open tuning

noun

A tuning of a guitar or other stringed instrument in which the strings sound a chord when strummed together without being pressed against the fretboard.

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Meanings

nounopen tuning (countable and uncountable, plural open tunings)

plural open tunings

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentA tuning of a guitar or other stringed instrument in which the strings sound a chord when strummed together without being pressed against the fretboard.
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APA

open tuning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20tuning

MLA

“open tuning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20tuning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open tuning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20tuning.

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