Bass Guitar : How to Tune a 5-String Bass Guitar

A five-string bass adds a low B string in addition to the standard bass strings of E, A, D and G. In order to tune this extra string, match this low B to another instrument or a tuner with the tips in this free video music lesson from a bass guitar instructor.

Expert: Steve Bauman
Contact: www.summerhaysmusic.com
Bio: Steve Bauman has been playing bass guitar for 15 years. He instructs on his own time as well as for Summerhays Music located in Murray, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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• bass
• bass guitar
• bass lessons

[acebot363]

I just tuned my girlfriends g-string.

[mastertung7]

i agree here this guy offered no help,.empty

[zhiette]

@founderjay no.. >.<

[founderjay]

on a 5-stringed bass where the tuning is BEADG, does it still sounds OK if i tuned the B to A or it sounds like fart?

[SlipknotBoi11]

how much did that ibanez cost?



[tutsuro]

@sgguitarfan7 Yeah, mine used to be tuned like that. Except on a bass its usually EADGC

[haloandddr]

I know how to tune it easily, just use harmonics

[TheWaffleWorld]

can you tune the B string to an D?

[sgguitarfan7]

can you tune it like a guitar = E a d g b

[danelyreyes]

the whole time i was staring at the guitars behind him...

[RDdaNINJA]

All I do is Tune my Bass to standard guitar tuning, or Drop D. I think it works rather well.

[Iwan2sk8GCS]

i clicked out of this video once i saw the uploader was expert villiage