How Do You Tune A Guitar In Eb?
To purists, a guitar should only be tuned to “standard” tuning, meaning that the lowest guitar string is tuned to produce an E note when no frets are depressed. However, many of the greatest guitar players of all time have played in Eb tuning, such as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eddie Van Halen. Tuning a guitar to Eb is a common solution when a singer’s range cannot reach certain notes that would be required if the guitar was played in standard tuning. In addition, tuning a guitar to Eb makes it easier to bend the guitar strings, as there is not as much tension on the strings. Turn the guitar tuning peg for the E string in a counterclockwise direction 1/2 step. The E string is the string with the largest diameter. A step is the equivalent of two guitar frets. Therefore, 1/2 step would mean to reduce the sound produced by the string by one fret, meaning one note. The tuning pegs are located at the top of the guitar where the strings attach. To ensure that the E string is tuned d
