HOw to play music thats half a step down?

[cryingstatue]

hey guys need some help here... how to i get teh music to go up half step so that i can play it in standard tuning on my guitar?

 

[p00n]

capo?

 

[44ofjuly]

transposing?? Maybe you can do a check on google.com for more info on this.

 

[suodrops]

i'm not sure what you mean by "the music" , but here's what I think you mean:

You wanna play along with some music, but then the band plays in Eb tuning instead of E, hence when you play in E it sounds out of pitch (too high). If you wanna change the music, there's most probably software or winamp pluggins that can help you change the pitch, but those lowend ones might change the tempo as well....

Alternatively, just down tune your guitar lo, OR don't use any open position chords but play barre chords corresponding to the chords used in the song but pitched in E, this means if the song is downtuned to Eb, but the chords are listed as C Am F G, you play Cb G#m E F#..etcetc..

Han

 

[cryingstatue]

no i meant..

i meant as in how i do i make the music half a step higher without changing my guitar tuning

 

[live33]

Capo?

What I do in the past is to keep the guitar tuned half step lower. So, when i wish to play to a song that's in standard tuning, i just clip on the capo. That's a lot easier. =)

 

[JMguitars]

Re: Capo?

What I do in the past is to keep the guitar tuned half step lower. So, when i wish to play to a song that's in standard tuning, i just clip on the capo. That's a lot easier. =)

agreed

 

[suodrops]

play the music half step higher ? or do you mean lower ?

if you want to play it half step higher, add a sharp to any chords that you are playing (eg, if its C, play C#, if its G play G#)

if you want to play it half step lower, add a flat to any chords that you are playing (eg, if its C, play B, if its A play G#)

 

[BF109E]

For higher, use a capo and keep the same fingering.

For lower, transpose.