down a half step = better voice??

blaze · Post by **blaze** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:58 pm

whats this with tuning down a half step, is it eazyer to sing with the guit like this ???????

please explain?

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:59 pm

Most people's vocal range is in the Eb/D# range and it's easier to sing in key with the isntruments in the band.

blaze · Post by **blaze** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:07 pm

ok

i have a few question ??

does that mean most people sign better in the the key of eb???

thus.....

If I tune down half a step but the key(or frist note) in the tune is a regular top string g ( or in this case tuned down to gb) am I still in that vocal range or does it only work in the key of eb. ( If I start with say open eb - top string.)

comprodo??? I can reword it if you like.

If you do please explain.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:15 pm

ok, its like, some people dont have a great enough voice to sing in standard tuning, so they lower the tuning to stay on key.

Locarius · Post by **Locarius** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:29 pm

Actually its human genetics.

After reading a bunch of your posts, I have come to the conclusion that you talk too much.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:56 pm

the reason people tune down doesn't really have anything to do with a particular key a song is in. most people's voices are somewhere inbetween a tenor and alto range (most popular music is sung in the alto to soprano range). basically, most people can't sing very high.

so, what they do is tune down. you can actually get the same effect by just playing in another key by using different positions, but people tune down because its easier for them to hear the correct notes if they play the song in a position they are used to. tuning down allows someone to sing on key without straining or having to change positions

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:30 pm

fatjack wrote:the reason people tune down doesn't really have anything to do with a particular key a song is in. most people's voices are somewhere inbetween a tenor and alto range (most popular music is sung in the alto to soprano range). basically, most people can't sing very high.

so, what they do is tune down. you can actually get the same effect by just playing in another key by using different positions, but people tune down because its easier for them to hear the correct notes if they play the song in a position they are used to. tuning down allows someone to sing on key without straining or having to change positions

Good to see you popping up and setting things straight.