Were the Beatles guitars tuned down when performing live?
The guitars are tuned down a half step in almost all the recordings of live shows. Was this to make it easier to sing live or are there just issues with the video transfer or something else that altered the original pitch of the live sound. It's particularly noticeable on the Ed Sullivan appearances and Budokon shows. Anyone know the definitive answer?
The guitars are tuned down a half step in almost all the recordings of live shows. Was this to make it easier to sing live or are there just issues with the video transfer or something else that altered the original pitch of the live sound. It's particularly noticeable on the Ed Sullivan appearances and Budokon shows. Anyone know the definitive answer?
They never changed the tuning. It's a result of copying and digital
stuff.
I guess there's no real way of knowing if it's a result of electronic transfer over the years or they deliberately or inadvertently tuned down. YouTube is a bad barometer because they are usually quasi generational copied videos. I'll throw my Budokan laserdisc on and check those results and the Sullivan DVD's.
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Were the Beatles guitars tuned down when performing live?
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