W2: 2 Tuning Flashcards
This type of tuning is called…
Standard Tuning
The differences between a regular digital tuner and a pedal tuner are…
- It’s on the ground and can be operated by foot
- There’s a switch that cuts or mutes the signal to the amplifier
- It may be lighted in case you are working in a dark club
On an acoustic guitar, the High E is connected to which tuning peg?
Tuner closes to the nut on the side closest to the ground
On an acoustic guitar, the D is connected to which tuning peg?
The furthest from the nut on the top side.
On an electric guitar, the High E is connected to which tuning peg?
The one furthest from the nut.
High E is shown as which octave on the tuner?
E4
Low E is shown as which octave on the tuner?
E2
G is which octave, as shown on the tuner?
3 (G3)
What strings are in Octave 4?
Only High E
What strings are in Octave 2?
A & Low E
What strings are in Octave 3?
B, G, D
If you got the pitch for the Low E (string 6) from a piano, how would you use matching to tune the guitar?
- Play 5th Fret on String 6 to match the A (String 5)
- 5th Fret on A to match the D.
- 5th Fret on D to match the G.
- 4th fret on G to match the B.
- 5th fret on B to match High E.
What is a common starting pitch that may be found on a tuner or metronome?
A440
What used to be a common tool to tune a guitar and how is it used?
The tuning fork - hit your knee gently and place on end of bridge to get starting A.
How does a headstock tuner work?
It works with the vibration of the guitar.
Where do you put your fingers of your left hand for fretting vs for creating harmonics.
To fret you put your finger behind the fret in the open space and press.
To create a harmonic you put it lightly above the fret to lightly mute it.
Using harmonics and adjusting string 6 to string 5, how do you place your fingers?
String 6, Fret 5 -> String 5, Fret 7, adjust string 6
How do you use harmonics to adjust string 4 to string 5?
String 5, Fret 5
String 4, Fret 7
Adjust String 4
How do you use harmonics to adjust string 3 to string 4?
String 4, Fret 12
String 3, Fret 3
Adjust string 3
How do you use harmonics to tune string 2?
String 5, Fret 7
String 2, Fret 5
Adjust string 2
How do you use harmonics to tune String 1?
String 5, Fret 7
String 1, open
Adjust string 1