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