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extremely normal beginner at guitar voice can i just tune the guitar so the intervals are 3-4-3-4-3
@hikari (taking this question probably too seriously, but I think the answer's interesting): yes, although the low strings will be under more tension and the high strings will be under less tension than they should if you use a standard string set! I'd use https://tension.stringjoy.com/ to figure out a good set string gauges that match your current string tension given your guitar's scale length, and then probably either mix and match string sets or order single strings to get the gauges you need!
It's definitely possible, though; for instance Ichika Nito did a series of extremely virtuosic guitar pieces in unusual tunings! There's one in EEEEEE tuning, one in DECADE tuning, a 7-string one in CABBAGE tuning, and so on: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiNeEis1npnAO3-Fg-hjBgRi9Q4M71H7-
@echoparallax ooh thanks for the link, that'll surely be useful if i do end up trying an exotic tuning