![]() ![]() Play the fourth string, fifth fret (G), then tune your open third string (G) until they sound the same.Play the fifth string, fifth fret (D), then tune your open fourth string (D) until they sound the same.Play the sixth string, fifth fret (A), then tune your open fifth string (A) until they sound the same.Make sure your sixth string is in tune ( use reference pitch).Observe the graphic above, and follow these rules to fully tune your guitar. We'll use this concept to tune the rest of the strings. So, we can play the open fifth string, also an A, and check to see if it sounds the same as the note on the sixth string. Knowing this note is in tune, we can use it as a reference pitch, and tune the open fifth string until it sounds the same as the sixth string, fifth fret.īecause this string is in tune, we can assume that this note, A, on the fifth fret, is also in tune. Using this knowledge, we can count up the low E string (which is in tune), until we reach the note A, on the fifth fret. We also know, from lesson four, how to count up a string, and find the names of the notes on that string. We know, from lesson two, that the names of the six open strings are E A D G B and E. Using just a little bit of very basic music theory, we can see how we'll do that. Now that we have our sixth string in tune, we need to get our other five strings tuned to that note. Now that we've got our sixth string in tune, let's move on to learning how to tune the rest of the strings. If the E you play on the piano sounds much higher, or lower than your low E string, try playing a different E on the piano, until you find the one closest to your open sixth string. Note that the E you play on the piano may not be in the same octave as the low E string on your guitar. Play that note, and tune your low E string to it. The white note directly to the right of the set of two black keys is the note E. This pattern is repeated for the length of the keyboard. Look at the black keys on the keyboard of the image above, and notice that there is a set of two black keys, then an extra white key, then a set of three black keys, then a white key. If you have access to a piano, you can alternately tune your low E to the same note on the piano. Repeat the audio track as many times as you need to, in order to try and match the note perfectly. Thus the need for a standard reference pitch. You'll need to make sure that your E note sounds the same as theirs. In order to interact with other instruments, being in tune with yourself isn't enough. When you try and play with another instrument, however, you will probably sound out-of-tune. Without a reference pitch, you can tune your guitar, and it will sound fine on its own. ![]()
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