| Many beginning guitarists struggle when it | | | | should match the tone of the 4th string open. |
| comes to tuning the guitar. It's a major | | | | |
| stumbling block for them. Some end up | | | | Play the 4th string at the 5th fret. It |
| quitting altogether because every time they | | | | should match the tone of the 3rd string open. |
| start to play what comes out doesn't sound | | | | |
| right. A beginner should understand that | | | | Play the 3rd string at the 4th fret. It |
| guitar tuning is something you get better at | | | | should match the tone of the 2nd string open. |
| with practice. Ear development takes time. | | | | |
| | | | Play the 2nd string at the 5th fret. It |
| A beginner should practice tuning the guitar | | | | should match the tone of the 1st string open. |
| so that he can become better and better at | | | | |
| it. Your friends won't be around all the time | | | | You can also tune your guitar by octaves. |
| to tune your guitar for you. | | | | |
| | | | An octave is the interval between two notes |
| How does one tune the guitar? | | | | with the same name. In the scale: C D E F G A |
| | | | B C, the two C's are one octave apart. |
| Well firstly, here's the standard tuning of a | | | | |
| six string guitar: | | | | Play the 6th string open. It should be one |
| | | | octave apart with the 5th string at the 7th |
| 6th string: E | | | | fret. |
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| 5th string: A | | | | Play the 5th string open. It should be one |
| | | | octave apart with the 4th string at the 7th |
| 4th string: D | | | | fret. |
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| 3rd string: G | | | | Play the 4th string open. It should be one |
| | | | octave apart with 3rd string at the 7th fret. |
| 2nd string: B | | | | |
| | | | Play the 3rd string open. It should be one |
| 1st string: E | | | | octave apart with the 2nd string at the 8th |
| | | | fret. |
| The first string being the thinnest, and the | | | | |
| sixth string the fattest. | | | | Play the 2nd string open. It should be one |
| | | | octave apart with the 1st string at the 7th |
| Relative tuning: tuning an electric guitar by | | | | fret. |
| ear. | | | | |
| | | | When your ear is sufficiently developed you |
| Let's assume that your 6th string is already | | | | should be able to tune your guitar by using |
| in tune (an E note). You can tune your 6th | | | | chords. Just play a chord and tune the |
| string by using another guitar that is in | | | | strings so the chord sounds right. |
| tune, a tuning fork, a piano, an electronic | | | | |
| tuner or even a midi file on your computer. | | | | Learning to tune the guitar is very |
| Then, all you have to do is match notes on | | | | important. A must! But it is so much more |
| the adjacent strings. | | | | convenient, faster, and more accurate to make |
| | | | use of a guitar tuner. Particularly in live |
| Play the 6th string at the 5th fret. It | | | | situations and noisy environments. You will |
| should match the tone of the 5th string open. | | | | find an electronic tuner for 10-50 bucks |
| | | | online easily. You can order one today. |
| Play the 5th string at the 5th fret. It | | | | |