- 6th string (thickest): low E
- 5th string: A
- 4th string: D
- 3rd string: G
- 2nd string: B
- 1st string (thinnest): high E, two octaves above the low E
A common way to remember it: Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie.
In guitar tab, the bottom line is the low E string and the top line is the high E string.
Each string is a fourth above the one below it, except the G to B pair, which is a major third apart. Tunings like D Standard keep that same pattern at a lower pitch. See our guitar tuning chart.
To tune to it, see how do I tune a guitar to standard tuning? or our standard guitar tuning guide.