Channel: Song Notes by David Pots

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Description: Get my PDF chord sheet for this lesson @ playsongnotes.com/lessons/394 Hey friends! Lesson today showing a quick overview of how to tune down 1/2 step, so that you're in E-flat tuning. Alongside Drop D, I would wager this is the most common alternate tuning you'll run into when playing guitar. The concept is actually quite simple: tune all the strings down one half-step! Standard tuning: E A D G B E E-flat tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb The great part about this tuning is you can play everything normally -- no special chord substitutions are needed. The catch: everything you play will be lower in pitch, so you might not be able to play along with recordings (or fellow musicians) unless you're tuned the same. But of course, many songs are recorded this way -- so being able to tune "down" (in pitch) to match the recorded instruments is quite handy. Video timestamps: - 0:00 Lesson overview - 1:11 Tuning from Standard down to E-flat - 4:00 Tuning from E-flat up to Standard - 5:27 Tuning to E-flat by ear (w/o a tuner) - 10:16 Songs I teach that use E-flat tuning 👉 Need help learning the 12 notes? If the order of the 12 notes isn't something you've learned yet, I strongly recommend my practical music theory lesson where I explain the 12 musical notes, in addition to must-know terms (pitch, sharp vs flat, tone vs. semitone, half step vs whole step, etc). - Understanding the 12 Notes playsongnotes.com/lessons/356 👉 Song lessons I've made in E-flat tuning The following songs are all recorded in E-flat tuning (half-step down). While my guitar lessons linked below are often recorded in standard tuning for the sake of convenience, it's still good to know about this list of songs -- should you want to tune down a half-step and play along with these songs. - Patience by Guns N’ Roses playsongnotes.com/lessons/288 - Sweet Child o’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses playsongnotes.com/lessons/156 - 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins playsongnotes.com/lessons/285 - Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins playsongnotes.com/lessons/350 - The Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana playsongnotes.com/lessons/395 - All Apologies by Nirvana playsongnotes.com/lessons/155 - About a Girl by Nirvana playsongnotes.com/lessons/104 - Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana playsongnotes.com/lessons/102 - Lonesome Town by Ricky Nelson playsongnotes.com/lessons/38 - Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers playsongnotes.com/lessons/277 - Long Haul by Ian Munsick playsongnotes.com/lessons/360 - Gloria by The Lumineers playsongnotes.com/lessons/263 👉 Other tuning lessons I've made Here are some related instructional videos covering tuning basics. If there's a specific type of tuning you're curious in learning more about, let me know and I might feature it in a future lesson. - How to Tune to Drop-D Without a Tuner playsongnotes.com/lessons/110 - Playing Around in Drop-D Tuning (Fun Things to Try) playsongnotes.com/lessons/162 - Playing Around in Double-Drop-D Tuning (with “The Chain”) playsongnotes.com/lessons/168 - Two Finger Acoustic Blues in Drop-D Tuning playsongnotes.com/lessons/163 - How to tune away from 440hz (pitch standard) playsongnotes.com/lessons/359 If you want to view more of my lessons, visit playsongnotes.com which is my personal collection of lessons, tabs, and notes -- all created with care by me (David Potsiadlo). 🎸 Search all my video lessons: playsongnotes.com 🔖 Browse my library of 200+ PDFs chord sheets: patreon.com/songnotes 🙏 Donate to my tip jar: paypal.me/songnotes