Eberhard E. Engel Music Lessons
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Tune Your Instrument
Here you can find the pitches for your instrument to be tuned on.  If you click on the pitches a .mp3 will pop up, and you can match the pitch with the note / string that you are tuning.
 
 

 

 Instrument

Tuning Information

GUITAR

6 String Guitar:  Low E (6)      A (5)      D (4)      G (3)      B (2)      E (1)

 
7 String Guitar:  Low B (7)      E (6)      A (5)      D (4)      G (3)      B (2)      E (1)

VIOLIN 

G      D      A      E

VIOLA

 C      G      D      A

CELLO

 C      G      D      A

DOUBLE BASS

 E      A      D      G

BASS GUITAR

 4 String Bass Guitar:  E      A      D      G

 
5 String Bass Guitar:  B      E      A      D      G
 
6 String Bass Guitar:  B      E      A      D      G      C

UKULELE

 Tuning One:  A      D      F#      B

 
Tuning Two:  C      G       E       A

SAXOPHONE 

For Eb Alto and Bari Sax:                          For Bb Tenor and Soprano Sax:

 
Bb Concert Tuning Pitch:  G                     Bb Concert Tuning Pitch: C
      A Concert Tuning Pitch:  F#

CLARINET 

Bb Concert Tuning Pitch: C

FLUTE 

C Concert Tuning Pitch: C 

OBOE 

A Concert Tuning Pitch: A

BASSOON 

C Concert Tuning Pitch: C

TRUMPET 

Bb Concert Tuning Pitch: C

TROMBONE

 Bb Concert Tuning Pitch: Bb

FRENCH HORN 

C Concert Tuning Pitch: G,  for the open side.

 
F Concert Tuning Pitch: C with the trigger, for the other side.  

TUBA

 Bb Concert Tuning Pitch: C for BBb tubas

C Concert Tuning Pitch: C for CC tubas
 
*  Tubas can also come in F and Eb: Concert C and G Tuning Pitches