![]() Well, there are many factors why an instrument may go out of tune. This also applies to drums where the membrane (skin/heads) can be loosened or tightened to raise the tone.ĭid that help? Excellent, onto the big questions. If the pitch is too high, it is considered sharp, if it is too low, then it is flat. ![]() When an instrument is out of tune it means that the naturally played pitch of the instrument is either too high or too low. 442 Hz, or oscillations per second is the equivalent of concert ‘A’. One hertz simply means one cycle per second, 100 Hz means one hundred cycles (or oscillations) per second, and so on. The vibrations or soundwaves that an instrument produces are measured by hertz (symbol: Hz). Instruments basically just produce vibrations, and these vibrations produce sound waves of air oscillations which is the sound that we perceive. Still not getting it? No worries, read on. If even one string is out of tune, everything played will sound 'wrong'. When all the strings are in tune, you can strum them together and they will sound 'right'. ![]() However, guitar strings can be sharpened and flatterend considerably. Usually in standard tuning, these are the notes E, A, D, G, B, E.
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