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Lessons: Lesson #5880: Just Intonation Tuning For Nashville E9 |
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Suggested Tempo: 20 |
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This tuning is called the JI (Just Intonation) type of tuning or "tuning the beats out".
It will sound beautiful when playing alone. It might NOT sound so good when playing in a band.
1. Use a tuning fork or electronic tuner for the 4th string open E note.
2. Tune the 8th string by picking the 4th string open and harmonic the 8th string/12th fret.
3. Tune the 5th string using harmonics at the 4th string/19th fret and the 5th string/24th fret.
4. Tune the 6th string using harmonics at the 6th string/5th fret and 8th string/4th fret.
5. Tune the 10th string by picking the 5th string open and harmonic the 10th string/12th fret.
6. Tune the 3rd string by picking the 3rd string open and harmonic the 6th string/12th fret.
7. Tune the 1st string by harmonics at the 4th string/12th fret and the 5th string/19th fret.
8. Tune the 2nd string using harmonics at the 2nd string/12th fret and the 6th string/19th fret.
9. Tune the 7th string by picking 1st string open and harmonic the 7th string/12th fret.
Engage A and B pedals: (nylon tuners)
1. Tune the 6th string by harmonics at the 4th string/12th fret and the 6th string/19th fret.
2. Tune the 5th string by harmonics at the 5th string/5th fret and 6th string/4th fret.
3. Tune the 3rd string by picking the 3rd string open and harmonic the 6th string/12th fret.
4. Tune 10th string by picking the 5th string open and harmonic the 10th string/12th fret.
Release A and B pedals and Engage B and C pedals: (nylon tuners)
1. Tune the 5th string by harmonics at the 5th string/5th fret and 6th string/4th fret.
2. Tune the 4th string by harmonics at the 4th string 19th/fret and the 5th string/24th fret.
Release the B and C pedals and engage the lever that lowers 4 and 8 to an Eb: (nylon tuners)
1. Tune 4th string by harmonics at the 4th string/5th fret and 5th string/4th fret.
2. Tune 8th string by picking 4th string open and harmonic 8th string/12th fret.
Release that knee lever and engage the knee lever that raises 4 and 8 to an F. PLUS, engage the A pedal:
1. Tune the 4th string by harmonics at the 4th string/5th fret and the 5th string/4th fret.
2. Tune the 8th string by picking the 4th string open and harmonic the 8th string/12th fret.
Release that knee lever; leaving the A pedal engaged, and engage the B pedal: (9th string key)
1. Tune the 9th string by harmonics at the 6th string/12th fret and 9th string/19th fret.
Keep the A and B pedals engaged, and engage the knee lever that lowers 2 and 9 to a C#: (nylon tuners)
1. Tune the 2nd string to be in unison with the 5th string.
2. Tune the 9th string to be in unision with the 10th string.
Release that knee lever and engage it to the "half-stop" Leave A and B engaged: (tune half-stop)
1. Tune the 2nd string by hamonics at the 3rd string/12th fret and 2nd string/19th fret.
Release this knee lever and the A and B pedals, and engage the knee lever that raises the 1st string to a G# and
lowers the 6th string to an F#. (nylon tuners)
1. Tune the 1st string so it is in unision with the 3rd string.
2. Tune the 6th string by harmonics at the 5th string 19th/fret and 6th string/24th fret.
Release this knee lever and engage the knee lever that lowers 5 and
10 to a Bb and engage the E to Eb lever: (nylon tuners)
1. Tune 5th string by harmonics at the 5th string/12th fret and 8th string 19th fret.
2. Tune 10th string by picking the 5th string open and harmonic 10th string/12th fret.
Several notes:
1. It takes practice to get harmonics to sound loud and clear at the 5th and particularly the 4th frets,but it can be done.
Try moving your finger to the left and right of the frets and pick hard to achieve a crystal clear harmonic at these frets.
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