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B Overtone Scale for C#G#CG#CD

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Help Strum

Strum forwards

Strum the tuning, downwards, from the bottom string(lowest in frequency) to top.

Strum

Strum backwards

Strum the tuning, upwards, in reverse order from the top string(highest in frequency) to lowest.

Stop

Stop Playing Note

Stop all playing tuner notes when in loop mode.

1:1

One note at a time

Only one note will play at a time when clicking single tuner buttons, all other buttons will be stopped.

Switch Tuning

Switch Tuning

Switch the current tuner to any tuning for the current page

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Strum Speed

Change the speed at which the tuner strums. The default is fast for quick reference
Change to Super Slow to une your guitar quickly hands-free

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Change Instrument Sound

Switch the tuner sounds to a different sound. The default is Acoustic Guitar.

Available sounds

• Acoustic Guitar
• Distorted Electric 2
• Piano
• Marimba
• Rhodes
• Synth 1
• Synth 2
• Distorted Electric

Chords

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View chords sheets in any key or choose from 500+ single chords for this tuning

Scales

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View Scales

View scales in any key or choose from 500+ single scales for this tuning

Create Variation

Create Variation

Create a variation on this tuning using the new Tuning Generator

The Tuning Generator will be pre-populated with the current tuning as a base to start from.

🎶 Create Chord Sheet

Create Chord Sheet

Create a chord sheet with the current tuning.

One of the most unique features of gtdb is the algorithm that allows you to generate any chord in any tuning.

Create String Gauge

Create String Gauge

submit your own String Gauges to the current tuning

You can create a gauge and length for each string, instrument, material, guitar string brand, notes and hide it from public view or let the world see it and like it.

Tuning Map

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Tuning Map

Show a map of how the notes are tuned in comparison to EADGBE Standard.

Info

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Tuning Info

Here you can change how notes are displayed on GTDB.

Notes on Middle C

GTDB uses C5 as Middle C.
The lowest C on a piano according to GTDB is C1.

The ISO standard is C4.
This makes the lowest C on a piano C0.

Some keyboards (e.g., Yamaha) use C3.
This makes the lowest C on a piano C-1.

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A note on Frequency:
The middle C on GTDB displays as C5, however, the frequency is around 261.63 Hz.

This is what middle C is supposed to be since the pitch standard was widely adopted in 1939.

Your History

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Tuning History

Tuning History

Show a personal "timeline" of explored tunings. This is stored in localstorage on your device.

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Add tuning to favourites

Add this tuning to your favourites and choose a collection to add it to.

Favourites are located on your dashboard.

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Switch to 440htz or 432htz

Switch the tuner to use 440htz(concert pitch) or 432htz(philosophical pitch)

Dashboard

View your dashboard where your favourite tunings & scales, chords sheets & string gauges and your submitted tunings reside.

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B Overtone - 2 2 2 1 2 1

Lydian Dominant, Overtone Dominant, Mela Vaschaspati, Lydian Diminished

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