Can YOU Learn All The Guitar String Names In 27 Seconds?
YES YOU CAN!!!
It’s SO Simple, Let’s Get To It!!
We will use a mnemonic method, the first letter mnemonic to be precise. If you don’t know what that means, it’s simple; the first letter of every word in this sentence represents a string name!
“Every Body Gets Drunk At Easter”
You will start with the “High E” string, meaning the highest pitch. When holding the guitar properly, to play the instrument, the High E String will be closest to the ground, the thinnest string, and when in tune it will be the highest sounding note when played in an open string fashion.
Ready?
E 1st String/High E/closest to ground EVERY
B 2nd String BODY
G 3rd String GETS
D 4th String DRUNK
A 5th String AT
E 6th Sting / LOW E/ EASTER
(Closest to the Ceiling)
I’ve never seen ANYONE have trouble remembering the strings after I told them that secret way of remembering it!
I can’t take credit for that one though, it’s something my guitar teacher taught me during our 1st guitar lesson. It’s SO Goofy and SO SIMPLE, that you can’t help but to remember it!!
The only time i’ve seen anyone have problems with remembering the string names is when they have learned the incorrect terminology for the string reference. What does that mean?
Well, some of my students incorrectly learned the string reference point before they enrolled in guitar lessons with me. For Example, they were calling the “High E” guitar string, the 6th string, which is actually the LOW E Guitar String. They all explained it the same, that it was “the highest string towards the ceiling”. But I had to explain that the HIGH E STRING was named that because it has THE HIGHEST PITCH.
Subsequently, the LOW E STRING is actually the LOWEST (fattest) pitch.
I hope this funny little trick helps you, it’s never failed me or any of my students!!
Keep on Rockin’ and never stop learning!!