How do i tune down a half step.
Ehm, by using the tuners? Turn them one way and they go up, the other way the tune goes down. Tune them down until they are a half note lower.
If you've got an electronic tuner, no problem - instead of the normal E A D G B E tuning, tune to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. If you haven't got a tuner, but can get pretty close - from standard EADGBE, tune the 6th string down so that when you play the 6th fret, it's the same note as the A string open. Then tune the A to the 5th fret of the bottom E, tune the D string to the 5th fret of the A string, the G string to the 5th fret of the D string, the B string to the 4th fret of the G string, and the top E to the 5th fret of the B string.
If you strum an E chord shape now.....
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
0...2...2...1...0...0
What you'll hear is an Eb chord.
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Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
It sure is helpful to have a chromatic tuner if you ever plan to use anything other than "standard tuning."
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Vic - wouldn't the 6th fret be A#, don't you mean the 4th fret?
yeh he does
aka Izabella
No he doesn't :lol:
Vic's method: You start by tuning down the 6th string - when the 6th string reaches Eb, its 6th fret will be A
I.e. : in standard tuning put your finger on the 6th fret (sounding A#) and start tuning it down until it sounds like A (5th string)
...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...
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Another way
1. Place a capo (or finger) on the first fret and tune as normal to EADGBE.
2. Remove the capo (or finger) and every string will drop a half step.
That's it.
I find that the capo clamps the strings too much to tune accurately with it on... as soon as I take it off the note changes, and if I don't take it off it'll still change, but much more slowly.
I find that the capo clamps the strings too much to tune accurately with it on... as soon as I take it off the note changes, and if I don't take it off it'll still change, but much more slowly.
Yeah - I know what you mean. Fretting with finger would be better. I have found though that putting the capo on very carefully seems to eliminate most of that problem. But the tuning still sometimes needs a little adjustment after you take it off. Personally, I would just do it Arjen's way :lol:
