What is a semitone?

Question

im talking about tuning a electric guitar. is a semitone the equivelant to a half step? im trying to tune my guitar down 2 steps does that mean i tune it down 4 semitones?

Answer 1

tones (steps): A B C D E F G

semitones (half-steps): A# C# D# F# G#

each frett is a SHIFT OF 1 SEMITONE

eg: 1st string:

0:E

1:F

2:F#

3:G

4:G#

ect.

Down 2 steps from standard (EADGBe) is DGCFAd

this is D-tuning, good for heavy metal, Nu metal, punk and a myriad of dirty genres.

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Answer 2

yes,it's a half tone, so 4 semitones to tune down two notes.

Answer 3

A good visual way to think of it is that a semitone is the distance between two frets on a guitar, or the distance between a white and black key on a piano (excluding b to c and e to f)

Answer 4

A half step

Answer 5

half step=semitone