Guitar strings - facts 11

1) The second string on a bass guitar is the second D below middle C on a piano.

2) The first string on a bass guitar is the second G below middle C on a piano.

Guitar strings - facts 10

1) The fourth string on a bass guitar is the third E below middle C on a piano.

2) The third string on a bass guitar is the third A below middle C on a piano.

Standard tuning

Standard tuning is the most popular tuning on a 6-string guitar. Drop D tuning is another way of tuning, where just the sixth string is tuned different. Each string is tuned to the following with standard tuning:

The first string is E4
The second string is B3
The third string is G3
The fourth string D3
The fifth string is A2
The sixth string is E2

Drop D tuning

Drop D tuning is when the sixth string of the guitar is tuned to D2 instead of E2.

Relative tuning

Relative tuning is a way of tuning the guitar without an electronic tuner or piano. The strings are tuned relative to one another. See guitar tuning for how to do it.

Guitar tuning

You can tune your guitar if you don't have an electronic guitar tuner or piano, if you assume that your sixth string on the guitar is correctly tuned to E. The method below is called relative tuning.

1) Pick the sixth string at the 5th fret. This is what the open fifth string should sound like.
2) Pick the fifth string at the 5th fret. This is what the open fourth string should sound like.
3) Pick the fourth string at the 5th fret. This is what the open third string should sound like.
4) Pick the third string at the 4th fret. This is what the open second string should sound like.
5) Pick the second string at the 5th fret. This is what the open first string should sound like.

Electronic tuner

An electronic tuner is a device to detect and display the pitch of notes played on a guitar.

Guitar strings - facts 6

1) The second string on a guitar is the first B below middle C on a piano.

2) The first string on a guitar is the first E above middle C on a piano.

Guitar strings - facts 5

1) The fourth string on a guitar is the first D below middle C on a piano.

2) The third string on a guitar is the first G below middle C on a piano.

Guitar strings - facts 4

1) The sixth string on a guitar is the second E below middle C on a piano.

2) The fifth string on a guitar is the second A below middle C on a piano.