAB 1990
- 4 Holy Wars - Famous Riffs LESSON 1989
- 5 Holy Wars Guitar Solo Lesson LESSON
- 6 Holy Wars... The Punishment Due TAB 1990
- 7 In My Darkest Hour LESSON 1988
- 8 Peace Sells TAB 1986
- 9 Skin o' My Teeth TAB 1992
- 10 Sweating Bullets TAB 1992
- 11 Symphony of Destruction TAB 1992
- 12 Tornado of Souls TAB 1990
Metallica 6
Motley Crue 1
N
Nirvana 19
- 1 About a Girl TAB 1989
- 2 All Apologies LESSON 1993
- 3 Breed LESSON 1991
- 4 Come as You Are TAB 1991
- 5 Drain You LESSON 1991
- 6 Dumb LESSON 1993
- 7 Heart-Shaped Box TAB 1993
- 8 In Bloom TAB 1991
- 9 Lithium LESSON 1991
- 10 Lounge Act LESSON 1991
- 11 On a Plain LESSON 1991
- 12 Pennyroyal Tea LESSON 1993
- 13 Polly LESSON 1991
- 14 Rape Me LESSON 1993
- 15 Smells Like Teen Spirit TAB 1991
- 16 Something in the Way LESSON 1991
- 17 Stay Away LESSON 1991
- 18 Territorial Pissings LESSON 1991
- 19 You Know You're Right TAB 2002
O
Ozzy Osbourne 8
- 1 Hellraiser TAB 1991
- 2 I Don't Know - Randy Rhoads LESSON 1980
- 3 Mama I'm Coming Home - Famous Riffs LESSON 1991
- 4 Miracle Man TAB 1988
- 5 No More Tears TAB 1991
- 6 No More Tears Guitar Solo Lesson - Famous Solos LESSON 1991
- 7 Ordinary Man w/ Slash's Solos! LESSON 2020
- 8 Steal Away - Randy Rhoads LESSON 1980
P
Pearl Jam 4
R
Rage Against The Machine 1
Red Hot Chili Peppers 13
- 1 Around the World LESSON 1999
- 2 Black Summer TAB 2022
- 3 Breaking the Girl LESSON 1991
- 4 By the Way LESSON 2002
- 5 Californication COVER 1999
- 6 Dani California LESSON 2006
- 7 Give It Away LESSON 1991
- 8 I Could Have Lied TAB 1991
- 9 Otherside LESSON 1999
- 10 Road Trippin' LESSON 1999
- 11 Scar Tissue LESSON 1999
- 12 Suck My Kiss LESSON 1991
- 13 Under the Bridge TAB 1991
S
She's Gone 1
Smashing Pumpkins 2
Stevie Ray Vaughan 7
T
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1
The Rolling Stones 2
V
Van Halen 38
- 1 5150 LESSON 1986
- 2 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love TAB 1978
- 3 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Famous Riffs LESSON 1978
- 4 Atomic Punk LESSON 1978
- 5 Beautiful Girls LESSON 1979
- 6 Best of Both Worlds LESSON 1986
- 7 Bottoms Up! LESSON 1979
- 8 Can't Stop Lovin' You LESSON 1995
- 9 Cathedral LESSON 1982
- 10 D.O.A. LESSON 1979
- 11 Dance the Night Away LESSON 1979
- 12 Dreams LESSON 1986
- 13 Drop Dead Legs LESSON 1984
- 14 Eruption TAB 1978
- 15 Everybody Wants Some!! LESSON 1980
- 16 Feel Your Love Tonight LESSON 1978
- 17 Girl Gone Bad LESSON 1984
- 18 Hear About It Later LESSON 1981
- 19 Hot for Teacher TAB 1984
- 20 House of Pain LESSON 1984
- 21 I'm The One LESSON 1979
- 22 Ice Cream Man LESSON 1978
- 23 Jamie's Cryin' LESSON 1978
- 24 Jump TAB 1984
- 25 Light Up the Sky LESSON 1979
- 26 Little Dreamer LESSON 1978
- 27 Little Guitars LESSON 1982
- 28 Mean Street LESSON 1981
- 29 On Fire LESSON 1978
- 30 Panama TAB 1984
- 31 Romeo Delight LESSON 1980
- 32 Runnin' with the Devil TAB 1978
- 33 Somebody Get Me a Doctor LESSON 1979
- 34 Spanish Fly LESSON 1979
- 35 Take Your Whiskey Home LESSON 1980
- 36 Top Jimmy LESSON 1984
- 37 Women in Love... LESSON 1979
- 38 You Really Got Me TAB 1978
W
Whitesnake 1
When to Use Eb Standard
If the original recording sounds "almost" like E Standard but slightly lower, it is probably in Eb. Many classic rock and blues players tuned down a half step because the reduced tension made bending and vibrato more expressive, especially with heavier gauge strings.
The looser feel also suits singers who prefer a slightly lower key. If you play along to Appetite for Destruction or Texas Flood, you need Eb Standard. Everything else about your playing stays the same.