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ELECTRIC GUITAR WEEK: As the first tuning you learn when you start playing the guitar, ‘standard’ EADGBE tuning should be familiar to most guitarists. Any change to these notes is known as an altered ...

Getting your guitar perfectly in tune is the foundation of great music-making. From standard EADGBE to creative alternate tunings, knowing the right tools and techniques makes a huge difference.

These days it’s grown increasingly rarer to find metal bands that play in a standard E tuning. So many bands use seven and eight string guitars to achieve maximum brutality, but even those who stick ...