George Thorogood mostly uses two tunings for his guitar. standard and open G. for songs like Bad to the bone use open G, and for songs like one Bourbon one scotch and one beer use standard.
Key of E
Guitar has no alternate tuning, and is just "tuned in C," just like the piano, marimba, violin and cello, among other instruments.
The bagpipe is tuned to the key of A (although it differs slightly from the standard key of A).
"Slack-key guitar is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawai'i. Its name refers to its characteristic tuning: the English term is a translation of the Hawaiian kī hō'alu, which means "loosen the [tuning] key". Most slack-key tunings can be achieved by starting with a classically-tuned guitar and detuning or "slacking" one or more of the strings until the six strings form a single chord, frequently G major."
The song is tuned to drop C#/Db (drop D 1/2 step downtuned) on guitar, & i'm pretty sure it's in the key of C#/Db minor
Key of E
Guitar has no alternate tuning, and is just "tuned in C," just like the piano, marimba, violin and cello, among other instruments.
The bagpipe is tuned to the key of A (although it differs slightly from the standard key of A).
there's two mounting studs you can adjust with the same allen key you lock the strings in and lock the nut. One on each side and it can be done on a perfectly tuned guitar.
"Slack-key guitar is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawai'i. Its name refers to its characteristic tuning: the English term is a translation of the Hawaiian kī hō'alu, which means "loosen the [tuning] key". Most slack-key tunings can be achieved by starting with a classically-tuned guitar and detuning or "slacking" one or more of the strings until the six strings form a single chord, frequently G major."
The guitar is in the Key of C
Piano is tuned in the key of C
The viola is tuned to the key of C major.
The song is tuned to drop C#/Db (drop D 1/2 step downtuned) on guitar, & i'm pretty sure it's in the key of C#/Db minor
The tuning pegs need to be turned to tighten the strings. Tighter strings will raise the pitch. The strings need to harmonize with one another, a guitar tuner is a tool that can aid in making all of the strings tuned to the key that you desire.
He has his guitar tuned down a whole step from standard tuning, and uses a Bb marine band harmonica. (use a C if in normal tuning)
Standard tuning for a guitar is key of "E".