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Guitar Tuning Series: Extended Chord Tutoring

Guitar Tuning Series: Extended Chord Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Extended Chord Tuning Extended chord tuning is a type of guitar tuning that uses more than the four basic triad tones (root, third, fifth, and octave) to create a more complex and expressive sound. Extended chords…
Guitar Tuning Series: Modal Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Modal Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Modal Tuning Modal tuning is a type of guitar tuning that uses different intervals between the strings to create a unique sound. Modal tunings are often used in folk, blues, and jazz music, but they can also be used…
Guitar Tuning Series: Minor Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Minor Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Minor Tuning Minor tuning is a guitar tuning that uses minor thirds between adjacent strings, rather than the standard major thirds. This creates a darker, more melancholic sound that is well-suited for playing minor…
Drop Tuning: Guitar Tuning Series

Guitar Tuning Series: Drop Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Drop Tuning Drop tuning is a guitar tuning technique where the lowest string, the low E string, is tuned down to a lower pitch. This can be done by a single step, or by multiple steps, depending on the desired tuning.…

Guitar Tuning Series: Open Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Open Tuning Open tunings are a type of guitar tuning that uses different intervals between the strings to create a unique sound. Forms of open tuning are often used in folk, blues, and jazz music, but they can also…

Guitar Tuning Series: Half-Step Down Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Half-Step Down Tuning Half-step down tuning is a popular alternative tuning that involves lowering the pitch of each string on a guitar by a half step (a semitone). This results in the following tuning: Eb (E♭)…
Standard Tuning: Guitar Tuning Series

Guitar Tuning Series: Standard Tuning

Guitar Tuning Series: Standard Tuning Standard tuning is the most common tuning for the six-string guitar, and it is the tuning that most guitarists learn first. It is also the tuning that most guitar sheet music is written in. To tune…