I'm a new person to the guitar and i need to now how to tune,
what do i look for? thanks for helping
2006-11-25 08:39:04 · 10 answers · asked by sarabeth_vs 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
to tune a guitar as correctly as possible, i would suggest using a guitar tuner and tune the strings from lowest to highest as "E, A, D, G, B, E". If you dont have a tuner, u can also find these notes by ear if you know where they are on a piano
If you dont have a guitar tuner or a key board, there are a couple of alternitives, some better than others. You can go to google.com and type in guitar tuner and find an interactive tuner, where you can click on each string individually and listen to how each one sounds.
If you dont have a computer for whatever odd reason, then your best bet is to tune the guitar to itself, which can be done by playing the one string open and the string right next to that that is higher, you press down on the 5th fret. The open note on the one string and the 5th fretted note on the other string should match. This process works for every string combination except for the 2nd highest string, which you have to fret at the 4th fret and match it with the open instead of the 5th.
2006-11-25 08:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by piff665 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be better if you went to a guitar center or a small guitar shop with about 20/30 bucks, ask them to show you the way of the tuning. then with that 30 some dollars buy a tuner (Make your life a lot easier) or your stuck tuning by ear or going to a music shop everytime your guitar goes out of tune.
2006-11-25 16:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mark O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a piano or keyboard, you can tune it using that. The top string is a low "E", second octave down from middle C on a piano. After you get that string right, put your finger on the 5th fret of the top string, and play the string -- that's what you tune the second string (the one below it) to. Same goes for strings 2 and 3 until you get to the 4th string, when you have to use the 4th fret to get the tone for the 5th string, then back to the 5th fret for the 5th string to get the tone for the 6th string.
If you don't have a piano, just assume you got the first E string right, and tune from there. It'll sound fine, but you may not be able to play with other people as you'll probably be off :)
2006-11-25 16:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want to tune so that its like
E
A
D
G
B
E
thats from the 6th string to the first string ok
maybe you should buy a tuner.. that would help you out so much since you are a beginner.. get one that is atleast 30 bucks..
good luck have fun =]
2006-11-25 16:42:45 · answer #4 · answered by Yhpargotohp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You go out and by a tuner. You play one pitch and then make sure the string has the same pitch.
2006-11-25 16:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by bernie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guitar tunerth are fairly cheap.
2006-11-25 16:43:12 · answer #6 · answered by The Anthwer Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
play with the cords until the sounds come out right!
2006-11-25 16:41:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you find a good answer to this will u please email it to me bc mine is really out of tune and my electronic tuner is broke.
2006-11-25 16:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by mossyoakgirl8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very hard to show you in words
2006-11-25 16:41:23 · answer #9 · answered by 4 strings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont tuna guitar
you tuna phish
2006-11-25 16:40:58 · answer #10 · answered by whacky doodler 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋