Nashville tuning is a method where a guitar is re-strung using the higher octave strings typically found on the lower four courses of a twelve-string set. When played, the instrument sounds an octave higher than standard pitch on those lower strings while retaining standard chord fingerings. Layering this high-strung instrument alongside a conventionally tuned guitar yields a wide, chiming texture without requiring an actual twelve-string guitar.
How the songs in the archive use it
In "The Boxer," a standard acoustic guitar is doubled with a high-strung Nashville-tuned guitar to add sparkling chime.
Songs that use it (1)
What each track sheet's analysis found, with the sheet's own score. Analysis, not verified credits.
the boxer by simon and garfubkelNashville High-Strung Layering: Standard acoustic guitar doubled with a high-strung Nashville-tuned guitar for sparkling chimeSheet score 9/10 · Source given: Fred Carter Jr. and Roy Halee accounts · Open the full track sheet
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