Jerryc41
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As the title says, why is the g lower case?
It's to indicate that the g string is higher than the other strings in re-entrant tuning. Linear tuning, with a low G, is generally written as GCEA.
It came about because normal linear tuning used capital letters, so it needed to be different to differentiate it from the way that normal tuning was written.
It's to indicate that the g string is higher than the other strings in re-entrant tuning. Linear tuning, with a low G, is generally written as GCEA.
Thanks! Lower case for higher sound. Makes perfect sense.
I know, right? Just like tuning is GCEA but going by string numbers, it would be AECG...:shaka:
Thanks! Lower case for higher sound. Makes perfect sense.
I’m with Booli. Always thought GCEA was high-G and gCEA was low-g.
For me gCEA indicates re-entrant tuning. Have I been doing it wrong all these years?
John Colter
I heartily agree with Jarmo_S: G3 C4 E4 A4 for linear (low G) and G4 C4 E4 A4 for reentry (high G) -- where "4" denotes the middle-C octave on a piano. This annotation is much clearer than caps & lower case (IMO).
For me gCEA indicates re-entrant tuning. Have I been doing it wrong all these years?
John Colter