| Tuning >
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuning is an essential proces if you want your guitar to produce a good clean sound. The easiest method of tuning your guitar is by using an electronic tuner, but if you don't have one of those to hand you can always use the relative tuning technique described below.
|
|
|
| Relative Tuning > |
|
|
| Relative tuning involves tuning each string in relation to the one below it. Here it is for standard tuning E A D G B E :
|
| Tune the open first string so that it plays an e note. You can use a pitch pipe, tuning fork or a tuning CD to compare the sounds. Tighten the string if the note is too low, and loosen if it is too high.
|
Place your finger on the 5th fret of the 2nd string.
Tune this note so that it is the same as the open 1st string.
| 
|
Place your finger on the 4th fret of the 3rd string.
Tune this note so that it is the same as the open 2nd string.
|
Place your finger on the 5th fret of the 4th string.
Tune this note so that it is the same as the open 3rd string.
|
Place your finger on the 5th fret of the 5th string.
Tune this note so that it is the same as the open 4th string.
|
Place your finger on the 5th fret of the 6th string.
Tune this note so that it is the same as the open 5th string.
|
|
|
| Tuning Variations > |
|
|
| A guitar does not always have be tuned to the standard tuning. There are different tunings which provide different sounds. Here are a few examples:
|
| Open G: | D G D G B D
|
| Open D: | D A D F# A D
|
| Open E: | E B E G# B E
|
| Open A: | E A E A C# E
|
| Dropped D: | D A D G B E
|
|
