Naming Guitar Strings
Naming the guitar strings is a fundamental that no beginner should overlook. There are two ways that we can name the string being played.
The first way simply numbers the strings from skinniest to heaviest, 1 through 6. The second names the string by the pitch it is tuned to. Standard guitar tuning is from heaviest to skinniest, E-A-D-G-B-E. A good memory device is the phrase, Every Artist Digs Guitar Back East.
Notice that there are two E strings. The heaviest string is referred to as ‘Low E’ and the skinniest ‘High E’. This references their pitch not their position in relation to the floor.
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Your memory device for naming the strings needs to be corrected.
Thanks for the site!
@Kurt McNaught -
Yes - “Every Artist Digs Guitar Back East”. Edited. Thanks a bunch, Kurt!