Standard Guitar Tuning (e, B, G, D, A, E)

Standard Guitar Tuning

We can say it is the "suggested", "universal" or standard guitar tuning. The strings are tuned up in e, B, G, D, A, E from the first string (the thinnest) to the sixth one (the thickest). ). Notice that the intervals between one string to the following one is exactly a fourth, except for the major third between the second and the third strings - a particular variation on this special pattern.

The standard guitar tuning is the most versatile because you can play without problems almost all the known chords, scales and songs, and with other musicians that execute their parts on other kinds of instruments (E.g. the trumpet, the piano) that are not easy to transpose. Musicians agree that standard guitar tuning is the best one when playing this instrument. The standard is a very popular guitar tuning, most of us use it mainly or at least frequently. Listen it in the following online guitar tuner.

Standard tuning - highly recommended for guitars with light gauge strings installed (usually starting at 0.8 or 0.9 inches)
Guitar heroes using this tuning? Many: Angus Young, John Frusciante, Joe Satriani and a lot others.

Remember always that, going from the thinnest string to the thickest (the one with the "lower" sounds), the strings are tuned up this way: e (for the 1st string), B (for the 2nd), G (3rd), D (4th), A (5th) and E (for the 6th string).

If you are beginner or just want to play the guitar with your favorite records, the standard guitar tuning is for you.