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Tightening the strings increases the pitch, loosening them lowers it. This is because you are changing the length of the string as you turn the tuning pegs.

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Q: What feature of sound are you adjusting if you tighten or loosen guitar strings?
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If you tighten or loosen guitar strings what feature of sound are you adjusting?

Frequency.


When you tighten the strings on a guitar what quality of sound does this change?

pitch


When you tighten the strings of a guitar the pitch will be?

Tightening the strings on a guitar will always make the pitch higher, more or less depending on how much they are tightened.


How does the guitar changes pitch?

well for you to change its pitch you have to tighten / lossen the strings !


What are tuners for on a guitar?

you can tighten or loosen your strings, causing the string make higher or lower sound. (Check guitar tuning)


How do you raise the pitch in an electric guitar?

The tuning pegs need to be turned to tighten the strings. Tighter strings will raise the pitch. The strings need to harmonize with one another, a guitar tuner is a tool that can aid in making all of the strings tuned to the key that you desire.


How many strings your on a guitar?

That depends on the guitar! On a Tenor guitar there are four strings, on a standard guitar there are six strings, and there are twelve strings on a twelve string guitar.


How many strings are there on a guitar?

there are six strings on a guitar


What is an instrument that has 5 strings?

bass Guitars sometimes have 5 strings; Banjo; Cellos sometimes do


How any strings are on a guitar?

A normal Acoustic/Electric guitar has 6 strings, and a normal bass guitar has 4 strings. There are also guitars with more strings, i.e. a bass guitar with 5 strings.


Which strings are which on a bass guitar?

the strings on a base guitar are the same as the top four strings on a guitar which are E A D G


How can you change the pitch of a guitar string?

tightening the tuners on the guitar change the pitch strings are just like shoes they all do the same thing but some are better for some and some are worse for others.