How to Remember Which Notes Stringed Instruments Are Tuned to - Music Theory

The video introduces Reckless Eric as a mnemonic to remember string tunings for various instruments. It covers standard guitar tuning (EADGBE), bass guitar and double bass tuning (EADG), violin tuning (GDAE), viola tuning (CGDA), and cello tuning (CGDA). The mnemonic helps non-string players easily recall these tunings.

What mnemonic is used to remember the standard tuning of a guitar?

• Elephants and dogs go bananas

• Eat all day, get big easily

• Every apple does grow better

• Eric ate dynamite, goodbye Eric

Which strings are tuned using the first four letters of the mnemonic 'Eric ate dynamite, goodbye Eric'?

• Ukulele strings

• Cello strings

• Bass guitar and double bass strings

• Violin strings

How do you determine the tuning of violin strings using the mnemonic?

• Use the last four letters

• Reverse the first four letters

• Use the first four letters as they are

• Skip the first letter and use the rest

What is the tuning of viola strings relative to violin strings?

• An octave higher

• The same as violin

• A fifth lower

• A fourth higher

How do you find the tuning of cello strings from viola strings?

• Go up a fifth

• Go down a fourth

• Go down an octave

• Go up an octave