Electric Guitar Playing TipsTuning An Electric Guitar |
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Tuning up is something else that can be learned easily but might need to be done in a hurry sometimes. A guitar sounds bad if it is played out of tune. Tuning up means altering the strings on the instrument so they play in a certain key when played open. To change the pitch of the guitar strings, you have to make them either tighter or looser - change their tautness. The machine head, which you use for doing this, is found on the headstock of the guitar. Turn it anticlockwise to tighten a string (when you need to raise the pitch) or clockwise to loosen the string (for lowering the pitch). Most pieces of music written for guitars are in ´standard tuning´, which means when you play the notes openly, the sixth string (nearest the top) should play E, the fifth should play A, the fourth should play D, the third should play G, the second is B and the first string (the string nearest the floor) is E. You can remember this easily - look at the first letter of every word in this saying - Every Alsatian Dog Grows Big Ears. It sounds silly but it will help you remember the order. Back to the Electric Guitar Playing Tips page
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