What's up future rock stars!!!
Hope your guitar learning journey is going well.
This lesson is about tuning your guitar.
You probably noticed that turning the little knobs on the headstock of your guitar changes the frequency of the string its connected to. To get your guitar in tune you have to twist the knob of every string until each string reaches the exact right frequency.
Doing this completely by ear is very hard to untrained ears, luckily there are lots of gadgets to aid you, also known as tuners. You can buy a tuner at any guitar shop or online.
A tuner will tell you what note your string is on and how close it is to being in tune, so all you need to know is the note each string should be tuned in. We will discuss a few tunings that are often used in rock music. If you can't afford a tuner, or you just don't want to, you can also find tuners online, these will most likely play you the note of the string and all you need to do is twist the knob until it reaches the same note. I'll put a link to a decent online tuner at the bottom of this article.
Let's have a look at some tunings that are commonly used in western music, especially rock music:
-standard tuning: E A D G B E
This is the most commonly used tuning, hence its name “standard”. The thickest string is tuned to E, the 2d thickest to A, etc...so the tuning is read left to right from thickest to thinnest string.
-half step down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Another really easy tuning, its exactly the same as the standard tuning, just half a step down, as the title suggests. The b means every note is flattened, Eb is E flat. Slash from Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver is a very big fan of this tuning.
-Drop D: D A D G B E
The Drop D tuning is frequently used in metal music, the low E-string is tuned down a whole step, this allows you to reach two lower notes than standard tuning and gives the guitar a darker and more sinister sound.
- Drop C: C G C F A D
Very similar to drop D, except the low E string is tuned down two whole steps and the other strings are tuned down one whole step. This is another tuning that is frequently used in metal music because it gets even lower and darker tones than the Drop D.
Hope this small little article helps you out to stay in tune and rock out some more.
If you found this usefull, don't hesitate to subscribe.
Don't forget to listen and have fun!!!
Link to online tuner:http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/utilities/tuner/
Hope your guitar learning journey is going well.
This lesson is about tuning your guitar.
You probably noticed that turning the little knobs on the headstock of your guitar changes the frequency of the string its connected to. To get your guitar in tune you have to twist the knob of every string until each string reaches the exact right frequency.
Doing this completely by ear is very hard to untrained ears, luckily there are lots of gadgets to aid you, also known as tuners. You can buy a tuner at any guitar shop or online.
A tuner will tell you what note your string is on and how close it is to being in tune, so all you need to know is the note each string should be tuned in. We will discuss a few tunings that are often used in rock music. If you can't afford a tuner, or you just don't want to, you can also find tuners online, these will most likely play you the note of the string and all you need to do is twist the knob until it reaches the same note. I'll put a link to a decent online tuner at the bottom of this article.
Let's have a look at some tunings that are commonly used in western music, especially rock music:
-standard tuning: E A D G B E
This is the most commonly used tuning, hence its name “standard”. The thickest string is tuned to E, the 2d thickest to A, etc...so the tuning is read left to right from thickest to thinnest string.
-half step down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Another really easy tuning, its exactly the same as the standard tuning, just half a step down, as the title suggests. The b means every note is flattened, Eb is E flat. Slash from Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver is a very big fan of this tuning.
-Drop D: D A D G B E
The Drop D tuning is frequently used in metal music, the low E-string is tuned down a whole step, this allows you to reach two lower notes than standard tuning and gives the guitar a darker and more sinister sound.
- Drop C: C G C F A D
Very similar to drop D, except the low E string is tuned down two whole steps and the other strings are tuned down one whole step. This is another tuning that is frequently used in metal music because it gets even lower and darker tones than the Drop D.
Hope this small little article helps you out to stay in tune and rock out some more.
If you found this usefull, don't hesitate to subscribe.
Don't forget to listen and have fun!!!
Link to online tuner:http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/utilities/tuner/
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