Guitar Chords — Drop B

About Drop B Tuning on Guitar

Drop B tuning (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) takes the guitar into territory traditionally reserved for 7-string instruments, delivering a subsonic heaviness that you can feel in your chest. This tuning has become essential in modern extreme metal, deathcore, and djent, where low-end clarity and rhythmic precision are paramount.

Drop B represents the practical limit of what a standard 6-string guitar can handle before tone quality degrades. With the right string gauge (12-60 or heavier) and proper setup, it delivers the crushing lows of a 7-string while keeping the familiar 6-string layout. Bands like Architects, Periphery (on some tracks), and Parkway Drive have used Drop B to create some of the heaviest riffs in modern metal.

Notable artists: Architects, Parkway Drive, Whitechapel, Born of Osiris, Emmure

Best for: Extreme metal riffs, deathcore breakdowns, djent chugs, and any style demanding the lowest possible 6-string tuning

Browse 324 guitar chords in Drop B tuning. Click any arpeggio below to view the interactive fretboard diagram.

Explore Guitar Chords in Other Tunings

• Guitar Chords in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
• Guitar Chords in DADGAD (D-A-D-G-A-D)
• Guitar Chords in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D)
• Guitar Chords in Baritone (B Standard) (B-E-A-D-F#-B)
• Guitar Chords in 7-string (B-E-A-D-G-B-E)
• Guitar Chords in 8-string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E)
• Guitar Chords in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
• Guitar Chords in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D)
• Guitar Chords in Half Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
• Guitar Chords in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E)
• Guitar Chords in Open A (E-A-E-A-C#-E)
• Guitar Chords in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D)
• Guitar Chords in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E)

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