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I play the clarinet in a Dixieland band and have no experience with any stringed instruments. What are the pros and cons of guitar tuning versus plectrum tuning?

April 26, 2017band Clarinet cons dixieland experience guitar instruments play pros stringed

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I play the clarinet in a Dixieland band and have no experience with any stringed instruments. What are the pros and cons of guitar tuning versus plectrum tuning?

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Plectrum tuning is very good for playing chord melody leads – in other words, playing a lead line on one string and using the remaining strings to provide simultaneous chording. According to many guitar players, guitar tuning does not lend itself to the same type of playing as easily. Guitar tuning is easier with single-string work. Both tunings chord well for background purposes.