What does is mean when they say to tune your guitar a half step down?

Question

I'm trying to learn seethers broken.

Answer 1

For this, you must have a very basic knowledge of intervals and how the frets relate to intervals. Every time you move from one fret to the next fret you travel a half step. If you move two frets, you travel a full step. A similar method is used when you tune down a half or full step. Standard tuning is E-A-D-G-B-E. When tuned down a half step, it is tuned to Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb. Each string is tuned a half step lower. When tuned down a full step, it is tuned to D-G-C-F-A-D.

Answer 2

I don't believe it means tune the whole guitar down, just the E (6th) string down to a D. If you tune all the strings, start with the E (1st) string and tune it to a D# (D sharp), continue to the B (2nd) string and tune it to a A# (A sharp), continue to the G (3rd) string and tune it to an F# (F sharp). Continue to the D (4th)string, and tune it to C# (C sharp). Continue to the A (5th) string and tune it to E# (E sharp), and finally tune the E (6th) string to a D# (D sharp) and that should give you a half step down. Like I said most people only tune the one string down, but I have seen stranger things. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Instead of making your G string tuned to the note G, it is instead tuned to F sharp, that is one half step down. A full step would be to F. All the other strings are tuned down similarly.

Answer 4

You change the pitch. Instead of having it at a standard E, you can bring it down to an F.

It's good if you want to play with someone else and have different sound

Answer 5

one note down from where it is tuned now

Answer 6

lower all your strings to a lower tune.

Answer 7

its called google.