How to Tune a Guitar With a Tuner

Using an electronic tuner is the quickest and most accurate way to tune your guitar. Electronic tuners are small battery-run devices that indicate whether or not your guitar is in tune.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Acoustic Guitars
• Electric Guitars
• Guitar Amplifiers
• Guitar Cables
• Guitar Picks
• Guitar Straps
• Electronic Tuner For Guitars

Buying a Tuner

1. Get an electronic tuner at a music store. They are not too expensive (starting at $20) and are easy to operate.

2. Ask for a tuner especially made for guitar tuning. It will be able to sense what string you are playing - E, A, D, G, B or E.

3. Place the tuner on a table next to you and turn it on.

Tuning an Acoustic Guitar

4. 

   Pluck the string you want to tune, using the tuner's built-in microphone to pick up the sound.

5. Look at the indicator - a flashing light and/or a meter. It will tell you how close you are to the right pitch and whether you are sharp or flat.

6. Adjust your tuning accordingly by turning the string's tuning key.

7. 

   Repeat this procedure for all six strings of the guitar.

Tuning an Electric Guitar

8. Plug the guitar into the tuner, then pluck a string and watch the indicator.

9. Check the indicator - a flashing light and/or a meter. It will tell you how close you are to the right pitch and whether you are sharp or flat.

10. Adjust your tuning accordingly by turning the string's tuning key.

11. Repeat this procedure for all six strings of the guitar.

on 11/22/2005 An experienced guitar player will be able to tune to the dial tone of a phone. The dial tone is a combination of 'A' and 'F'. Use this to your advantage and you will never have to use a tuner again.