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 9
- 1 For Those About To Rock LESSON 1981
- 2 Hells Bells TAB 1980
- 3 Highway To Hell TAB 1979
- 4 It's a Long Way to The Top TAB 1975
- 5 Rock 'n' Roll Train LESSON 2010
- 6 Shot in the Dark TAB 2020
- 7 Who Made Who LESSON 1986
- 8 You Shook Me All Night Long LESSON 1980
- 9 You Shook Me Night Long TAB 1980
Alice in Chains 12
- 1 Angry Chair LESSON 1992
- 2 Bleed the Freak LESSON 1990
- 3 Down in a Hole TAB 1992
- 4 Down In A Hole Unplugged LESSON 1992
- 5 I Stay Away LESSON 1994
- 6 Man in the Box TAB 1990
- 7 No Excuses LESSON 1994
- 8 Nutshell TAB 1994
- 9 Rooster LESSON 1992
- 10 We Die Young LESSON 1990
- 11 Would? TAB 1992
- 12 Your Decision LESSON 2009
At The Gates 1
Avenged Sevenfold 7
B
C
Coldplay 3
D
Dick Dale 1
Dimmu Borgir 2
E
Emperor 4
Eric Clapton 2
Evanescence 1
F
Fall Out Boy 1
G
Green Day 10
- 1 21 Guns LESSON 2009
- 2 American Idiot LESSON 2004
- 3 Basket Case LESSON 1994
- 4 Boulevard of Broken Dreams LESSON 2004
- 5 Brain Stew LESSON 1995
- 6 Holiday LESSON 2004
- 7 Longview LESSON 1994
- 8 Wake Me Up When September Ends LESSON 2004
- 9 Welcome to Paradise LESSON 1994
- 10 When I Come Around TAB 1994
Guns N' Roses 36
- 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) LESSON 1991
- 11 Don't Damn Me TAB 1991
- 12 Double Talkin' Jive TAB 1991
- 13 Dust N' Bones TAB 1991
- 14 Get in the Ring TAB 1991
- 15 It's So Easy TAB 1987
- 16 Knockin' on Heaven's Door TAB 1991
- 17 Knockin' on Heaven's Door (All Riffs) LESSON 1990
- 18 Locomotive TAB 1991
- 19 Mr. Brownstone TAB 1987
- 20 My Michelle TAB 1987
- 21 Nightrain TAB 1987
- 22 Nightrain (Outro Solo) LESSON 1988
- 23 November Rain (1st and 2nd Solos) LESSON 1991
- 24 November Rain (Outro Solo) LESSON 1991
- 25 Ordinary Man TAB 1992
- 26 Out ta Get Me TAB 1987
- 27 Paradise City TAB 1987
- 28 Pretty Tied Up TAB 1991
- 29 Rocket Queen TAB 1987
- 30 Sweet Child o' Mine TAB 1987
- 31 Sweet Child O' Mine Instrumental LESSON 1987
- 32 The Garden TAB 1991
- 33 Think About You TAB 1987
- 34 Welcome to the Jungle TAB 1987
- 35 You Could Be Mine TAB 1991
- 36 You're Crazy TAB 1987
H
J
Jeff Buckley 1
Jimi Hendrix 16
- 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 TAB 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 Red House TAB 1967
- 11 Spanish Castle Magic LESSON 1967
- 12 Star Spangled Banner TAB 1969
- 13 The Wind Cries Mary TAB 1967
- 14 Voodoo Child TAB 1968
- 15 Voodoo Child Pt.1 LESSON 1968
- 16 Voodoo Child Pt.2 (1st Solo) LESSON 1968
L
Linkin Park 1
M
Megadeth 14
- 1 Angry Again LESSON 1992
- 2 Foreclosure of a Dream LESSON 1992
- 3 Hangar 18 TAB 1990
- 4 Holy Wars LESSON 1989
- 5 Holy Wars... The Punishment Due TAB 1990
- 6 In My Darkest Hour LESSON 1988
- 7 Lucretia TAB 1990
- 8 Mary Jane TAB 1988
- 9 Peace Sells TAB 1986
- 10 Skin o' My Teeth TAB 1992
- 11 Sweating Bullets TAB 1992
- 12 Symphony of Destruction TAB 1992
- 13 The Conjuring TAB 1986
- 14 Tornado of Souls TAB 1990
Metallica 31
- 1 ...And Justice For TAB 1988
- 2 ...And Justice for All TAB 1988
- 3 2x4 TAB 1997
- 4 72 Seasons TAB 2023
- 5 All Within My Hands LESSON 2016
- 6 Blackened 2020 LESSON 2020
- 7 Bleeding Me TAB 1996
- 8 Dyers Eve TAB 1986
- 9 Enter Sandman Pt.1 - Intro & Main Riff LESSON 1991
- 10 Fuel TAB 1997
- 11 Holier Than Thou TAB 1991
- 12 Justice Medley TAB 1994
- 13 King Nothing TAB 1996
- 14 Kirk Guitar Solo TAB 1993
- 15 Minus Human TAB 1991
- 16 My Friend of Misery TAB 1991
- 17 No Leaf Clover TAB 1999
- 18 Now That We're Dead LESSON 2016
- 19 Star Spangled Banner TAB 1991
- 20 The Frayed Ends of Sanity TAB 1989
- 21 The God That Failed TAB 1996
- 22 The Memory Remains TAB 1997
- 23 The Outlaw Torn TAB 1996
- 24 The Struggle Within TAB 1991
- 25 The Unforgiven II TAB 1997
- 26 The Unforgiven III TAB 2012
- 27 Through The Never TAB 2013
- 28 Through the Never - Main Riffs LESSON 2013
- 29 Turn The Page TAB 1998
- 30 Wasting My Hate TAB 1996
- 31 Welcome Home (Main Solo) LESSON 1991
Motley Crue 12
- 1 Dr. Feelgood TAB 1989
- 2 Dr. Feelgood Pt.1 - Intro, Main Riff & Verse LESSON 1989
- 3 Dr. Feelgood Pt.2 - Chorus & 1st Guitar Solo LESSON 1989
- 4 Dr. Feelgood Pt.3 - Main Guitar Solo LESSON 1989
- 5 Dr. Feelgood Pt.4 - Outro Section LESSON 1989
- 6 Live Wire LESSON 1983
- 7 Looks That Kill LESSON 1983
- 8 Same Ol' Situation LESSON 1989
- 9 Shout At The Devil LESSON 1983
- 10 Smokin' In The Boys Room LESSON 1985
- 11 Take Me To The Top LESSON 1985
- 12 Wild Side LESSON 1987
N
Nirvana 23
- 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 Lake Of Fire LESSON 1994
- 10 Lithium LESSON 1991
- 11 Lounge Act LESSON 1991
- 12 On a Plain LESSON 1991
- 13 Pennyroyal Tea LESSON 1993
- 14 Polly LESSON 1991
- 15 Rape Me LESSON 1993
- 16 Sappy LESSON 1994
- 17 Sliver LESSON 1990
- 18 Smells Like Teen Spirit TAB 1991
- 19 Something in the Way LESSON 1991
- 20 Stay Away LESSON 1991
- 21 Territorial Pissings LESSON 1991
- 22 The Man Who Sold The World LESSON 1993
- 23 You Know You're Right TAB 2002
O
Ozzy Osbourne 8
P
Pearl Jam 5
Q
Queens of the Stone Age 1
Quiet Riot 2
R
Rage Against The Machine 1
Red Hot Chili Peppers 16
- 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 Dosed TAB 2002
- 8 Give It Away LESSON 1991
- 9 I Could Have Lied TAB 1991
- 10 Otherside LESSON 1999
- 11 Road Trippin' LESSON 1999
- 12 Scar Tissue LESSON 1999
- 13 Suck My Kiss LESSON 1991
- 14 The Zephyr Song TAB 2002
- 15 Under the Bridge TAB 1991
- 16 Wet Sand TAB 2006
S
Scorpions 1
Skid Row 5
Slash 3
Slash's Snakepit 1
Slayer 4
Smashing Pumpkins 2
Stevie Ray Vaughan 20
- 1 Cold Shot LESSON 1983
- 2 Lenny - Famous Riffs LESSON 1982
- 3 Little Wing TAB 1990
- 4 Pride and Joy TAB 1983
- 5 Pride And Joy - 1st Two 12 Bar Progressions LESSON 1983
- 6 Pride And Joy - 3rd Twelve Bar Progression LESSON 1983
- 7 Pride And Joy - Intro LESSON 1983
- 8 Pride And Joy - Main Solo LESSON 1983
- 9 Pride And Joy - Outro Section LESSON 1983
- 10 Pride And Joy Pt.1 - Intro LESSON 1983
- 11 Pride And Joy Pt.3 - 3rd Twelve Bar Progression LESSON 1983
- 12 Pride And Joy Pt.4 - Main Solo LESSON 1983
- 13 Pride And Joy Pt.5 - Outro Section LESSON 1983
- 14 Texas Flood COVER 1983
- 15 Texas Flood - Intro LESSON 1983
- 16 Texas Flood - Verse 1 & 2 LESSON 1983
- 17 Texas Flood - Verse 3 LESSON 1983
- 18 Texas Flood Pt.1 - Intro LESSON 1983
- 19 Texas Flood Pt.2 - Verse 1 & 2 LESSON 1983
- 20 Texas Flood Pt.3 - Guitar Solo LESSON 1983
Stone Temple Pilots 5
System Of A Down 3
T
The Eagles 2
The Rolling Stones 2
The Smashing Pumpkins 2
V
Van Halen 41
- 1 316 LESSON 1986
- 2 5150 LESSON 1986
- 3 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love LESSON 1978
- 4 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love TAB 1978
- 5 Atomic Punk LESSON 1978
- 6 Beautiful Girls LESSON 1979
- 7 Best of Both Worlds LESSON 1986
- 8 Bottoms Up! LESSON 1979
- 9 Can't Stop Lovin' You LESSON 1995
- 10 Cathedral LESSON 1982
- 11 D.O.A. LESSON 1979
- 12 Dance the Night Away LESSON 1979
- 13 Dreams LESSON 1986
- 14 Drop Dead Legs LESSON 1984
- 15 Eruption TAB 1978
- 16 Everybody Wants Some!! LESSON 1980
- 17 Feel Your Love Tonight LESSON 1978
- 18 Girl Gone Bad LESSON 1984
- 19 Hear About It Later LESSON 1981
- 20 Hot for Teacher TAB 1984
- 21 House of Pain LESSON 1984
- 22 I'm The One LESSON 1979
- 23 Ice Cream Man LESSON 1978
- 24 Jamie's Cryin' LESSON 1978
- 25 Jump TAB 1984
- 26 Light Up the Sky LESSON 1979
- 27 Little Dreamer LESSON 1978
- 28 Little Guitars LESSON 1982
- 29 Mean Street LESSON 1981
- 30 On Fire LESSON 1978
- 31 Panama TAB 1984
- 32 Poundcake LESSON 1991
- 33 Pretty Woman LESSON 1979
- 34 Romeo Delight LESSON 1980
- 35 Runnin' with the Devil TAB 1978
- 36 Somebody Get Me a Doctor LESSON 1979
- 37 Spanish Fly LESSON 1979
- 38 Take Your Whiskey Home LESSON 1980
- 39 Top Jimmy LESSON 1984
- 40 Women in Love... LESSON 1979
- 41 You Really Got Me TAB 1978
Velvet Revolver 2
W
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.