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How to Play the Blues on a Bass Guitar
How to Restring a Fender Guitar
How to String a Guitar the Right Way
How to Tune a Guitar a Half-Step
How to Tune a Guitar to C
How to Tune a Guitar to E Flat
Summary: Tune a guitar down a half-step by tuning the A string down to a flat E on the fifth fret. De-tune a guitar down a half-step to create a darker sound for the music with advice from an experienced guitarist and instructor in this free video guitar lesson.
Michael Prizzi is the guitarist for the hard rock band Pipebomb, a band that has opened for popular acts such as Seven Dust, Judas Priest, Mushroom Head, Anthrax and many others....read more
"In this clip we're going to go over how to detune your guitar, a half step. Usually it's going to be, this is your E. And then on your A string, this is your higher E. You're just going to detune that and use that, go down a half step, that's your half step. Tune your, tune your E string flat, and then you're just going to follow down the whole string. And use your guide, fifth fret tuning all the way. So this is a E flat, detune lot of bands, Alice In Chains, everything is E flat, gives you a little darker sound."
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