| String | Note | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | E♭2 | 77.78 Hz |
| 5 | A♭2 | 103.83 Hz |
| 4 | D♭3 | 138.59 Hz |
| 3 | G♭3 | 185.00 Hz |
| 2 | B♭3 | 233.08 Hz |
| 1 | E♭4 | 311.13 Hz |
Tuning down from standard
Press Start tuner and allow the microphone. Pluck the 6th string: if it’s still at standard E, the tuner shows E♭2 with +100¢ and Tune down 1 semitone. Loosen the peg a little at a time and pluck again until the needle appears and rests in the green band. Do the same for the A, D, G, B and high E strings. When all six dots are green, go round once more: lowering six strings changes the pull on the neck, and the first strings drift slightly as the others come down.
Reading the strings
The string buttons show E♭2, A♭2, D♭3, G♭3, B♭3 and E♭4. In Auto mode the tuner picks the nearest of them, which for a string still at standard pitch is its own flat note a semitone below. If a string was knocked further out and shows another name, tap its button to lock the tuner to it, and read the semitones from there.
Playing in E♭
Because every string moves by the same amount, chords and scales keep their shapes and simply sound a half step lower: an open E chord shape sounds as E♭. To play with a band that tunes to standard, transpose, or retune with the Standard entry in the tuning menu, which counts each string back up one semitone. A bass in the same band can tune down with the chromatic mode, or by setting each string to the flat note.