Tuning your guitar

Summary

Tuning your guitar.

There are different 'tunings' for guitar. The most frequently used is E-A-D-G-B-e (eadgbe). These are the notes of each (open) string, from the thickest to the thinnest. (Open means that you have pressed no frets).

Tuning EADGBe

To hear the notes, play the sound clips here:

E

A

D

G

B

e

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Wouter Fri, 8 May 2009 15:50:23 +0200 CEST1241790623000

Several mnenomics to remember the EADGBe tuning (from thefreedictionary.com):

Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie
Every Adult Dog Growls Barks Eats
Every Acid Dealer Gets Busted Eventually
Eat All Dead Gophers Before Easter
Eat All Day Get Big Easy
Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears
Every Apple Does Go Bad Eventually Even Average Dogs Get Bones Eventually
Eat A Dog, Get Big Ears

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jack Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:31:23 +0200 CEST1244496683000

In dutch: Een Aap Die Graag Bananen eet

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