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Offlinetrent
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    #7512467 - 10/13/07 03:58 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Hi, I have a question about guitar notes. I recently got Guitar Pro looking to make my own music from it, and I noticed that there are different guitar notes obviously. So when I go to input the kind of tuning I want all I have to go by is - C# F# B E G# C#.

That's black sabbath's 1 1/2 step down tuning for anyone interested.

But when I look through the different notes on Guitar Pro, it has stuff like C#4, F#2, and so on. My question is what are the numbers after the # for? Also they have notes like E2 as well. What does the numbers after the letter notes mean?


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Re: Guitar [Re: trent]
    #7512505 - 10/13/07 04:09 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I don't know but I would guess the numbers are referring to octaves.


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Re: Guitar [Re: BoneMan]
    #7512908 - 10/13/07 05:53 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Hmmm, it could mean the various positions the notes can have, For example a C# can be played on the fourth fret of a D string, thus making it C#4, and F#2 could mean the F# which can be played on fret two of the E string. E2 could be the E which is played fret two of the D string.

Just a guess really, but I reckon it could be right.


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Re: Guitar [Re: trent]
    #7512927 - 10/13/07 05:57 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

BoneMan's right.

From Wiki:

In Scientific pitch notation, octaves are numbered beginning with C and ending with B. In that notation (used in many Wikipedia articles - see Piano key frequencies and Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass, as well as articles on specific instruments), the lowest piano keys play A0, A♯0, and B0. Followed by C1 through A1, B1, and C2, and...

Middle C is C4.





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Re: Guitar [Re: trent]
    #7513083 - 10/13/07 06:37 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Just take the standard tuning and knock each one down 3 notes.

And yes the numbers refer to octaves. For example, switch the tuning to E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6. You have to hear it to understand it.


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Re: Guitar [Re: PinballWizard]
    #7515652 - 10/14/07 12:38 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

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PinballWizard said:
Just take the standard tuning and knock each one down 3 notes.

And yes the numbers refer to octaves. For example, switch the tuning to E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6. You have to hear it to understand it.


so say i have a tuning chart that just reads C#. how do i know which octave to use after that?


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Re: Guitar [Re: trent]
    #7516384 - 10/14/07 04:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Are you talking about using Guitar Pro still? I don't want to confuse you any further.


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Re: Guitar [Re: PinballWizard]
    #7516433 - 10/14/07 04:16 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

yes guitar pro


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Re: Guitar [Re: trent]
    #7517257 - 10/14/07 08:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Well, guitar strings can basically only be used at a certain tension. For example, you can't tune your low E (E2) to an E1 or an E3. The string would either be too loose or too tight.

So, just change the tuning on Guitar Pro to the closest note. If you wanted to change an E to a C#, it is only 3 half-steps down, or 9 half-steps up. So you would tune it down, since it is closer.


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Re: Guitar [Re: trent]
    #7517262 - 10/14/07 08:04 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

And if you're starting from scratch, the low E (E2) would go to C#2.


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