Half-Step Down Tuning in Eb

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As mentioned yesterday, we're going to tune all the strings of a standard (low to high) E A D G B E tuned guitar down one half step to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. We'll start by loosening the Low E to go down to Low Eb, so that fretting the 6th fret on that string will play the same note as an open A string:

e |--------------------------
B |--------------------------
G |--------------------------
D |--------------------------
A |-----0--------------------
Eb|--6-----------------------

Then tune down the A string to Ab, so that the 6th fret plays the same note as the open D string:

e |--------------------------
B |--------------------------
G |--------------------------
D |-----0--------------------
Ab|--6-----------------------
Eb|--------------------------

Then tune down the D string to Db, so that the 6th fret plays the same note as the open G string:

e |--------------------------
B |--------------------------
G |-----0--------------------
Db|--6-----------------------
Ab|--------------------------
Eb|--------------------------

Then tune down the G string to Gb, so that the 5th fret plays the same note as the open B string:

e |--------------------------
B |-----0--------------------
Gb|--5-----------------------
Db|--------------------------
Ab|--------------------------
Eb|--------------------------

Then tune down the B string to Bb, so that the 6th fret plays the same note as the open High E string:

e |-----0--------------------
Bb|--6-----------------------
Gb|--------------------------
Db|--------------------------
Ab|--------------------------
Eb|--------------------------

Finally tune down the High E string to High Eb, so that fretting the 7th fret is one octave higher than the open Bb string:

eb|--7-----------------------
Bb|-----0--------------------
Gb|--------------------------
Db|--------------------------
Ab|--------------------------
Eb|--------------------------

Check the tuning with unison notes:

eb|--------------0-----------
Bb|-----------0--5-----------
Gb|--------0--4--------------
Db|-----0--5-----------------
Ab|--0--5--------------------
Eb|--5-----------------------

Check the tuning with octaves:

eb|--------------7-----------
Bb|-----------8--0-----------
Gb|--------7--0--------------
Db|-----7--0-----------------
Ab|--7--0--------------------
Eb|--0-----------------------

We'll use Eb tuning for the rest of this week's lessons.