What Is Nashville Tuning for Electric Guitar?

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We cover everything from the history of Nashville Tuning, to its uses, the best guitar string gauges to use, and how it sounds in different genres.
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[@Stringjoy]

Thanks for watching! Let us know if you have any questions we can answer. 🤘🤘🤘

[@TommySprocket]

I've known about this since my band attempted to play The Stones "Wild Horses" and get as close to the recording as possible. Got a question tho I'm currently playing an EPI Masterbuilt which is basically a J-45 copy and has a dark sound. Which of your acoustic strings would you recommend to brighten it up a bit I'm currently using Martin Phosper bronze w/ 10"s

[@colinhodson9443]

Out of tune - ouch !

[@IamMusicNerd]

Makes it sound like a banjo when playing clean. Crazy.

[@telemachia]

Thanks Scott, that was a great overview. I like the riffs with overdrive at 7:00, that was unexpectedly cool.

[@Stringjoy]

Thanks for saying so!

[@SteverRob]

A Rolling Stones "Wild Horses" tutorial brought me here. Apparently, Keef played a 12 in open G while Mick Taylor played a 6 in Nashville tuning. The blended result is magical.

[@GitarzanLKabong]

How Keefer got the studio Tumbling Dice tone as well. That's what led me to discover it back in the day...

[@matty0000]

Apparently there’s a Nashville tuned guitar in Jumpin Jack flash as well

[@LeeGee]

"...nuance of 12-string.." Tell me more!

[@Uzi_does_it76]

I really appreciate you guys. Great strings, great service, great advice.

[@Stringjoy]

Thanks for saying so Derry! We appreciate you back!

[@Nothing-sn9nc]

A lot of The Smiths songs have Nashville tuning layers, most notably This Charming Man.

[@josephscalone5402]

great video, never heard of Nashville tuning, going to use it now, thanks.\m/

[@Stringjoy]

Thanks for watching!

[@mickeymantool8188]

Love your strings

[@kernjames]

Great presentation. very informative. You did a great job on the video on this subject because you talked about the specifics.

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

Gonna start playing Nashville tuning now. Can it be safe for my reckless setup? I play 1/2" high(from 12th fret) action with thicc high B and e on my Tele copy without breaking it quickly? Cuz if it does break, I'll just leave it to my acoustic. Edit: My playing is Beck/SRV inspired, so please let me know.

[@Stringjoy]

Well you will definitely want a different gauge of strings, but assuming you've got those it's totally safe.

[@rumbachumba330]

I like what you guys are doing, I'm curious about Chon riffs in this tuning lol.

[@Stringjoy]

Oh that would be wild, if only I could play them in the first place, haha!

[@adamkahn8645]

lol, I wonder what Djent would sound like in Nashville tuning lmfao!

[@blahblahsen1142]

but do you make a Nashville plain-set for Armenian bass Djent? we play mostly in B flat and E flat, but we dabble a bit in H-Minor.

[@Stringjoy]

Hahahaha

[@bizbizley]

Mind blowing. Those Nashville strings and a new dedicated plank are going straight in my basket! Thank you.....what have I done? 😳🎸🤣

[@kennethmeeker6369]

I was using back in the 90,s a lot depending on what country band I was playing with

[@els1f]

Damn dude. I was expecting another, "like you tune up an octave or whatever,bruh" followed by 20 minutes of blues licks 😄 this was incredibly informational✌️

[@dragon-eye75]

Great video! I buy 12 string acoustic sets for my 2 acoustics and do one normal and one nashville. Love it for recording better than a 12 string since you can mix each string set seperately

[@Stringjoy]

Oh that's awesome! I should have mentioned that trick in the video... d'oh! Thank you!

[@dragon-eye75]

Stringjoy Thanks! Have you thought about doing a short demo comparison between strings in a mix? Just a suggestion. Would be cool to hear the differences. Loved the Les Paul string video btw. Cheers from Minnesota.

[@Stringjoy]

Thanks for the kind words! So like comparing how different string gauges sound in a mix? That's a pretty cool idea.

[@adamkahn8645]

to add to that idea, this would really help musicians HEAR the tonal differences between a wound third set and a plain third set..... not so noticeable in the clean tone, but as soon as you add a decent amount of gain, you can really hear a difference in both chords, octave chords, as well as pinch harmonics from wound 3rds. just a thought.

[@adamkahn8645]

for example, when Im tracking rhythm, i always use a wound third for that extra thick sound and also some sonic symmetry across the palm muted wound strings. but when i go back to track leads, if I have a lead that uses a lot of my 3rd, ill pop a plain 3rd on the guitar if it needs more high end cut, because a wound 3rd can sometimes get lost in a mix for leads, but not with plains. You also get more of a balanced feel when bouncing back and forth from the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st strings

[@gsuderman]

Great video. I do have a 12 and I'm wondering if you ever string the EAD octave strings with say, 10s or 11s or something like that. Ever done that or heard of it? It seems to make sense to me and it would be similar to a Nashville tuning. What are your thoughts? Thanks,

[@820hurleyj]

I discovered Nashville tuning reading an article about David Gilmore recording Wish You Were Here, one of my favorite acoustic pieces. He applied a few more tricks but Nashville Tuning was the main star. I sold some of my guitars years ago, but I'm wanting to get back playing, writing and recording. And NT is going to play a part in that. Great video! Thanks!

[@JasonChinniansoulmod1]

excellent video tutorial and very inspiring. Defo up for trying some of this in the studio. Nice one dude!

[@qjudge959]

Nice. What model Epi is that you're playing?

[@terrywitzu7874]

The high E and low E are supposed to be in unison pitch, though. Unless, that's high strung. I understood it was Nashville w/ the G string being lowest. Which one is it w/ the matching E string octaves?

[@Stringjoy]

Not in Nashville tuning they aren't. The Low E is an ocatave below the high E (on a norma guitar it's two octaves below).

[@terrywitzu7874]

@@Stringjoy So what is the tuning where the G, or D string are the lowest, with the high E on the top and bottom string?

[@camgreer]

Cool! I was gonna buy a Rickenbacker, but I think I'll just go get a 12 string set and put the skinny ones on my Squier.

[@creamydistortion]

'Hey You' by Pink Floyd uses this tuning. :-)

[@revylokesh1783]

So does _Wish you were here_

[@creamydistortion]

@@revylokesh1783 Is it electric or acoustic?

[@ZachMcCordProg]

Jars of Clay used Nashville tuning (except, not an octave up) as their main tuning on their first album. Interesting because most bands didn't use it as their main tuning.

[@waynemossbarefoot]

I always used a 10 for the "G" because an 8 or 9 wasn't loud enough :-) Wayne Moss

[@victorymansions]

Johnny Marr used this

[@GS-to9oe]

Perfect set up for shredding

[@Aio-Project]

aw man shoulda tuned your bridge

[@PHJimY]

Very few folks seem to use what you call "high-strung tuning" with the regular G. I have done that when I broke a high G on my high-strung guitar, but I've never seen anyone else use it.

[@Stringjoy]

Yeah it's exceedingly rare these days!

[@strummer101]

Wow mind blown

[@J.C...]

Yea, I don't see myself trying tbis. Not sure I trust my strings to take another octave up.

[@Stringjoy]

Well you definitely want to get a set of strings designed for it, do NOT do this with a standard string set

[@anthonydemarco8090]

very informative

[@stephensmith799]

I like Nashville tuning for ‘small chords’, thirds and sixths

[@stevehogan8829]

I think it sounds like a banjo. Would not want that on my strat. I guess it depends on what you're playing. Nor siffinf ir.

[@da1215]

I simulate this tuning with a capo on the 12. fret

[@casey17w]

Hi. Great vid. I popped my G string that was an 09. Had an old electric 10 and stuck it on there. Should I go back and replace to an 09? Thank you.

[@kunaikai]

If you like how the 9 felt or sounded then switch. If you like how the 10 feels or sounds then use the 10. There’s not really a better option. Just depends on what you like.

[@alanfbrookes9771]

If I want to sound like a 12-string guitar I use a 12-string guitar.

[@ObiTrev]

Bakersfield Sound 4 Life

[@smorrow]

1:45 Pitch _classes_

[@chrisanderson2548]

Do you have a store in nashville? Or is it strictly online? I'd like to come visit and check it out. I'm about an hour and a half south.

[@Stringjoy]

Thanks so much for reaching out Chris! Our shop isn't open to the public but that said, our strings are carried by our friends at Carter Vintage, Eastside Music Supply and Two Old Hippies here in Nashville, and are also always available via our site, Stringjoy.com Let me know if there's anything else I can help with!

[@MrSDFD18]

Waaaaaaaay too much fast talking nonsense. It took half the video until you got into the meat of it. Put your opinions at the end. Put the meat up front. Hook ‘em and keep ‘em. Don’t try to “win” them.

[@dahliafiend]

Make your own video.