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Why If you very lightly touch a guitar string at its midpoint you can hear an octave one above the fundamental string?
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∙ 15y ago
There is a very simple reason for this, This is actually a deliberate technique known as harmonics/ overtones. When a guitar string is plucked, the string vibrates at several frequencies. The vibration along the entire length of the string is known as the fundamental, while vibrations occurring between points along the string (known as nodes) are referred to as overtones. The fundamental and overtones, when sounded together, are perceived by the listener as a single tone, though the relative prominence of the frequencies varies among instruments, and contribute to its timbre. Harmonics are produced on the guitar by lightly touching a string, rather than fretting it, at any of these nodal points. When sounded the string can no longer vibrate at its fundamental tone; instead it is forced to vibrate at the specific overtones that correspond to the nodal point, resulting in a chime-like tone.
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How is the higher note produced on a single string of a stringed instrument?
A higher pitch or note is produced by either shortening the string length by fingering (as in a guitar or violin), or by tightening the string, as in tuning a guitar. Higher pitches can also be played by lightly touching a string at its exact midpoint while plucking it, which suppress is fundamental pitch will allowing its harmonic to sound. This would produce a sound one octave higher.
Is guitar music notated one octave higher then it sounds?
yes.
How do you make a guitar go up an octave?
Your best bet would be to by a "pitch shifter" pedal. I wouldn't recommend trying to tune it up an octave.
Is E1 the thinest strings in a guitar?
In scientific notation, E1 is the E one octave below a standard tuned guitar's thickest string.
How is the guitar in the song Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes so low?
The instrument in Seven Nation Army is either a guitar passing through an octave effect, or not a guitar at all, but a bass guitar.
Are bass guitar notes the same as electric guitar notes?
Bass guitar strings are tuned to the same notes as the thickest four strings of an electric guitar, but they are tuned one octave lower. So, the same notes, but one octave "deeper".
How is the higher note produced on a single string of a stringed instrument?
A higher pitch or note is produced by either shortening the string length by fingering (as in a guitar or violin), or by tightening the string, as in tuning a guitar. Higher pitches can also be played by lightly touching a string at its exact midpoint while plucking it, which suppress is fundamental pitch will allowing its harmonic to sound. This would produce a sound one octave higher.
What is the transposition of a guitar?
The classical guitar is transposing because it is played an octave lower than read, I think.
Is guitar music notated one octave higher then it sounds?
yes.
How is classical guitar music written?
an octave higher than it sounds
What guitar and a bass guitar sound difference is there?
A bass guitar is an octave lower than a guitar, for example the first string on a guitar is an E string that produces an E note when struck, the first string on a four string bass guitar is an E also and when struck also produces an E note, just this note is an octave lower than the guitars
What is one difference between an electric lead guitar and an electric bass guitar?
An electric base guitar is usually tuned an octave lower than an electric lead guitar.
How do you make a guitar go up an octave?
Your best bet would be to by a "pitch shifter" pedal. I wouldn't recommend trying to tune it up an octave.
Is E1 the thinest strings in a guitar?
In scientific notation, E1 is the E one octave below a standard tuned guitar's thickest string.
Is a bass guitar a guitar but the strings are an octave lower?
A guitar has 6 strings. The vast majority of normal bass guitars only have 4, all of which produce lower tones.
How is the guitar in the song Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes so low?
The instrument in Seven Nation Army is either a guitar passing through an octave effect, or not a guitar at all, but a bass guitar.
What sound dose a bass guitares make?
Probably about the same, actually. The technology for bass guitar pickups and electric guitar pickups are very similar, with only slight differences. Still, you're going to sound better on a guitar with a guitar pickup.
