Things You'll Need:
- You will need a guitar that is properly tuned to Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) to use this method of tuning to D flat standard (Db-F#-B-Ab-E-Db). If you have a chromatic tuner, you can use that to check and see if you are in tune after each step.
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Step 1
Place your first finger on the second fret of the B string. Tune your high-E string down until it matches the note produced when you pluck the fretted string. Your B string is a Db note now.
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Step 2
Tune your low-E string down to match the pitch of your open high-E string. Now both of your E strings will produce Db notes.
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Step 3
Place your first finger on the fifth fret of the low-E string. Tune your A string down until it matches the pitch made by your fretted low-E string.
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Step 4
Place your first finger on the fifth fret of the A string. Lower the pitch of your D string until it matches the one made by your fretted A string.
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Step 5
Place your first finger on the fifth fret of the D string. Lower the pitch of your G string until it matches the one made by your fretted D string.
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Step 6
Place your first finger on the fourth fret of the G string. Lower the pitch of your B string until it matches the one made when you pluck your fretted G string. Your guitar is tuned to Db standard now.
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Step 7
You may need to adjust the pitch of your high-E string at this point. To do this, place your first finger on the fifth fret of your B string. Lower the pitch of your high-E string until it matches the one produced by your fretted B string.
