Tuning the guitar is vital to sounding good.Its almost impossible to play a guitar out of tune(if you are not playing a single string). Here are some simple instructions that explain guitar tuning basics. The open strings of a guitar are as follows:
* E - the thickest string is known as the 6th string
* A - is the 5th
* D - is the 4th
* G - is the 3rd
* B - is the 2nd
* E - the thinest is the1st
The most common method for tuning both Electric and Acoustic guitars – and the one you can use when no other instrument or guitar tuner is at hand is:
Step 1: The E String
Tune the bottom E, as accurately as you can.
Step 2: The A String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the bottom E string. That’s an A note. Keep your finger on that fret. Now pick the fifth and six strings in turn, gently adjusting the fifth string tuning peg until the two notes are the same.
Step 3: The D String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the A string. That’s a D note. Tune the 4th string (the D note) to that.
Step 4: The G String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the D string. That’s a G note. Tune your G string to that note.
Step 5: The B String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the forth fret (note the B string is the only one that comes from a different position the forth fret, the rest are from the 5th fret).
Step 6: Tuning the E String
Place the first finger of your left hand just behind the fifth fret on the B string. That’s a E note.
