How to Tune an Acoustic Guitar Online

This is really easy guide for a beginner guitar learner. I personally have always done it this way, understood it this way, and hopefully it will be easy for you after reading this article as well! This method is for the standard tuning of EADGBE. You will be using an online tuner listed under the resources tab.

Things You'll Need

• guitar
• internet access
• headphone/speakers

Instructions

1. 

   Click on the link under the resources tab below. If you cannot find it, you can open your browser and copy and paste this onto the address bar. http://musiceffect.com/tuner/tuner.html

2. 

   First, you locate the string that's closest TO you. This would be the LOW E STRING - the thickest string. On the guitar tuner, click the first E button, and listen carefully. Now, you will be turning the knobs corresponding to that string to get the same sound as the online guitar tuner. Turning the knob towards you will make the string sound LOWER. Turning the knob the other way will make the string HIGHER. You will be doing this for the first 3 STRINGS.

3. 

   Tune the second string. It is the one underneath the first string closest to you. This is the A STRING. Again, we will be going back to the online guitar tuner(resources below) to listen and turn the knob corresponding to the SECOND string from the top.

4. 

   You're getting there, we just keep repeating the process. The third string is called the D STRING.

5. 

   The fourth string is called the G STRING. This is the fourth string going down, or the third string coming up. This is the tricky part. Turning the knob TOWARDS you will make the string sound HIGHER. Turning the knob the other way will make it sound LOWER. This principal will apply to the last 3 strings.

6. 

   The fifth string is called the B STRING. It's the second string coming up.

7. 

   The last string is called the HIGHER E STRING. It sounds like the first string, but higher pitched.

Tips & Warnings

• This is for STANDARD right handed guitars.

• Make sure you opened the online guitar tuner in the resources tab.

• Bookmark the page for the future, in case your guitar needs to be re-tuned.

Resources

• Online Guitar Tuner