Step #2: Once the tuner is displaying the correct note name for the string you’re on, you can fine-tune the note by slowly turning the tuning key until the tuning needle is in the middle. After that, you’ll fine-tune the E note so that it is spot on. Step #1: The first step is to get each string to the proper note name, so if you were tuning your low E string, get the note to an E first. This is the standard tuning frequency, and if you’re not tuned to this, you’ll sound a little off from everyone else. It doesn’t matter what kind you use, and you can get a good tuner for $15-20.Ĭalibrating Your Tuner: First off, if you have a calibration setting on your tuner, make sure it is set to A 440 Hz.
There are clip on tuners, pedal tuners, handheld tuners, and smartphone/tablet tuner apps. Today, there are lots different tuners you can choose from. Tuning Your Guitar With An Electronic Tuner One thing to practice before you get started is to go to any string and play with the tuning key, find out how much turning makes the note go up or down, and get familiar with the string. I suggest you stop, crank the string back down, and start again. Tuning Tip #2: If you think you’re tuning the string too high or too far, you probably are. Always double-check that you are turning the right tuning key for the string you’re tuning. Otherwise, you might accidentally turn the A string tuning key, wonder why your D string isn’t changing, and end up breaking your A string. For example, if you want to tune your D string, follow the D string along the fretboard to the headstock where you can see the correct tuning key to use. Tuning Tip #1: Make sure you’re turning the right tuning key. Instead of lights, an electronic tuner might use a needle, which works the same way the lights do. If the lights are off to the right, your note is sharp and needs to come down.
One way is using lights, which will be off to the left if your note is flat and needs to come up a little. When you use an electronic tuner, there are a couple of ways it will tell you if a note is sharp or flat.
When we talk about being sharp while tuning, this means the note is a little too high and it needs to come down. Sharps: The symbol that looks like a tic-tac-toe grid is the sharp symbol. When we talk about being flat while tuning the guitar, this means the note needs to come up a bit. The natural musical alphabet is the first seven letters of the alphabet, so A-B-C-D-E-F-G.įlats: The symbol that looks like a lowercase ‘b’ is the flat symbol, and when it’s next to a natural note, it means the note is flat. The next thing you need to learn is the natural musical alphabet, which is simple but a must-know. The Musical Alphabet: You’ve already learned the names of the open strings on the guitar, which were E-A-D-G-B-E.
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