This tuning method works for almost any ukulele including soprano, concert and tenor ukuleles. The fastest and easiest way to tune is to use a chromatic tuner, which I show you how to use in the video above. Achromatic tuneris a device that detects the pitch of a note as you pluck a...
You can play power chords with just two notes. Many guitarists throw in a third note, which is the root, just an octave higher. How do you adjust your strings and guitar for drop C tuning? After tuning down to drop C, you might notice your strings buzzing or loosening as you play....
Instead, it’s tuned in a way that makes it easy to create other chords and play in a lot of different keys. This tuning was created a few hundred years ago based on specific intervals that work well for guitar hand placement and playability, which is why we still use it as the ...
How can alternate tunings lead to musical inspiration? Something as basic as a G major chord or scale won’t translate to most alternative tunings. Working with new and unfamiliar tunings forces you to think about chords and riffs in an entirely new way. Working with new and unfamiliar tuni...
If you’re looking for something very close to what you would hear with an 8 string guitar, you might want to play around with G Standard tuning. The strings on a 7 string tuned to G Standard are tuned to: G C F Bb Eb G C ...
If you have no levers, you can still go a long way with your harp. There is a lot of music for harp in the key of C, and you can easily transpose into that key if you find something in G or D that you want to play (these are the other most common keys for Celtic music, es...
we discover that Open E is more than a musicians tool – it’s a testament to musical innovation. This detailed exploration of Open E arouses a sense of curiosity and eagerness to discover more unique spaces in the sound we create. There’s always something more to learn, a fresh sound ...
Notes: Listed as Lee's "Alternate Death Valley tuning - good for something" in Bad Moon Rising era writings, but not known to be used for a specific song. G G B D G A How to tune: Eu3 Ad2 Dd3 Gd5 Bd4 Ed7 Used by Lee on: Sugar Kane Genetic Notes: n/a G G C C A...
Well, today I got a tuning from a random RPT I found on the PTG website and he said he used to tune aurally but now he uses an app for one string of each note and then tunes the unisons by ear. The tuning is terrible! When I play chords they sound harsh when they used to ...
This is something I’ve verified by trying impact with a conventional tuning lever. Absolute beginners still get two unique benefits from using the Cyberhammer: a fast learning curve and the ability to comfortably tune an upright piano while sitting down. I am less fanatic about it now ...