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11-21-2023, 10:31 AM
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Standard tuning an Emerald Amicus?
If one puts a capo on the second fret, will an Amicus be EADGBE? Thanks...
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11-21-2023, 11:37 AM
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amicus in standard tuning
Yes, the Amicus will be in "E" when you put a capo on the second fret. Imagine that it is tuned to D on the 10th Fret - add one full step and you get to the octave on the 12th - which is standard tuning. Always go two frets up - so, if y our chord chart says "capo 3" you go to "capo 5"
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11-22-2023, 10:04 AM
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Yup. The Amicus is tuned D-d but almost an octave higher than guitar. A capo on the second fret takes you to E-e as if you are at the 12th fret on guitar. There has been discussion here in the past about different strings to get to E-e and avoiding the capo, but that apparently pushes the limits for certain gauges.
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11-22-2023, 10:17 AM
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Add 4 semitones to that to get to D-d, and you get a sense of how much extra tension the Amicus has in its ‘normal’ tuning. Even with an .008 first, I’d be reluctant to go any higher.
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