I'm assuming you know how to tune a guitar manually (E-A-D-G-B-E).
Well, tune it all down a half step starting with the high-E string.
Just tune it to the fourth fret on the B string (Eb). Then tune the B string to the third fret on the G string (Bb). Then tune the G string to the fourth fret on the D string (Gb). Then tune the D string to the fourth fret on the A string (Db). Then tune the A sting to the fourth fret on the E string (Ab). Then, to tune the low E string to Db, tune the E string to the seventh fret on the Ab string (Db). Oh yeah, make sure the two strings ring together when playing the same note.
2006-11-27 12:47:50
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answer #1
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answered by Dr. Rock 2
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These guys have explained fairly well what tuning down a half step is. Before I get into it, know that every time I list the notes for a tuning, I'm going from low (fat string) to high (you're a beginner, so it's probably the broken string.) Western music is measured in half steps. They are: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#. This can also be expressed using flats: A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab. Notice there is no sharp/flat between B and C, E and F. Standard tuning on guitar, as mentioned above, is E A D G B E. It's common to tune down a half step or a full step, to D# G# C# F# A# D# or D G C F A D, respectively. This is done for a number of reasons, either to make strings last longer (less tension means longer life) or to adjust for the vocal range of a singer, or just because a guitarist prefers the sound. I've been playing for seventeen years, I tune a half step down for the first and third reasons. There are a number of alternate tunings, enough of them to make your head spin. Don't worry about them yet. Standard tuning became the standard for a reason. Using that tuning, you can reach all the notes with very little hand movement, called by some "economy of motion." It also lines up scales in a very convenient way, although you may not notice that until you've been playing for a while. The only other tuning I think is worth mentioning is drop D. In this tuning, the low E string is tuned down one full (two half) step(s) to D. I'll line up the two tunings so you can see the difference: E A D G B E D A D G B E Notice the "D A D" right at the beginning. That makes a power chord, and when you hold those three strings together at any fret, it makes a simple, one finger power chord. It's a commonly used tuning, and in modern music is used probably just about as much as standard. You may notice when you look up tabs that it says "drop C." That's a combination of the two concepts I just talked about. First, the entire guitar is tuned down a full step, then the low string (now a D) is lowered one full step (again, two half steps) to C. Again, lined up: D G C F A D C G C F A D And "C G C" is still a power chord. So anyway, good luck with that. Practice often and you'll get it, but it takes a lot of determination.
2016-05-23 15:42:57
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answered by ? 4
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