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  • '''Pitch Shifting''' alters the pitch of your playing. ''Chromatic'' simply shifts the pitch by some set amount, usually specified in terms of a chromatic interval (m2,
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  • ...er strings. Thus, ''visually'' they are lower. Also, they are lower in ''pitch''. Thus, typically the "low" strings are the thickest and high strings the ...ends and are used to tighten or loosen each string's tension, changing its pitch. Most modern guitars use ''machine heads'': the tuner consists of two part
    39 KB (6,007 words) - 08:56, 18 September 2015
  • ...e tension'' on each string. Here, I am referring to devices that ''detect pitch'' and let you know how close you are to a certain note - these are tuning a ...at creates a single, fixed pitch. For guitar-tuning purposes, specialized pitch pipes that have 6 pipes combined in a single casing, tuned to each of the n
    14 KB (2,413 words) - 23:24, 7 October 2015
  • ...e simplest ratio is an '''octave''' - which contains 2x (2/1) the original pitch. ...It will sound much different to the listener. Ranges of notes grouped by pitch are called '''registers'''.
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  • ...to E, we often call the first string the '''high E string''' (referring to pitch, not string number). Holding the guitar in normal position, it is furthest ...ed by frets 0 - 11. The 13th note, or 12th fret, is the octave, twice the pitch of the original note and having the same note name.
    23 KB (4,061 words) - 20:35, 11 June 2015
  • ...l'''. This can describe either the ''distance'' between them, in terms of pitch/semitones, or the sound produced by playing them together (simultaneously o ...5}}, {{M6|M6}}, and {{M7|M7}}. A note played against itself with the same pitch (for instance on two different instruments) is called a {{U|Unison}} interv
    30 KB (5,302 words) - 02:10, 23 February 2016
  • ...as the same notes as the 1st string, only here they are 2 octaves lower in pitch. ...the strings with your right hand. This creates a percussive, (basically) pitch-less sound, which is useful for filling time between notes. Now you are st
    20 KB (3,485 words) - 12:02, 14 June 2016
  • ...easant. They highlight the harmonic content of the change moreso than the pitch changes. Let's look at some chord changes, trying to use as little movemen So we've got only 1 or 2 voices of the chord changing pitch at all, and they are only moving 1 or 2 semitones. Compare this to using r
    19 KB (3,351 words) - 21:58, 12 June 2016
  • ...aritone guitars, they get the longer scale which is associated with better pitch and tonal properties for the thicker strings, but the shorter scale which a ...against the posts. This allows you to pull the whammy bar up to raise the pitch in addition to diving, and let's you seamlessly transition from pulling up
    26 KB (4,423 words) - 23:58, 21 February 2016
  • ...iversally to all pickups that use ___ magnet. The coils winding material, pitch, uniformity of winds, and number of winds also play into this. However, th
    25 KB (4,277 words) - 00:00, 22 February 2016
  • The easiest way to intonate the guitar is by '''comparing the pitch of the 12th fret harmonic vs. the fretted note'''. If the fretted note is s
    18 KB (3,231 words) - 15:43, 24 December 2015
  • ...tree. Lock/clamp the string in the locking tuner. Tighten the string to pitch - you shouldn't need to tighten the tuning peg more than 3/4 turn (which is ...tension, you can let go of the string. Now make sure you have a reference pitch or are using a tuner to prevent over-tightening.
    16 KB (2,789 words) - 19:54, 27 April 2015
  • '''Bending''' is a technique used to increase the pitch of a note by increasing the string tension. It involves pushing or pulling ...cates you are releasing the bend into this note. In other words, you will pitch shift downwards into this note.
    13 KB (2,400 words) - 21:52, 11 June 2015
  • ...ote in C{{s}} but sharped. However, E{{s}} = F and B{{s}} = C in terms of pitch; so they still have two ''enharmonic'' notes in common. F{{s}} is the same pitch as G{{b}}, which means we've completed the circle. If we keep going, we st
    16 KB (2,860 words) - 13:44, 10 August 2015
  • ...y, to give a sustained note a bit more emphasis or liveliness. The actual pitch of the note is in constant motion, moving up and down but never staying abs ...inal pitch as soon as the peak of that deviation is reached. And when the pitch is back to the original, you start to bend up again.
    16 KB (2,811 words) - 12:49, 29 August 2015
  • ...ly indicated by a * before or after the fret number. Sometimes the actual pitch of the sounded note is written above the tab. And sometimes the * is simpl ...ing an artificial harmonic to get that same note. We are given the actual pitch that should be sounded's note name, but we don't know exactly which harmoni
    13 KB (2,332 words) - 23:00, 20 June 2015
  • ...in pitch changes, affecting multiple strings simultaneously, and shifting pitch more quickly. It can be used for a number of special techniques to enhance ...whole+half step, pick the note again, then pull up on the bar to raise the pitch a whole then whole+half step.
    10 KB (1,673 words) - 23:01, 20 June 2015
  • ...ns hold, so we hold the prior bend. The number '22' indicates the desired pitch, not the actual fret. Since we were using a whole bend from 8 to 10, we ta ...end. This allows the pitch descend from the high E to the D - the natural pitch of the 15th fret.
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  • ...es the fret number to hold on that string to give the note the appropriate pitch (but this gets confusing for bending, which is described below). If a numb Pluck the 5th fret and bend it up a whole step to match the normal pitch of the unbent 7th fret. Hold the bend and pluck the bent string again, the
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  • ...the composer. When talking about pitch, this means that every note in the pitch class is played in every row. Even further, no note is played more than once per row. The most common pitch row is the '''Twelve-Tone Row''', which uses every note from the chromatic
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  • ...d sounds more consonant is because the more consonant interval is lower in pitch than the more dissonant interval. Lower pitches amplify the perceived diss
    8 KB (1,609 words) - 21:35, 11 June 2015

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