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09-04-2006, 11:57 AM
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hello everyone, i just got a new tuner last night and it has 'keys' such as:
Bb
C
Eb
F
Which one of these whould get me to the standard tuning, i think its Bb but i'm not sure what it was so i figured i'd better ask you guys
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09-04-2006, 02:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. John's, NL | | | anyone? lol |
09-04-2006, 02:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | see if you can find a website that u can tune ur guitar to with test tones and find what one is in tune(i.e i wud love to help but dont have a clue)
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09-04-2006, 03:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wethersfield, CT | | www.tunemybass.com great tuner with multiple tunings
E, A, D, G is the standard(from lowest string to highest)
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09-04-2006, 04:14 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, Washington | | | Doesn't it come with a manual? |
09-04-2006, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. John's, NL | | | ya it came with a manual that was 5 feet long no joke and it mentioned nothing about the keys =| |
09-04-2006, 05:18 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, Washington | | | Are you sure you read it? You didn't just say "pfft, I can figure this thing out" and throw it away, did you?
Go to the company website and see if you can find a FAQ or something. |
09-04-2006, 06:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. John's, NL | | | ya i did, but ya thats a good idea i'll have a look at their website in a bit.
thanks for everything guys |
09-04-2006, 06:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | C is what you want. I'm not sure why it's like that, but I have a seiko tuner that has the same thing, and C is the proper key.
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09-04-2006, 06:08 PM
|  | Now With More Metal! Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Harte fjord, CT | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Trevorus C is what you want. I'm not sure why it's like that, but I have a seiko tuner that has the same thing, and C is the proper key. | Because some instruments, like saxophone are in the key of Bb (tenor) or Eb (alto, soprano, baritone). Other instruments are in other keys too. This is why you'll see C, Bb, Eb, etc., versions of Real Books since standard jazz instruments aren't all in the key of C. |
09-04-2006, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by WillPlay4Food Because some instruments, like saxophone are in the key of Bb (tenor) or Eb (alto, soprano, baritone). Other instruments are in other keys too. This is why you'll see C, Bb, Eb, etc., versions of Real Books since standard jazz instruments aren't all in the key of C. | 
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09-04-2006, 06:53 PM
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C is what you want. I'm not sure why it's like that, but I have a seiko tuner that has the same thing, and C is the proper key.
| i think we might have the same tuner, o and thanks for telling me its C =)
is yers sliverish? lol |
09-04-2006, 07:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | No, mine is a black one. It's kinda older, though.
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09-04-2006, 09:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. John's, NL | | | ah i got mine yesterday lol that could be y | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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