Classical Guitar - Tuning

Tuning

Main article: Guitar tuning

A variety of different tunings are used. The most common by far, which one could call the "standard tuning" is:

  • eI - b - g - d - A - E

The above order, is the tuning from the 1st string (highest-pitched string e'—spatially the bottom string in playing position) to the 6th string (lowest-pitched string E—spatially the upper string in playing position, and hence comfortable to pluck with the thumb.

String Sci. pitch Helmholtz pitch Interval from middle C Semitones from A440 Freq., if using an Equal temperament tuning (using )
1st (highest pitch) E4 e' major third above -5 329.63 Hz
2nd B3 b minor second below -10 246.94 Hz
3rd G3 g perfect fourth below -14 196.00 Hz
4th D3 d minor seventh below -19 146.83 Hz
5th A2 A minor tenth below -24 110 Hz
6th (lowest pitch) E2 E minor thirteenth below -29 82.41 Hz

This tuning is such that neighboring strings are at most 5 semitones apart. There are also a variety of commonly used alternate tunings.

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