westhemann Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 when i get my seven string completed,i will have another one...it will be tuned to G It's because he loves me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 it is based on being compatible with classical style instuments...piano and such. Classical stringed instruments are tuned in fifths. This is why Robert Fripp uses the tuning he does (CGDAEG, low to high). Saying a guitar is tuned in fourths (and a major third) to be compatible with a piano is just question-mark inducing. It's eight octaves of chromatic notes. Unless you're using a non-western scale, everything you play is going to be compatible with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalthrashingmad Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 hey, i dont really understand how to tune it browser. you explained it but it sounds all muddled up. could u try and explain it again in great detail? please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 alright here it goes - and when i say open i mean you aren't fretting that string, just playing it as is: first, tune the 6th string (the one towards the ceiling) down to B with the tuner. The tuner will pick that up because there is usually a string tuned to B. next is the 5th string. when you fret 7 on the 6th string it will be the same pitch as open on the 5th string. so, without changing the 6th string, tune them to eachother. for the 4th string, you can either: 1)fret 5 on the 5th string and tune open 4th string to it. 2)do a 12th fret natural harmonic on the 6th string, and tune the open 4th string to it 3rd string open will be tuned to the 5th fret, on the 4th string. 2nd string open gets tuned to the 4th fret, on the 3rd string. and the 1st and smallest string, when open, gets tuned to the 5th fret on the 2nd string. Also, what tuner do you have? you may be able to avoid this and just use it. Can you show it to us, like a pic of your own or for sale somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalthrashingmad Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 hey its a seiko guitar and bass tuner st-727. i can only get b in bass mode but is this correct? there is also a pictch button starting at 400hz?? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 i think it should be alright. does the tuner have like a flat button or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalthrashingmad Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 its got a flat icon so u can see if youve tunes the note too flat or too sharp. is there anyway ui can hear the 6th string note on thenet? then from there i shud be able to figure the rest out. rite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 yes, let me see if i can find something. if you have powertab ( http://www.power-tab.net ) you can use that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pex657 Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I love my powertab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 heres one, you could tune your sixth string to the B. it would be easiest to do a twelfth fret natural harmonic, then its only one octave below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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