Tuning Analysis: Easy Worship Music (+E Key)

This unique tuning, described by the creator as an exploration of intervals at different pitches, provides a rich and resonant soundscape. The open string configuration lends itself beautifully to expansive, drone-like accompaniment and powerful chord voicings, making it particularly well-suited for worship music and ambient styles.

Verbal Analysis

At its heart, this tuning creates an Fsus2 chord (F-G-C) across its open strings, specifically F1-G1-C2-G2-C3-G3. This gives an immediate sense of warmth and suspension. The clustering of Gs and Cs in the higher strings (G2-C3-G3) provides an open C5 power chord, which can be easily transformed into C major or C minor by fretting just one note on the third string. The low F and G strings provide a strong, resonant bass foundation, allowing for full, harmonically rich voicings of Fsus2, C major, C minor, and even Gsus chords. Players will find it easy to create soaring melodies over open drones, or strum wide, full-sounding chords with minimal effort, embodying the 'Easy Worship Music' name.

Technical Analysis

• Instrument Type: Guitar
• Open Notes (low to high): F1 - G1 - C2 - G2 - C3 - G3
• Intervals between strings:
  • 6th (F1) to 5th (G1): Major 2nd (2 semitones)
  • 5th (G1) to 4th (C2): Perfect 4th (5 semitones)
  • 4th (C2) to 3rd (G2): Perfect 5th (7 semitones)
  • 3rd (G2) to 2nd (C3): Perfect 4th (5 semitones)
  • 2nd (C3) to 1st (G3): Perfect 5th (7 semitones)
• Harmonic Structure: The open strings collectively form an Fsus2 chord (F, G, C) with multiple octaves and fifths. This creates a strong, open sonority, essentially a C5 chord with an F bass and an added G (the 9th of F).

How to Tune

Important Note: This tuning involves significant upward string tension adjustments. Exercise caution and proceed slowly. Generally, when tuning up 3 or 4 semitones, the user should take extra care to avoid string breakage and potential neck damage. For adjustments of 4 semitones or more (or down 5 semitones or more), it is strongly advised to consider using a different string gauge.

• 6th String (Low E Standard): Tune up 4 semitones to F1. (This is a significant upward adjustment; a different string gauge is advised.)
• 5th String (A Standard): Tune up 1 semitone to G1.
• 4th String (D Standard): Tune up 1 semitone to C2.
• 3rd String (G Standard): Tune up 3 semitones to G2.
• 2nd String (B Standard): Tune up 3 semitones to C3.
• 1st String (High E Standard): Tune up 5 semitones to G3. (This is a very significant upward adjustment; a different string gauge is strongly advised.)

String 6 (lowest): F1

String 5: G1

String 4: C2

String 3: G2

String 2: C3

String 1 (highest): G3