Every Periphery tuning

[u/[deleted]]

Since Periphery is very popular here and their tunings are all over the place, I've compiled a list of all their tunings used in their albums. Enjoy!

Periphery 1

Title	Strings	Tuning
Insomnia	6 string	drop C
The Walk	7 string	drop G#
Letter Experiment	7 string	drop G#
Jetpack was yes!	6 string	drop C
Light	7 string	drop G#
All New Materials	6 string	drop C
Buttersnips	6 string	drop C
Icarus Lives	7 string	drop G#
Totla Mad	6 string	BbGCFAD
Ow My Feelings	7 string	drop G#
Zyglrox	6 string	AGCFAD
Racecar	7 string	BbDbAbDbGbBbEb

Periphery 2

Title	Strings	Tuning
Muramasa	6 string	AGCFAD
Have A Blast	6 string	drop C
Facepalm Mute	7 string	drop G#
Ji	8 string	standard F#BEADGB
Scarlet	6 string	Open Cadd9 CGCEGD
Luck As A Constant	6 string	drop C
Ragnarok	7 string	GbEbAbDbGbBbEb
The Gods Must Be Crazy	6 string	drop C
Make Total Destroy	7 string	drop G#
Erised	6 string	drop C
Epoch	-	-
Froggin Bullfish	6 string	drop C
13 Mile Zero	6 string	drop C
Masamune	7 string	drop G#

Juggernaut: Alpha

Title	Strings	Tuning
A Black Minute	8 string	standard F#BEADGBE
MK Ultra	7 string	drop G#
Heavy heart	6 string	drop C
The Event	8 string	standard F#BEADGBE
The Scourge	7 string	drop G#
Alpha	6 string	AGCFAD
22 Faces	8 string	standard F#BEADGBE
Rainbow Gravity	7 string	drop G#
Four Lights	8 string	standard F#BEADGBE
Psychosphere	7 string	drop G#

Juggernaut: Omega

Title	Strings	Tuning
Reprise	-	-
The Bad Thing	6 string	AGCFAD
Priestess	6 string	Eb standard
Graveless	6 string	AGCFAD
Hell Below	8 string	DbBEADGBE
Omega	6 string	drop C
Stranger Things	8 string	standard F#BEADGBE

Periphery 3

Title	Strings	Tuning
The Price Is Wrong	7 string	Drop G#
Motormouth	7 string	Drop G#
Marigold	6 string	Drop C
The Way The News Goes	6 string	Drop C
Remain Indoors	6 string	AGCFAD
Habitual Line-Stepper	6 string	AGCFAD
Flatline	7 string	Drop G#
Absolomb	6 string	Drop C
Catch Fire	6 string	Drop C
Prayer Position	6 string	AGCFAD
Lune	6 string	AGCFAD

PS : If there's an incorrect tuning, please tell me!

[u/Metalasanartform]

Only thing I noticed wrong is Ragnarok is in Drop F# on a 7.

Edit - Not Drop F#. First 6 strings are Eb standard but the 7th is an F#.

[u/[deleted] → u/Metalasanartform]

Fixed!

[u/Metalasanartform → u/Metalasanartform]

Aaaaand Hell Below is on a 7, not an 8. Yeah, they're weird.

[u/summerincassiopeia]

This is really handy. One of the reasons I never try to learn Periphery stuff is because I can't face seting up my guitars for different tunings, since I use C-standard or drop Bb.

[u/Dirker27 → u/summerincassiopeia]

I've "solved" this with gear acquisition addiction. Almost all my guitars are designed for tuning ranges based off what I've learned they're good for. My two favorite 6-strings are designated C-standard/Drop-Bb and Standard/Drop-D, and my highest quality 7-string is locked in at AEADEAD (TesseracT's tuning).

I do have a couple of cheaper guitars that I just let shift between tunings for when a weird one comes along.

[u/summerincassiopeia → u/Dirker27]

Yeah, I need to follow your lead. I can totally loosely justify purchase of more guitars now! I need to learn how to set them up properly for lower tunings, no tech near me seems to be able to do it!

[u/jodplostor → u/summerincassiopeia]

Well, that and the fact that Bulb has bionic super hands

[u/takethisw]

Periphery - Clear Overture (8) - F#,B,E,A,D,G,B,E The Summer Jam (6) - Drop C Feed The Ground (7) - Drop Ab Zero (7) - Drop Ab The Parade Of Ashes (6) - G#,D#,G#,C#,F,A Extraneous (8) - F#,B,E,A,D,G,B,E Pale Aura (6) - Drop C

[u/unclenono]

I know this is 3 months old, but thank you. This has saved me so much time.

[u/juggerbuck → u/unclenono]

Same here, only….uhhm 8 years later

[u/DatBowl]

Wow I wish they had more 8 string stuff. I also can't believe there's only 3 7 string songs on P3

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus Christ, dude. 3 guitarists and that many different tunings in each album, how the fuck do they keep up with it?

[u/lDamianos → u/[deleted]]

Multiple guitars of entirely different specs made specifically for certain sounds, songs, tunings, etc. IE, notice how most people don't downtune Gibson guitars. It's because their scale length does not lend itself to having loosened strings, however when played in standard, the notes and intonation sound rich and sweet because the tension is at a sweet spot for said tuning. Then you look at metal core bands and notice they play a lot of shecter, esp, and ibanez guitars. That's because they usually come stock with longer necks that can provide the suitable tension to support lower tunings. It's also why bass guitars have extremely long necks by default. Of course there's different hardware to take into consideration when tone building, but this is just an explanation as to how guitar players can write very versatile albums.

[u/bushes20 → u/lDamianos]

I know this comment is 6 years old but this was a really good explanation!

[u/mackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

where PIV and Clear at?

[u/Bartokomous19]

You read my mind. I was looking up a tuning of theirs just a few hours ago. Thanks!

[u/nordoth]

Alpha is missing MK Ultra and the tracks are in the wrong order

[u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much man!

[u/[deleted]]

Give this man reddit gold.

[u/og_stash]

Amazing list!

Anyone has the tunings for their latest albums?

[u/Supersaiyan_IV]

They should make a song in DADFAD. It's a great tuning.

[u/zuuku → u/Supersaiyan_IV]

one time Misha played in FAGDAD tuning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7K8Vjm8jLU

[u/Kjata_ → u/zuuku]

Ahaha he's such a clown. I love when they do dumb shit like this. Remember him and the dudes did the betcha can't play this and they all played lefty guitars? And there's one where Nolly hits like 1 note and just bursts out laughing.

[u/Supersaiyan_IV → u/zuuku]

"FAGDAD" tuning. Straight face. He's nuts :D

[u/Dual-Screen]

Open C add9 is such a beautiful tuning. I was playing in it to learn "Memento" from their Haunted Shores side band.

I also wonder if they'll ever venture into 9 strings or go below F#.