How Do You Tune A Mandolin To A Guitar?
The mandolin is an instrument with eight strings in the lute family. The mandolin has a timeless, classic sound that accompanies a guitar beautifully. It’s tuning is the same as a violin, with the notes E-A-D-G, descending from the highest to the lowest. A guitar is tuned to the notes E-B-G-D-A-E from the highest to the lowest note. Tuning the mandolin to a guitar can offer great practice for a beginning mandolin player, and is a fundamental skill all levels of mandolin players should possess. Locate the high E or bottom string on the guitar. Pluck this string repeatedly while plucking the E or bottom strings on the mandolin. Compare these notes and decide whether the mandolin sounds higher or lower in pitch, whether it is sharp or flat. The mandolin’s tuning pegs are located at the top or the mandolin’s head. Adjust the mandolin’s bottom string in the E pair by tightening or loosening the tuning peg until the note matches the guitar. Adjust the top string in the E pair until it is in
