About tuning a guitar, should the open string sound like the one below it on the 5th fret or 6th fret?

Question

For example

I play my E string
Which fret on the B string should sound like the E string?

Answer 1

5th, except for the G, which is on the 4th or 3rd fret, can't remember for sure.

Answer 2

Look, when in doubt, here's the easy way to check, so you don't have to remember:

-- on any string, start counting out notes, fret by fret. So, on the B string, it's C, C#, D, D#, E, and so on. Notice how you get to the note E at the fifth fret? And when u did this you weren't concerned about any of the other strings, just counting out notes. Do this on any string you want to see what notes/frets are, relative to any open string.

Answer 3

Open first string (E) should sound like the 5th fret on the B string.

Open second string (B) should sound like the 4th fret on the G string.

Open third string (G) should sound like the 5th fret on the D string.

Open fourth string (D) should sound like the 5th fret on the A string.

Open fifth string (A) should sound like the 5th string on the E string.

Open sixth string (E) should be exactly 2 octaves below the open first string (E).

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

here's how they match up:

5 fret of the 6th string - sound the same as the 5th string
5 fret of the 5th string - sound the same as the 4h string
5 fret of the 4th string - sound the same as the 3rd string
4 fret of the 3rd string - sound the same as the 2nd string
5 fret of the 2nd string - sound the same as the 1st

Answer 5

Rachel has it correct, and included the octaves. If you hit the top and bottom strings at the same time, they must harmonize perfectly, or you either didn't tune it properly, or the intonation is off on your neck.