Join me in this video as I show you HOW TO TUNE A GUITAR! Knowing how to properly tune is a really important skill to have as a guitar player. It teaches your ear to hear correct pitches and it enables you to sound great when playing with other musicians.
In this video I’m showing you four easy ways to tune your guitar. I’m sure you will find them super helpful and be sure to pick the one that works best for you. You can even use all four depending on the musical situation you’re in! Grab your guitar and lets do this!
In this lesson you will learn:
How To Tune A Guitar Video Concepts
1. How often to tune.
2. Standard tuning for a guitar.
3. How to tune a guitar without a tuner. (Method 1)
4. How to tune using a tuning fork. (Method 2)
5. How to tune using HARMONICS. (Method 3)
6. The best app to using for tuning. (Method 4) (personal opinion)
Chapters
1. How often to tune.
2. Standard tuning for a guitar.
3. How to tune a guitar without a tuner
4. How to tune using a tuning fork
5. How to tune using HARMONICS
6. The best app to using for tuning (personal opinion)
Action Steps
Be sure to watch the video again to make sure you grasped all of the concepts.
STEP 1. Be sure to tune your guitar every time you pick it up. You never know if it got bumped or the air and humidity put it out of tune.
STEP 2. A guitar is in standard tuning when the strings are at these pitches: E A D G B E. Use the mnemonic device to help you remember.
STEP 3. Sometimes you can find yourself without a tuner or another instrument around and you have to get your guitar in tune. You really want to practice so the best way to continue playing is to tune the guitar to itself. Follow the steps in the video and practice tuning the guitar using this method.
STEP 4. An “A” tuning fork provides a source pitch or reference note to help you get your guitar to proper standard pitch. Start by matching the pitch of the “A” string to the “A” tuning fork.
STEP 5. Harmonics is a great way to tune the guitar because you can hear the “waves” of the notes coming into tune with each other. The tuning fork provides a great starting pitch too.
STEP 6. The Guitar Toolkit is a great App for tuning your guitar. It’s on you phone so you’re always going to have it with you and it’s very accurate so you will be in perfect tune all the time. Be sure to check it out here. (This is not an affiliate link and “I’m not being paid for any purchases through this link.)
Happy Playing!