What Are the String Names on a Six-String Guitar?

Video Transcript

"Hello! My name is James Manuele and I'm a guitarist and instructor here at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington and I'm here to speak about the string names of the basic six string guitar. Now, I'm holding a classical guitar which doesn't matter if you're holding a classical guitar or an acoustic guitar or electric guitar, the string names will always be the same if they are in standard tuning. They usually have the upper three base strings which the numbering systems are the sixth string, the fifth string, the fourth, third, second and first. And the names of these strings will be E, A, D, G, B and E if you're in standard tuning, and briefly the to discuss on the introverse or the spacing between the strings, the guitar if it is in standard tuning will always be a fourth apart except for the third and second string that will be a third apart. Now, of course there are other guitars that have seven strings, eight strings, ten strings and of course the twelve string guitar so the tuning of course will add to usually the base side of the instrument, adding more base strings. But for the basic string guitar, there are six strings and the names again are E, A, D, G, B and E."