Guitar String Names

In today's beginner guitar lessons we are going to talk about Guitar String Names. This is one of the questions that we have been asked so let's answer the question and guide you through what you need to do.

So you want to be a great guitarist so let's look firstly at How NOT to Learn Guitar String Names.

A number of instructors make the error of teaching the guitar strings by numbers, from string 1 to string 6,using the highest pitched string being string number one. This is a really bad approach to teaching, because it doesn't enable you to practice the notes on the fretboard. Learning the names of the acoustic guitar strings based on their pitch (in standard tuning), you will be doing yourself a big favour over time, because every time you refer to the guitar strings, or think of their names, you will also be learning, and essentially saying the actual notes you find on the fretboard.

The names of the guitar strings in standard tuning are E A D G B E, with the first E being the lowest and thickest string (6th string see the picture at the top of the page), and the last E (the thinest string) being the highest pitched string (1st string), which is 2 octaves above the low E in tone. The letters refer to their pitch on the musical alphabet.

Learning the guitar string names will make it much easy when it comes to learning guitar chords.

NOTE: Don't be fooled by the way the guitar strings are ordered. This is not a mirror image of your guitar. The six strings are written in this order for musical reasons and it's the standard TAB way of writing them.

string 1 = >produces a high E (highest pitch, thinnest string, closest to ground)

string 2 = produces a B Note

string 3 = produces a> G Note

string 4 = produces a D Note

string 5 = produces an A Note

string 6 = produces a low E Note (lowest pitch, thickest string, closest to ceiling)

Here's a simple exercise to remember the guitar string names. The theory is if you do this exercise once per day, for the next seven days, you'll never forget them.

So let's look at the names of guitar strings and  here we have it the simplest way to remember the names of the strings on your acoustic guitar is not by reciting E A D G B E fifty times every day,  The best memory aids to remember the guitar string names is to make up a little saying or an acronym  (An acronym is a word made up from the initials of words in a phrase.) In our case, we will be using the letters E A D G B E in a sequence, to make a phrase that you will use to remember it. It can be basically anything you want to make up. The one we like best is

Eat
Apples
Daily
Get
Big
Ears

Keep repeating yourself with this phrase and memorize it.

How to practice - So today we recommend that you to sit down,(it's probaly best then you don't have to worry about messing around with guitar straps) with your guitar remember how we showed you how to hold your guitar. Now let's start we want you to pluck or strum each string in order and say out load if you want and repeat after us, Ten Times.

" EAT APPLES DAILY GET BIG EARS"

If you don't like that Guitar String acronym phrase then there are plenty of other silly sentences you could try, Here are just a few of the most popular phrases that we found which are great guitar string memory aids.

• Eat All Day Get Big Easy
• Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good By Eddie
• Elvis Always Dug Good Banana Eating
• Every Apple Does Good Being Eaten
• Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears
• Even Average Dogs Get Bones Eventually
• Every Apple Does Go Bad Eventually
• Earn A Degree Get Better Employment
• Elvis Always Delights Gorgeous Bimbos
• Each Apple Does Get Bitten Eventually
• Eat A Dog Get Big Easy

But there are many others Feel free to make up you own and when you do leave a comment below and add your saying. Then we can add it to the list on the blog.

Guitar String Names Video

We found this Guitar String Names video on Youtube we hope it helps. The acronym that this guy uses is Elvis Always Delights Gorgeous Bimbos

Guitar String Names

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So that's your guitar tips for today, if you keep practising and playing your guitars it wont be long before you will be able to play some easy guitar songs and before long you will be a guitar pro.

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Well that's your Acoustic guitar lesson for today I hope you enjoyed Guitar String Names Lesson

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