Tune to a tuner
The #1 RULE! is before you ever play a single note on the guitar, make certain it is IN TUNE! This is something that is VERY important and often overlooked. Our brain is "hard wired" to hear the differences in frequencies and can easily tell an out of tune guitar. No matter how GREAT a guitar player is, if the guitar is not in tune, just about everyone notices and will think the person does not know how to play.
Some tuners may look a little different, but all guitar tuners ultimately do the same thing which is measure the vibrations of a guitar string. Some tuners use lights and some use a needle to show if you are in tune. Read the manual that came with your tuner to see how it's specific functions work.
The instructions below are for tuners that use lights (also known as LED's).
When the string is in tune, the green led lights up. If the string is too low (not tight enough), turn the tuner clockwise until the green LED comes on. If the string is too high (over tight) then turn the tuner counter clockwise until the green LED comes on.
The tuner below works similar to the tuner above. The main difference is instead of using lights or leds the tuner below uses a digital representation of a needle.
The instructions below are for the older analog type tuners that use a needle instead of the LED's.
When the string is in tune, the needle points straight up (12 o clock). If the string is too low (not tight enough), turn the tuner clockwise until the needle points straight up (12 o clock). If the string is too high (over tight) then turn the tuner counter clockwise until the needle points straight up (12 o clock).
It may seem easy, but it does take some time to master.
You can also tune to a piano or tune by ear with these FREE tuners.
Practice tuning your guitar by ear and to whatever tuner you own. If you have trouble just keep at it and before long you will be tuning the guitar perfectly.
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