Guitar tuning and alternative tuning. The most common method used
by guitarists to tune their guitar has been around for a very long
time. It probably reaches back a couple of centuries, and is still
regarded as standard tuning.
But of course it is not the only system available to the guitarist. But first let us look at the more widely used tuning method
.
This where we use the notes, E, A, D, G, B, E. These notes are the names of the strings ranging from the first string to the sixth string.
Custom and practice have shown that it provides an acceptable range, and a convenient placing of intervals, and a very simple manageable method of chord placement.
As stated above this is not the only method of tuning the guitar, there are numerous other ways for tuning.
Alternative tunings usually fall into two categories. They are either "open" tunings,which means that the strings are tuned to sound a chord when they are all played open, or without using the frets, or they are adaptations of the standard tuning which means the tuning is designed to feature one or more open strings as part of the music piece which they are used for.
Alternative tunings usually occur widely in folk, blues and ragtime styles, and, particularly, in bottle - neck or slide playing.
Let us look at one alternative method of tuning which is called the Modal system.
The modal tunings are in a sense, "open" tunings. This is when all six strings are played open, this gives a sound of a suspended fourth chord, which gives a clear and distinctive feel, and is ideal for finger style playing.
Modal tuning is called the, DAD GAD simply because the strings are tuned in the following way.
The sixth string is tuned to a D, the fifth string stays as the A, as does the fourth string stay as the D.
The third remains a G. The second is tuned to an A, and the first is tuned to a D, hence the name DAD GAD. So as you can see the changed tuning is on the sixth string which goes from an E, to a D. The third string remains a G, the second string changes from a, B to an A, and the first string changes to a D.
This gives you three strings as D, two strings as A, and one string a G.
The strings are counted from the thinnest string, the high E, back to the thickest string which is the low E.
Variations in tuning can be a fantastic help to a guitarist, especially if he is joining in on a jam session.
For more great information on this subject continue reading below.
But of course it is not the only system available to the guitarist. But first let us look at the more widely used tuning method
.
This where we use the notes, E, A, D, G, B, E. These notes are the names of the strings ranging from the first string to the sixth string.
Custom and practice have shown that it provides an acceptable range, and a convenient placing of intervals, and a very simple manageable method of chord placement.
As stated above this is not the only method of tuning the guitar, there are numerous other ways for tuning.
Alternative tunings usually fall into two categories. They are either "open" tunings,which means that the strings are tuned to sound a chord when they are all played open, or without using the frets, or they are adaptations of the standard tuning which means the tuning is designed to feature one or more open strings as part of the music piece which they are used for.
Alternative tunings usually occur widely in folk, blues and ragtime styles, and, particularly, in bottle - neck or slide playing.
Let us look at one alternative method of tuning which is called the Modal system.
The modal tunings are in a sense, "open" tunings. This is when all six strings are played open, this gives a sound of a suspended fourth chord, which gives a clear and distinctive feel, and is ideal for finger style playing.
Modal tuning is called the, DAD GAD simply because the strings are tuned in the following way.
The sixth string is tuned to a D, the fifth string stays as the A, as does the fourth string stay as the D.
The third remains a G. The second is tuned to an A, and the first is tuned to a D, hence the name DAD GAD. So as you can see the changed tuning is on the sixth string which goes from an E, to a D. The third string remains a G, the second string changes from a, B to an A, and the first string changes to a D.
This gives you three strings as D, two strings as A, and one string a G.
The strings are counted from the thinnest string, the high E, back to the thickest string which is the low E.
Variations in tuning can be a fantastic help to a guitarist, especially if he is joining in on a jam session.
For more great information on this subject continue reading below.
To play guitar proficiently it is important to know how to tune
your guitar for varied musical pieces. Click on below to find out more
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