The best way to sound good is to keep your guitar in tune. Tuning the guitar is vital. Common method for tuning both electric and acoustic guitars – and the one you can use when no other instrument or guitar tuner is by your hand.
There are six strings on a guitar, named after the notes they are tuned to. From bass to treble (thick to thin) they are : E, A, D , G , B and another E. They are also numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, from thin to thick. You can see the open strings of a guitar from the thickest to thinest are as follows :
There are six strings on a guitar, named after the notes they are tuned to. From bass to treble (thick to thin) they are : E, A, D , G , B and another E. They are also numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, from thin to thick. You can see the open strings of a guitar from the thickest to thinest are as follows :
- 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
Easy step how to tune your guitar :
Step 1 : The E String
Tune the bottom E, as accurately as you can. Try to get it as accurate as possible, 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.
Tune the bottom E, as accurately as you can. Try to get it as accurate as possible, 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 just behind the fifth fret on the bottom E string. That’s an A note. Keep your finger on that fret. Now pick the fifth and six strings in turn, 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 just behind the fifth fret on the A string. That’s a D note. Tune the 4th string (the D note) to that.
Step 4 : The G String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the D string. That’s a G note. Tune your G string to that note.
Step 5 : The B String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the forth fret (note the B string is the only one that comes from a different position the forth fret, the rest are from the 5th fret).
Step 6 : Tuning the E String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the B string. That’s a E note.
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the bottom E string. That’s an A note. Keep your finger on that fret. Now pick the fifth and six strings in turn, 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 just behind the fifth fret on the A string. That’s a D note. Tune the 4th string (the D note) to that.
Step 4 : The G String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the D string. That’s a G note. Tune your G string to that note.
Step 5 : The B String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the forth fret (note the B string is the only one that comes from a different position the forth fret, the rest are from the 5th fret).
Step 6 : Tuning the E String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the B string. That’s a E note.