How do I tune my acoustic guitar to C G C G B E?

Question

I dont know what tuning my guitar is in now. Just tell me where to start because I am a big noob at tuning guitar and I have big trouble tuning it by ear. I am using a KORG CHROMATIC TUNER CA-30. Also if the little line or w/e is at the middle where the light is green, does that mean it is in tune?

Ok. I AM A NOOB AT GUITAR. Please put a little more detail into it. I could nderstand part of that answer but its a bit confusing.

I tried that Online tuner but it didnt help.

Answer 1

I have exactly the same tuner you have. Here's the proper way to do this:

Turn on the tuner and strum only your E string (thickest string) without touching the frets at all. Just hit the string and let it vibrate all by itself. Wait a second or two after you hit the string with your pick/finger. In the upper right corner of the Korg tuner, you should see the letter "E". If you see any other letter, turn the tuning peg of that string one way or the other until you see the letter "E".

Once you have it, you want to start paying attention to the red and green lights. At the red light to the left of the green one you'll see what looks like the lower case letter b. That means "flat". Flat means you have to tune the string higher by tightening the string. On the other side of the green light you'll see a pound sign (#). That means "sharp", which means you'll have to tune that string lower by loosening the string.

Basically your goal is to strum the string, let it vibrate and adjust the tuning peg until the needle points directly up at the green light in the center AND that light stays green for a couple of seconds without the red lights coming on. Once you achieve that, your E string is in perfect tune and you're ready to move on to the next string. It doesn't have to be exactly perfect though. As close as you can possibly get is good enough.

On every string you do the same exact thing. The only thing that changes from one string to the next is the letter in the upper right corner. From your thickest string to your thinnest string, the order of the letters are as follows:

E
A
D
G
B
E

Answer 2

If you're using that specific tuner, it shouldn't be much of a problem tuning it the way you need it. The only thing differant on the guitar tuning is the "C G C".

It is supposed to be "E A D". The D gets dropped down ONE note. The A gets dropped down ONE note. The E gets dropped down TWO notes.

How you do this on the tuner is play the string as if you're tuning it to the green light (which means it's in tune). While your playing the note and watching the tuner, tune down the string so that the "little line" hits the bottom of the left side of the screen. If you tune it down further it will pop up on the right side of the screen and you will also notice that it should say that the note is flat (the flat symbol is like a "b"). Keep tuning it lower until the note you want (that's not flat or sharp) appears on the screen. When it does, make the "little line" line up with the green light.

Answer 3

The way to do it is this. start at the top if you have the guitar held correctly like you are playing. EADGBE are the strings in order from top to bottom.
Now remember that the first strings EAD is the 5th fret to use for tuning, G is the fourth and B is 5th fret again. Make sure when hitting the frets that that the fret you are tuning and the one below are of the same sound.
Here is an on-line tuner to help also:
http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/utilities/tuner/
You can also download this program and there is a Metronome as well for keeping the beat. Good luck!

Answer 4

normal tuning would be E A D G B E by the way

check the bottom of the three buttons .. I think you can set the CA-30 to automatically tune to nearest note .. so that it tells you wehre you are ... or to home in on only one note and just tell you sharp or flat. You want automatic , so that it shows you the nearest note in text, and left light = flat , right light = sharp, green light or both together = in tune.