Re: Newbie says hi and needs answers
There are lots of ways to tune the tenor guitar but the three most common are: Standard - CGDA, Irish -GDAE (both like mandolin & fiddle family tunings,) and Chicago - DGBE. Chicago tuning is the same standard tuning as Baritone Uke which is also the same as standard tuning for the high 4 strings on a regular guitar.
The main difference in the sound is due to steel strings (brighter sound) on the TG versus nylon on the uke. The TG will probably also produce more volume because of the bigger/deeper body. Use of a capo is also more common on steel strings so you can get to whatever key best suits your voice for any given song without retuning.
1963 Martin 0-18T, 1967 Gibson ETG-150, 1930s Epiphone Beverly Tenor Guitar, 2013 Blueridge BR-40T tenor guitar, 1960s Goya Tenor Guitar, 1980 Alvarez A900 mandolin, 2020 Kentucky KM-656, Flatiron Mandola, Weber Sage #2 OM
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