the Goo Goo Dolls on the song "Iris". E-A-C#-F#-A-C# ("Sleeping Ute") Tuning used by Grizzly Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen in "Sleeping Ute", the opening song of their album Shields. Creates an F#m7/E chord when strummed open. José González tuning D-A-D-G-B-E This is a tuning favored by the Swedish singer-songwriter José González. He uses this on such songs as "Crosses", "Heartbeats" and "Cycling Trivialities" (capo on second fret). It is similar to the standard guitar tuning, but the low E string is dropped to D and the G string is dropped a half step to F/G. Also used by artists such as M. Ward, Stephen Malkmus, and Day Wave. Dadd9 tuning D-A-D-F#-A-E This tuning is used by Tonic in their song Soldier's Daughter with a capo on the 4th fret, Periphery uses this tuning a full step down on the song "Scarlet". Mr.Tom tuning D-F#-A-E-F#-A This tuning was made by songwriter/composer Mr.Tom (Rawding) during the creation of an original indie folk instrumental "When You Stand By Me". The tuning is based on the Open D tuning. Liberty tuning E-A-D-g-c'-e' Promoted by Harvey Reid for use in combination with a partial capo, as a system which is easier for children to learn. Converge tuning C-G-C-F-G-C Used on the majority of Converge songs since Jane Doe Variation: C-F-C-F-A-C Another tuning used by Converge, notably used on the title track from Axe to Fall Staind tuning Ab-Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb A combination of Drop Ab and Drop Db, Used by Mike Mushok on many songs, especially from Dysfunction and Break the Cycle. Variation: Gb-Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb The previous tuning with the 6th string an additional step down, used on the song "Price to Play" and for all but one song on the Self-Titled album, these songs are played live on a 7-string with a high Eb due to some leads being tracked in a higher tuning. Microtonal tuning The open strings of a guitar can be tuned to microtonal intervals, however microtonal scales cannot easily be played on a conventional guitar because the frets only allow for a chromatic scale of twelve equally spaced pitches, each a semitone apart. (Certain microtonal scales, particularly quarter tones, can be played on a standard guitar solely by adjusting tunings, but the distance between notes on the scale makes it somewhat impractical.) It is possible to play microtonal scales on a fretless guitar, to convert a fretted guitar into a fretless, or to