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