Tuning the guitar is vital to sounding good. Here are some simple instructions that will explain the basics of tuning your guitar. The open strings on a guitar from the thickest to thinest are as follows:
That is how you tune a guitar.
Try using the Javascript Guitar Tuner to listen to the different notes.
- E – the thickest or lowest sounding string is known as the 6th string
- A – is the 5th
- D – is the 4th
- G – is the 3rd
- B – is the 2nd
- E – the thinest or highest is the 1st
Standard Guitar Tuning Method
Step 1: The E String
Tune the top E as accurately as you can. Chances are it’s close to being in tune anyways. Being the thickest string it’s the least likely to detune itself compared to any of the other strings. If you have another instrument such as a piano, you can tune it to the 1st E note below the middle C. If you have no device or instrument handy just try to get it as accurate as possible, or use the 'Java Guitar Tuner'. what really counts when you are playing is that the guitar is in tune with itself and any other instruments you might be playing with.Step 2: The A String
Place the first finger of your left hand at the 5th fret on the top E string. That’s an Anote. Keep your finger on that fret. Now pick the 6th and 5th strings in turn or at once, while gently adjusting the fifth string tuning peg until the two notes are the same.
Step 3: The D String
Place the first finger of your left hand at the 5th fret on the A string. That’s a D note. Tune the 4th string (the D note), just like you did with the 6th and 5th string.
Step 4: The G String
Place the first finger of your left hand at the 5th fret on the D string. That’s a G note. Tune your G (3rd string) string to that note.
Step 5: The B String
Place the first finger of your left hand at the 4th fret (note the B string is the only one that is in a different position (the 4th fret), the rest of the strings are tuned according to the 5th fret).
Step 6: Tuning the E String
Place the first finger of your left hand at the fifth fret on the B string. That’s an E note.
That is how you tune a guitar.
Try using the Javascript Guitar Tuner to listen to the different notes.
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