Bass Guitar Tuning

8 String Bass 12 String Bass


Smaller gauge strings are low case letters and an octave higher tuning.

Smaller gauge strings are low case letters and an octave higher tuning.

 

4, 5, 6, String Electric Bass Guitar

4-String

Bass

5-String

6-String

 

G-High

D

A

E-Low

 

 

G-High

D

A

E

B-Low


C-High

G

D

A

E

B-Low

4, 5 and 6 string basses are tuned the same 
but the 5 string bass has the additional low B string and the 6 string has an additional low B and high C.

Cello Tuning

Cello

4 string most used tuning:
C G D A

C is the fat string.
A is the skinny string.

 

Tuning from low to high.
C G D A


Upright Bass Tuning

Upright Bass

4 string most used tuning:
E A D G

E is the fat string.
G is the skinny string.

If you have a 5 string,
the 5th string is low B
B E A D G

Tuning from low to high.
E A D G
B E A D G

Note: The tuning on this Bass is the same as the Electric Solid Body Bass.

There's many names for this instrument. Upright bass, double bass, string bass, bull fiddle, "the big girl," the big bass," and many others.

They also make a dropdown E-String.

Baritone Guitar Tuning

Tunings

Danelectro Baritone Guitar

String Gauges

Tuned 1/5th below standard guitar tuning.
Starting low to high,
 (B-E-A-D-F#-B)

Low End
B - .056
E - .046
A - .036
D - .024
F# - .017
B - .013
High End

Alternate Tunings:

A tuning (low to high, A-D-G-B-E-A).
This is a little lower tuning.
You would probably like a little heavier strings if you use this tuning.
You'll get a rubber band feel and sound with light gauge strings.

Note: The standard guitar is tuned five semitones higher than the baritone, but the relative tuning of the strings remains the same.  That is, if you put a clamp (capo) on the fifth fret of the baritone, the tuning would be E A D G B E.  Here's a table to help you remember how to change chord positions:

Standard
Guitar

 A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G#

Baritone
Guitar

 E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D#

So if you fingered what would be a standard guitar F chord on a baritone guitar, it would in fact be a C chord. See above.

 

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