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Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky 9-80

Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky Nickel Wound 8-String Electric Guitar Strings 9-80 Gauge

009 • 011 • 016 • 024w • 034 • 046 • 064 • 080

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Suitable Tunings

At 26.5" scale, Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky 9-80 sits in a playable tension range for 22 tunings. Closest fits: Drop F, F# Standard, and Drop E.

Tuning
Notes
Total Tension
D Standard Tuning
D1, G1,C2,F2,A2,D3,G3,C4
84.3 lbs
Drop G Tuning
G1,D2,G2,C3,F3,A#3,D#4
93.8 lbs
A Standard Tuning
A1,D2,G2,C3,F3,A3,D4
94.6 lbs
D# Standard Tuning
D#1,G#1,C#2,F#2,B2,E3,G#3,C#4
97.1 lbs
Drop G# Tuning
G#1,D#2,G#2,C#3,F#3,A#3,D#4
102.4 lbs
Drop D Tuning
D1,A1,D2,G2,C3,F3,A3,D4
106.0 lbs
A# Standard Tuning
A#1,D#2,G#2,C#3,F#3,A#3,D#4
106.2 lbs
F Standard Tuning
F1,A#1,D#2,G#2,C3,F3,A#3
106.5 lbs
E Standard Tuning
E1,A1,D2,G2,C3,F3,A3,D4
109.0 lbs
Drop A Tuning
A1,E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4
114.9 lbs
Drop D# Tuning
D#1,A#1,D#2,G#2,C#3,F3,A#3,D#4
117.5 lbs
B Standard Tuning
B1,E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4
119.2 lbs
F# Standard Tuning
F#1,B1,E2,A2,C#3,F#3,B3
119.6 lbs
F Standard Tuning
F1,A#1,D#2,G#2,C#3,F#3,A#3,D#4
122.4 lbs
Drop A# Tuning Current
A#1,F2,A#2,D#3,G#3,C4,F4
129.0 lbs
Drop E/A Tuning
E1,A1,E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4
129.3 lbs
Drop F Tuning
F1,C2,F2,A#2,D#3,G3,C4
132.1 lbs
Drop E Tuning
E1,B1,E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4
133.6 lbs
G Standard Tuning
G1,C2,F2,A#2,D3,G3,C4
134.2 lbs
F# Standard Tuning
F#1,B1,E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4
137.4 lbs
Drop F# Tuning
F#1,C#2,F#2,B2,E3,G#3,C#4
148.3 lbs
Drop F Tuning
F1,C2,F2,A#2,D#3,G#3,C4,F4
150.0 lbs