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Major Third Guitar Tuning





SIX STRING GUITAR TUNING SCHEME


  • ''6'' - E (''Below'' middle C)

  • ''5'' - A-flat (''Below'' below middle C)

  • ''4'' - C (Middle C)

  • ''3'' - E (''Above'' middle C)

  • ''2'' - A-flat (''above'' middle C)

  • ''1'' - C (One octave ''above'' middle C)




BENEFITS


One large benefit of the major third tuning scheme is that all 12 notes in a Chromatic Scale are comfortably playable within the one position on a fretboard, making intricate single-line music easy to play and sight-read.

Also, all chords are closely spread and the fingerings are the same for all 24 major and minor keys. This opens up endless harmonic possibilities for playing and transposing into any key and makes playing chords a comfortable task that is easy to learn.


DISADVANTAGES

  • This tuning scheme is not suitable for standard folk chords that are designed for standard guitar tuning.

  • A lack of open A and D strings causes certain classical pieces to become difficult to play.