Lesson 7: Tuning by piano, string names
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Discussed in this lesson: A fourth tuning method, using the piano is introduced. The pitch sounded by the middle “C” piano key can be used to tune the guitar’s fifth string while striking the fifth string while holding down the third fret.
After the guitar’s fifth string is tuned using the middle “C” piano key, the fret method of tuning can be used to tune the remaining five guitar strings as explained in a previous lesson.
Or, if preferred, all six strings can be tuned to the corresponding keys on the piano.
The guitar is tuned to “international pitch” of 440 hertz, a technical term we will discuss later.
Avoid using too heavy of a string gage (thickness) or tuning your guitar to a pitch higher than 440 A “international pitch”.
Using too heavy of a gage of strings for your guitar or tuning your guitar to too high of a pitch can damage your guitar. (More on that in later lessons).
The names of the six strings are shown in a diagram in the video. Memorize the names of the strings: (6th to 1st): E A D G B E
Also included is an introduction to why there so many frets on a guitar neck. (More in a later lesson).
A simple song is played in the key of C in first position. ****************************************************************************************************** Tuning the guitar by using a piano International pitch: 440 A, the pitch of 440 hertz, cycles per second, that is standard tuning for instuments to be tuned, so different instruments sound like they are playing in the same key when playing together Middle “c” on the piano The fingerboard The peghead The nut Fret numbers 1-3 (first position)
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Memorize the string names:
6th String: E (Thickest string)
5th String: A
4th String: D
3rd String: G
2nd String: B
1st String: E (Thinnest string)
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Why are there so many frets on a guitar? ( More about this in a later lesson). See the video on the jazz page for an example of using the higher frets on the finger board).
Continue praticing and learning the song in the key of “C” that you selected using the GuitarMore fret%2
