Video: How to Tune a 6-String Bass Guitar

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A six-string bass adds a low B string, in addition to a high C string, to the standard bass strings of E, A, D and G. In order to tune these extra strings, match the low B and the high C to the corresponding notes on another instrument or a tuner with the tips in this free video music lesson from a bass guitar instructor.

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Hi, this is Steve Bauman from Summerhays Music. We're talking about the bass guitar today. We're talking about tuning the bass and tuning four string versus a five string or a six string. A five string bass has a low B string in addition to the regular four strings. Now a six string has a low B and a high C. Now this is a five string bass. This is not a six string bass, but if it was a six string bass, it would also have a high C string. So the tuning process is exactly the same whether it's a four string, five string or six string bass. You just go down the fifth fret and you match the notes. First you have to get a B in tune, your low B, and then you go to the fifth fret and you just have to match the note of the fifth fret on the B to the open E and repeat that process as you go down the strings all the way until you've tuned all six strings.

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How to Tune a 6-String Bass Guitar

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