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68 Special Tunings The “special” tuning section is a collection of miscellaneous tunings, most of which were created and/or popularized in recent years by various singers and/or songwriters. The bulk of the tunings are named after a song in which they are used. The cited songs are the first use of which I’m aware, but undoubtedly many of these tunings have been used previously by others. I would be glad to hear from anyone with informa- tion about the origin of tunings, so that I can be more accurate in future editions. 70 Special Tunings The Admiral Tuning Michael Hedges song Admiral Rickovers Dream is played in this variant of the Open G tuning, in which strings 1 and 6 are tuned down two steps. Admiral Tuning 71 72 Special Tunings The Buzzard Tuning The Buzzard tuning is from Will Ackermans song of the same name. The open strings sound a C7sus4 chord, and the multiple C and F strings allow many useful fingering variations. Buzzard Tuning 73 74 Special Tunings The Drop D Tuning Artists as diverse as the Beatles, Pete Seeger, John Denver, James Taylor, Happy Traum, and Jorma Kaukonen have all written and/or recorded tunes in the Drop D tuning. It is undeniably the most used alternate tuning, probably because it is so easy to get to (only the low E string needs to be retuned) and because most chords and scales re- main unchanged from the familiar standard tuning. Since the only difference lies in the sixth string, the chord chart consists mainly of full six string chords, which should be liberally interspersed with famil- iar chords from the standard tuning - simply dont strum or pluck the lowest string. Drop D Tuning 75 76