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B standard tuning
B standard tuner online: B E A D F♯ B, standard tuning a fourth down, the baritone's tuning. Tune with your phone's mic and hear each string.
B standard puts a low B where the E was. Mika folds it up an octave to read it.The microphone closes when you stop, when all is in tune, or after half a minute of quiet. Nothing is recorded.
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Tap start. Play any string and let it ring. Without the microphone, tap a note above to hear it.
B standard: the strings and their notes
| String | Standard | B standard | Change | Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st string | E4 | B3 | 5 semitones down | 246.9 |
| 2nd string | B3 | F♯3 | 5 semitones down | 185.0 |
| 3rd string | G3 | D3 | 5 semitones down | 146.8 |
| 4th string | D3 | A2 | 5 semitones down | 110.0 |
| 5th string | A2 | E2 | 5 semitones down | 82.4 |
| 6th string | E2 | B1 | 5 semitones down | 61.7 |
B standard, step by step
What B standard is
B standard is standard tuning a perfect fourth down: B E A D F♯ B, every string five semitones lower. The intervals are those of standard, so every shape works; the 6th string sits at B1, 61.7 Hz, a seven-string's low B. Note that the 5th to 2nd strings now read E A D … , the names of standard's 6th to 3rd: it is standard shifted one string down.
It is the native tuning of a baritone guitar, which has a longer neck (27 to 30 inches) made to hold it at normal tension. On a regular guitar each string keeps only 56 % of its pull; it needs a set made for it, around 13 to 62.
How to tune to B standard from standard
With the tuner above: tap Start, play each string the table changes and turn until the needle sits in the middle. By ear, without the tuner:
- Tune the 6th string to B1 first, from the tone of the string chip above (tap it with the tuner stopped) or a piano.
- 5th string: A2 to E2. The 6th string at its 5th fret (E2) should sound like this string open.
- 4th string: D3 to A2. The 5th string at its 5th fret (A2) should sound like this string open.
- 3rd string: G3 to D3. The 4th string at its 5th fret (D3) should sound like this string open.
- 2nd string: B3 to F♯3. The 3rd string at its 4th fret (F♯3) should sound like this string open.
- 1st string: E4 to B3. The 2nd string at its 5th fret (B3) should sound like this string open.
Then check the whole tuning once more with the tuner: retuning one string moves the neck, and the others drift a few cents.
On the same strings, tension follows the square of the pitch: every string keeps 56 % of its pull. Slacker strings buzz and read flat at the attack; for more than a whole step down, a heavier set (or at least a heavier low string) keeps the feel.
What one finger plays
Every chord shape you know keeps working; it sounds 5 semitones lower. A capo at the 5th fret brings you back to standard pitch, which is how players in B standard join a band that plays in standard.
B standard on which guitar
- On a baritone: the baritone guitar tuner has B standard first.
- On a six-string: a heavy set and a setup; expect to widen the nut slots for the low strings.
- Its drop version is drop A (A E A D F♯ B); a semitone higher is C standard.
All six strings in standard and the other tunings: the guitar tuner. Any note at all: the chromatic tuner.
Then play something
The notes you tuned can go into Brumm as a short melody over a beat. Hum a line on top and it becomes an instrument.
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