Originally Posted by: ChristGuardOk, so I have yet another question. I am rocking the acoustic guitar (Non electric) with steel strings. I am on the lesson in GF1 that talks about notes on the guitar strings, apparently it is very important that an open E string (1st string, highest pitch) is exactly the same as E when played on the B string... however, When I play the two the E on the open E string sounds higher, but both register as a perfect E on my tuner, am I going crazy?


Thanks!

Well, I'm not quailified to answer the "Am I going crazy" part of that, so.... :)

The PITCH is the same (making it the same note) but the intonation is different because of the different physics of the strings. So it sounds a bit different to the ear.
To me, the open E string doesn't sound higher, but t sounds "tinnier" and more "metallic". Even though it is the same pitch.