Nashville tuning (high strung)

{{Hatnote|This article is about a tuning for six-string guitar. For the steel guitar tuning, see [[E9 tuning]].}}

{{Hatnote|This article is about a tuning for six-string guitar. For the steel guitar tuning, see [[E9 tuning]].}}

'''Nashville''' or '''high-strung tuning''' refers to the practice of replacing the [[Guitar string#Wound strings|wound]] E, A, D, and G strings on a six-string guitar with lighter gauge strings to allow tuning an octave higher than [[Guitar tunings#Standard|standard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daddario.com/Resources/JDCDAD/Videos/DAddario_Nashville_Tuning.pdf |title=High-strung/ Nashville tuning |website=Daddario.com |access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> This is usually achieved by using one string from each of the six [[Course (music)|courses]] of a [[Twelve-string guitar|twelve-string]] set, using the higher string for those courses tuned in octaves.

'''Nashville''' or '''high-strung tuning''' refers to the practice of replacing the [[Guitar string#Wound strings|wound]] E, A, D, and G strings on a six-string guitar with lighter-gauge strings to allow tuning an octave higher than [[Guitar tunings#Standard|standard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daddario.com/Resources/JDCDAD/Videos/DAddario_Nashville_Tuning.pdf |title=High-strung/ Nashville tuning |website=Daddario.com |access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> This is usually achieved by using one string from each of the six [[Course (music)|courses]] of a [[Twelve-string guitar|twelve-string]] set, using the higher string for those courses tuned in octaves.

The [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Hey You (Pink Floyd song)|Hey You]]" from the album ''[[The Wall]]'' and the [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] song "[[Dust in the Wind]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-kansas-ken-livgren-shares-story-behind-dust-wind|title=Kansas' Kerry Livgren Shares The Story Behind "Dust In The Wind"|website=Guitarworld.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> from their ''[[Point of Know Return]]'' album use this form of guitar tuning. In "Hey You", [[David Gilmour]] replaced the low E string with a second high E (not a 12-string set, low E's octave string) such that it was two octaves up. [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones song)|Wild Horses]]" features a 12-string guitar played by [[Keith Richards]] and a guitar with Nashville tuning played by [[Mick Taylor]]. "[[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]" featured two acoustic guitars, one Nashville strung, [[Distortion (music)|overdriven]] through a [[cassette recorder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOJumpin.html|title=Jumping Jack Flash|date=July 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702220036/http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOJumpin.html |archive-date=2007-07-02 }}</ref> [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] used Nashville tuning on "Gimme Danger"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvB-wDt7mA|title=The Stooges' James Williamson - Guitar Moves - Episode 1|date=13 May 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> on ''[[Raw Power]]'' by [[the Stooges]]. [[Elliott Smith]] used a variant of Nashville tuning with a twelve-string guitar on [[XO (Elliott Smith album)|''XO'']] for the song "Tomorrow Tomorrow."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.billboard.com/services/player/bcpid1628391690001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAEMcC3Y~,NII8yi9nN4zfbo6c85C9uVdLDWJHdSE3&bctid=4226483273001|title="Heaven Adores You" Elliott Smith Documentary|website=Video.billboard.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> [[Pat Metheny]] is known for using Nashville tuning on several occasions, notably his song "Phase Dance" from his group's [[Pat Metheny Group (album)|debut album]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patmetheny.com/qa/questionView.cfm?queID=305|title=Pat Metheny: Question & Answer|website=www.patmetheny.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/blog/nashville-tuning/|title=What is Nashville Tuning? - Strings Direct|date=March 14, 2019|website=Strings Direct -}}</ref> Similarly, [[Andy Fairweather Low]] used a high-strung guitar on his 1975 UK hit single "[[Wide Eyed and Legless]]", taken from his ''[[La Booga Rooga]]'' album.<ref name="Sleeve">{{cite AV media | date=1975 | title=La Booga Rooga | medium=record sleeve | location=UK | publisher=A&M Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=William Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-booga-rooga-mw0000839142 |title=La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref>

The [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Hey You (Pink Floyd song)|Hey You]]" from the album ''[[The Wall]]'' and the [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] song "[[Dust in the Wind]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-kansas-ken-livgren-shares-story-behind-dust-wind|title=Kansas' Kerry Livgren Shares The Story Behind "Dust In The Wind"|website=Guitarworld.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> from their ''[[Point of Know Return]]'' album use this form of guitar tuning. In "Hey You", [[David Gilmour]] replaced the low E string with a second high E (not a 12-string set, low E's octave string) such that it was two octaves up. [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones song)|Wild Horses]]" features a 12-string guitar played by [[Keith Richards]] and a guitar with Nashville tuning played by [[Mick Taylor]]. "[[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]" featured two acoustic guitars, one Nashville strung, [[Distortion (music)|overdriven]] through a [[cassette recorder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOJumpin.html|title=Jumping Jack Flash|date=July 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702220036/http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOJumpin.html |archive-date=2007-07-02 }}</ref> [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] used Nashville tuning on "Gimme Danger"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvB-wDt7mA|title=The Stooges' James Williamson - Guitar Moves - Episode 1|date=13 May 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> on ''[[Raw Power]]'' by [[the Stooges]]. [[Elliott Smith]] used a variant of Nashville tuning with a twelve-string guitar on [[XO (Elliott Smith album)|''XO'']] for the song "Tomorrow Tomorrow."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.billboard.com/services/player/bcpid1628391690001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAEMcC3Y~,NII8yi9nN4zfbo6c85C9uVdLDWJHdSE3&bctid=4226483273001|title="Heaven Adores You" Elliott Smith Documentary|website=Video.billboard.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref> [[Pat Metheny]] is known for using Nashville tuning on several occasions, notably his song "Phase Dance" from his group's [[Pat Metheny Group (album)|debut album]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patmetheny.com/qa/questionView.cfm?queID=305|title=Pat Metheny: Question & Answer|website=www.patmetheny.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/blog/nashville-tuning/|title=What is Nashville Tuning? - Strings Direct|date=March 14, 2019|website=Strings Direct -}}</ref> Similarly, [[Andy Fairweather Low]] used a high-strung guitar on his 1975 UK hit single "[[Wide Eyed and Legless]]", taken from his ''[[La Booga Rooga]]'' album.<ref name="Sleeve">{{cite AV media | date=1975 | title=La Booga Rooga | medium=record sleeve | location=UK | publisher=A&M Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=William Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-booga-rooga-mw0000839142 |title=La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref>