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Acoustic Guitar Tuning

bluvation posted on 2 apr 2025 #1
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I was interested to know if any of our wiki acoustic guitar players use the James Taylor tuning method.
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hartmut posted on 2 apr 2025 #2
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Didn't know yet but already adapted to Capo compensate especially the low E string a little.

Interesting!

I've read a bit and found:
James Taylor sweetened Capodaster compensation:

- **Low E**: -12 cents
- **A**: -10 cents
- **D**: -8 cents
- **G**: -4 cents
- **B**: -6 cents
- **High E**: -3 cents .
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bluvation posted on 2 apr 2025 #3
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hartmut wrote:
Didn't know yet but already adapted to Capo compensate especially the low E string a little.

Interesting!

I've read a bit and found:
James Taylor sweetened Capodaster compensation:

- **Low E**: -12 cents
- **A**: -10 cents
- **D**: -8 cents
- **G**: -4 cents
- **B**: -6 cents
- **High E**: -3 cents .


Yes I just tried it but I'm not sure if it makes a difference or not, although my tuner is not that accurate to begin with:W
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FrankieJ posted on 2 apr 2025 #4
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I sometimes use a variation of that method to compensate for intonation.
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bluvation posted on 2 apr 2025 #5
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FrankieJ wrote:
I sometimes use a variation of that method to compensate for intonation.

That's good to know, your guitar always seems to be perfectly in tune on your tracks Frankie:W
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Al-Fadista posted on 2 apr 2025 #6
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Interesting. Didn't know about that particular compensation, and I don't have any tuner that precise so... but I noticed that using a capo, the notes tend to be a bit sharp, that's why sometimes I tune my guitar a little flat to compensate. I've noticed that the G string tend to be very sharp, so even when I'm not using a capo I tune it a bit flat... Some won't bother with all that and they'll buy a true temperament guitar.
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