how do you tune the seventh string guitar relative to the sixth?

Question

I saw a guitarist having 7th string on his guitar. Just wondering how he tunes it relative to the sixth string. Steve Vai uses those 7th string for very high licks so there should be a way to tune it in realation to the other strings. Thanks.

Answer 1

the 7th string (being the largest) is tuned to B, and so from largest to smallest string it would read-- B E A D G B E. The 7-string guitar became popular as artists no longer had to tune the entire guitar down to B E A D G B, which is a popular tuning in metal these days.

Answer 2

seven string guitars are tuned the same as a six string only the seventh string is a low B. you can tune it any way you want to though and steve vai no doubt uses crazy tunings

Answer 3

The extra string is actually lower. It's the top one and it's tuned down from the low C to a low B. It's really only good for playing power chords.

Answer 4

I believe the 7th is an A, an octave lower than the 5th string A. But I could be wrong.

Answer 5

i would asume you tune it like the others...press on the fifth fret on t he sixth string then adjust the 7th until it matches. maybe im not sure though.

Answer 6

you tune it to a low b i know it seems wierd but thats what it is supposed to be. It sounds really weird but i tried once to play KoRn I have to keep at a normal e tuning

Answer 7

depends on the end where it's placed...if smaller then last string then higher then last string....buh if its bigger then the normal biggest of the 6th string then its lower gotta be skilled in listening.....

Answer 8

drop D