How to Remember Guitar String Name?

As a Guitar Beginner’s it’s difficult for you to remember all guitar strings name. So, today I will so you how to remember it in easiest way.

There are total 6 string from thickest to thinnest named as E to e.
Some time the Thinnest and thickest strings are both named as E. Same name but sound different.
The rest of the Strings name are mentioned in following figure.

These 6 strings groups of three each i.e. 2 groups

The bottom three strings(eBG) with higher frequencies. It is known as treble strings.
The top three strings(EAD) with lower frequencies. It is known as bass strings.

To remember this string names just prepare any silly sentence which contain following characters (EADGBA).

Here, I have listed few sentences for remembering strings names. If you are using any other, than leave it as a comment at the bottom of the post to help others. My personal favorite is first one.

Eat A Dinner Go Bed early
Eat All Day Get Big easy
Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big ears
Earn A Degree Get Better employment
Every Beautiful Girl Deserve An Eye (Reverse Strings Names)

Just remember the strings name as – EADGBE

But in songs written on this website, You have to read is reverse that means eBGDAE

e|—– (the thinnest)

B|—–

G|—–

D|—–

A|—–

E|—– (the thickest)

20 Comments

SAIFU A Saria on November 26, 2017 at 11:21 pm

Excellent.the early guitar players can be benefit a lot.
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mohd razwan on December 12, 2017 at 11:34 pm

exillent
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Umasankar Paul on December 13, 2017 at 9:00 am

please tell how play these strings and what r frets
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- admin on December 13, 2017 at 12:46 pm
  
  Please Go Through the FAQ section.
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Shubham Panthri on December 25, 2017 at 9:23 am

Every Beautiful Gigl Deserves An Eye
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Akshit Mahajan on January 1, 2018 at 7:57 pm

Sir… Please show some basics regarding chords…. It is very difficult for beginners to understand chord
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Bhanu on February 9, 2018 at 11:18 pm

Great explanation
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Nikunj on February 18, 2018 at 9:31 pm

Plezz help me out with chords… I can play guitar on tabs perfectly… But i m not able to go through chords n strumming patter
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Your Name on February 28, 2018 at 6:29 am

Eddie Ate Dynaminte Good Bye eddie
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Your Name on March 19, 2018 at 10:51 am

it’s good..
btw another way is
Evey beautiful girl deserve a eye.
E. B. G. D. A. E.
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Shashi Ranjan Singh on April 1, 2018 at 11:51 am

overall it’s a very good for d Beginners as a Beginners I want to play chord PlZz send some helpful way of playing these chords
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Vaibhav Mali on April 1, 2018 at 1:48 pm

Every
Beautiful
Girl
Deserve
An
Eye
one more trick learn string name
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Avinash on April 19, 2018 at 5:53 pm

you can also remember as
(from higher frequency to lower)
E4
Bombay
Goa
Delhi
Allahabad
E2

E being common
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Your Name on April 24, 2018 at 5:03 pm

yours favourite one is 1 St one but I like the last one so I will remember it with that only
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Your Name on April 24, 2018 at 5:05 pm

I know that yours favourite sentence to remember the chords is the first one but I like the last one so I will remember the names of the chords with the last one only!!???
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- admin on April 24, 2018 at 5:41 pm
  
  Haha Sure no problem dude.
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Bb Bharat on August 12, 2018 at 9:50 pm

I remember eight gb as “ead gbe” easy to remember…. ? ??
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Mithilesh on August 19, 2018 at 12:10 am

nice idea
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Prithvi Vijaykrishnan on December 23, 2021 at 11:01 pm

Could anyone tell me the author’s name of this website? I require it for citation purposes, thanks.
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- Guitar Hindi Songs on January 27, 2022 at 12:06 pm
  
  Website: http://www.GuitarHindiSongs.com
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