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12-String Acoustic Guitar: Octave Tunings, Chording & Neck Tension

Understanding 12-String Octave Course Tuning

Strings 1 & 2 (High E and B) are tuned in unison. Strings 3, 4, 5, 6 (G, D, A, E) have paired secondary strings tuned one octave higher!

Pressing Double Courses Without Buzz

Keep fingertips perpendicular to the fretboard to press both pair strings down cleanly simultaneously.

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