Why is the low E string, the one closest to you when you are playing #6 and the small E string, the farthest away #1
It seems it should be the other way around. I have been playinf for 30 years and no one had been able to give me an answer
2006-07-24 04:58:57 · 11 answers · asked by the_nashville_studio 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It goes by the gadge of the strings. And i know someone who plays the guitar backwards. So for her i doesnt matter.
2006-07-24 05:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that the 6th string is on top because you need more stregth to push the string down. Plus your pinky finger cant hold down the 6th string as well as your middle finger or pointer finger. Since your middle and pointer finger can hold the 6th string down better it is placed up top because your fingers can reach it better.
That was a guess and I hope I gave you an idea maybe. I have been playing for a year now and thats what I figured out.
2006-07-24 05:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mae-Day 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because when you flip the guitar over, the first string is on top
2006-07-24 05:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all in the scale. The top E is top in pitch not necessarily top of where you play.
2006-07-24 05:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by peaco1000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well that is just the way it is, I play too and I ask myself the same question.but remember that southpaws are in reverse too, so imagine how much weird that is lol
2006-07-24 05:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by Nando 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the way Eddie Van Halen designed it.
2006-07-24 05:01:25 · answer #6 · answered by skifaster66 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cuz wen u read the scales on paper it's top to bottom.
2006-07-24 05:01:25 · answer #7 · answered by mex-o-funk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use that small string to floss with
2006-07-24 05:01:46 · answer #8 · answered by geetarpicker04 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just how it works.
2006-07-24 05:00:35 · answer #9 · answered by leofwine1@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just be happy that they made a guitar...
2006-07-24 05:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by Ice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋