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How To Tune Guitar: How Do You Tune A Guitar? 4 Different Ways (Plus Drop D Tuning)

Is your guitar out of tune? There are manyand so forth. This method lets you tune at
ways to fix that. Here are four methods tothe same time you hear the strings ringing.
tune  your  guitar.Harmonics are played by fretting lightly
(barely touching) the space on the string
immediately above the fret (the metal bar).
It should be a bright ringing sound. To tune
Use  An  Electronic  Tunerwith this method, you're using harmonics on
the  seventh  and  fifth  frets.
This is the easiest way to tune a guitar.
Electronic tuners come in various styles andThe fifth harmonic (the harmonic on the
qualities. Some use a microphone to hear thefifth fret) on the low E string is a higher
pitches, and some you can plug directly intoE, and the seventh harmonic on the A string
(if you have an electric guitar). They showis the same E. So the fifth harmonic on E
the note with either a needle indicating howand the seventh on A should be exactly the
close to the pitch you are, or a simplesame. You  can  tune  the  strings to match.
digital readout. It can be with a digital
meter, or it can be a set of lights with
different colors to indicate when you're
tuned to the proper note. The best tunerse--------
can tune any string to any note. Be cautious
about buying a cheap tuner, as it may notB--------
pick  up the sound of your guitar accurately.
G--------
D--------
Use  Another  Instrument
A----
E----
This method means you're tuning by ear to
another instrument that can play the notes
for you. This can be another guitar, a
piano, a handheld pitch pipe, or even yourSame with most of the rest of the strings:
computer. To tune with this method, you havethe fifth on A matches the seventh on D, the
to play the proper note for each string, thenfifth on D matches the seventh on G, and the
tune the string until it matches the pitchfifth on B matches the seventh on the high E.
played.The exception is again the G and B strings.
The fifth harmonic on G is G, but the fifth
on B is an F#. There are different ways to
handle this - you can tune the fifth harmonic
Tune  The  Guitar  To  Itselfon the low E string to the open B string
(they're the same pitch). You can also just
tune the B with the "normal" method, by
playing the fourth fret normally on G to get
To use this method, it's assumed you'reyour  B  note.
doing standard tuning, and you're trying to
tune your strings to EADGBE (from low to
high). If you use this method, it's a good
idea to have at least one of the strings inAdditional  Info
proper tune, although it's not necessary. If
you don't have another instrument or an
electronic tuner, you can tune your guitar by
playing  the  right note for the next string.Those are the four methods to tune your
guitar. Here's some extra info you might
find  useful:
This means that if you want to tune your A
string, you play the fifth fret on the low E
string.Make sure to tune UP into your pitches.
Drop the note low, then tune up into it. The
reason you want to do this is because it
keeps the tension on the string when you tune
e--------up, so the string won't go out of tune as
easily. If you tune down to the note,
B--------playing the string will often pull the string
farther out, tuning it down more. Tuning up
G--------makes sure your tension is tight enough that
this  won't  happen.
D--------
Drop D Tuning. To get your guitar into drop
A---0----D tuning, you simply need to tune your low E
string to an open D. This is dropping it a
E---5----full step. To tune it relative to the A
string, you should match the seventh fret
with the open A string, instead of the fifth
fret. You can also play the twelfth fret and
The fifth fret is an A note, and it shouldmatch it with the open D string, since they
be exactly the same pitch as your open Ashould  be  the  same  note.
string. You do this for every other string.
The fifth fret of the A string is a D, the
fifth fret of the D string is a G, the fourth
fret of the G string is a B, and the fifth
fret of the B string is an E. So when you
play the fifth fret of every string (exceptConclusion
for G), it should sound exactly the same as
playing the next string open (without
fretting  it).
Keeping your guitar in pitch is a good idea
to do every time you play. Make sure you
keep good fresh strings on for the best
Tune  The Guitar To Itself (using harmonics)results. If your guitar goes out of tune
after playing it once, even after tuning it -
it's probably time for new strings. If it
happens even with new strings - it might be
You can also tune the guitar to itself in atime for a new guitar. At any rate, playing
similar way to the above method by usingguitar while it's in tune is polite for you,
harmonics instead of fretting the guitar.your guitar, and anyone listening. Now that
The big advantage to this is that you canyou know how to do it properly, you don't
actually tune the guitar while two stringsever have to play an out of tune guitar
are ringing from harmonics, and still hearagain!Alan Marquez is a guitarist with over
the pitches. If you do the "normal" method10 years of experience. He plays on a weekly
above, you can only play both strings once,basis and has taught guitar for over five
then you have to tune, stop, play them again,years.



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