This article will explain the Nashville tuning used on many country music recordings as well as rock, pop and other styles. A good example of this tuning is the Rolling Stones tune “Wild Horses”. You can clearly hear it in the beginning of the song. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” is another good example.

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String construction
Depending on the construction of the instrument on which they are used, strings will usually have either a ball or loop at one end to attach the string to the instrument. Strings for some instruments may be wrapped with silk at their ends to protect the string. The color and pattern of the silk [...]

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