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Old 01-21-2010, 06:00 PM
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Just have a question about a tuning.. If i want to tune one full step down but stay in standard i simply hold dow the second fret on each string and tune the string to e a d g right? or what would i do for that?
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Old 01-21-2010, 09:27 PM
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...or leave it open and tune d g c f
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Old 01-21-2010, 09:34 PM
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Do you not have a chromatic tuner??
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okay cool thanks but what i was saying will actually work to correct? and yes i have one i was just wandering about how i was talking about tuning if that was correct but cool thank ya!
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okay cool thanks but what i was saying will actually work to correct?
Yes, that is a way to do it, but a bit clumsy. Almost any tuner will give you the notes you want.
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Old 01-22-2010, 11:18 AM
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If you dont have a tuner you can use tunemybass.com They have a bunch of presets or you could customize your own.
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:35 PM
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alrighty thats cool thank yall!
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:38 PM
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If youre holding the 2nd fret with your left hand....and tuning with your....left hand...

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