Tune Your Guitar to Nashville Tuning
If you have a spare acoustic guitar or just want to try something new and different on your guitar change your guitar to Nashville tuning, you'll be amazed.
Steps
- Go to you local music store and buy some single strings, or a set of strings for a 12 string acoustic. Use bronze strings for acoustic guitars. The gauges you'll need are one of each as follows:
- .010 plain
- .014 plain
- .009 plain
- .012 plain
- .018 plain
- .027 wound
- Detach and replace the old strings, one by one. Clean your guitar and fretboard with guitar polish and guitar fretboard cleaner.
- Start putting on strings starting with the first or High E string. This string is .010 gauge. Continue installing strings as follows. Second string .014, third string .009, fourth string .012, fifth string .018, and sixth string .027.
- Tune first two strings (E,B) as you would normally. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth (G, D,A, Low E) are tuned an octave higher. Don't be afraid that you are tuning them too high because they are tuned a full octave higher. Your electronic tuner won't lie to you.
- Play your guitar as you always did but it now sounds like something you've never heard before. It's a cross between a Mandolin, Autoharp and a 12-string. Sounds awesome when playing with another guitar.
Tips
- D'Addario makes an acoustic bronze string pack for the above mentioned gauges called "High-Strung Nashville" that retails for about $6.00 and sound great.
- Keep your strings clean by washing your hands before playing and after playing wipe your strings with a lint free cloth, wash your hands again.
Warnings
- Be sure to use the correct gauge strings, or you might break the one you are trying to tune.
Things You'll Need
- New single strings
- Electronic tuner
- Guitar
