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Step 1
Double check the tuning of the D, A and E strings (the fourth, fifth and sixth strings). You won't have to alter the sounding pitch of these three strings, but it's a good idea to check before you begin re-tuning, especially if you don't have an outside tuning source.
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Step 2
Raise the pitch of the G string (third string) by one whole step to a sounding pitch of A. Once tuned, this note should be exactly one octave above the sounding pitch of the open fifth string.
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Step 3
Raise the pitch on the B string (second string) by one and a half steps to a sounding pitch of D. Once properly tuned, this note should be exactly one octave above the sounding pitch of the fourth string.
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Step 4
Check the tuning of the high E string (first string). Although you do not need to re-tune this string to get the same tuning used in Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song," changing the tuning of the other strings will sometimes alter the tuning of the E string.
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Step 5
Re-check the tuning of all of the strings. From low to high, the guitar tuning used in Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song" is spelled EADADE. This creates a fifth interval between the fourth and third strings, and an interesting suspended second interval between the second and first strings.
