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A common way
to tune a guitar is illustrated by the graphic at the bottom of this
page. However, the most accurate and easiest way to tune is with a store
bought electronic tuner or a pitch source such as a pitch pipe, a tuning
fork, or piano. If you don't have any of those items you can download
the Free Guitar Tuner.
It will work on most PC's. You can also use the online Guitar Tuner I've
installed on this site. It's accessible via the
Welcome page. If you don't
have an available pitch source, or an electronic tuner, you will have to
tune your guitar using the method described here:
- Tune your low E string
close to what you think it should be.
- Fret the E string at the
5th fret to obtain the A note.
- Tune your A, or 5th, string
to that note.
- Do not press to hard on the
E string at the 5th fret as you will cause the A note to go sharp
(higher in pitch).
- Once the A string has been
tuned, fret it at the 5th fret to obtain a D note.
- Tune your 4th, or D, string
to that note.
- Next, fret the D, or 4th,
string at the 5th fret to obtain a G note.
- Tune your G, or 3rd, string
to that note.
- Here's a change in the
pattern. Fret the G, or 3rd, string at the 4th fret to hear a B note.
- Use that note to tune your
B, or 2nd, string.
- Finally, fret the B, or
2nd, string at the 5th fret to obtain an E note.
- Use that note to tune your
E, or 1st, string.
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