How to of the day! (For chief31, in case he restrings the air guitar he got on ebay!)
How to Tune a Guitar
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If you want to be a guitar god, you need to have a properly tuned guitar. While there are electric tuners (or band assistants) to make the job effortless, a good musician must know how to tune his own instrument in a pinch. So, here's how to tune a 6-string guitar with the standard tuning method. [edit] Steps- http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/307.jpg
Know which note each string on the guitar plays.
Note that there are two E strings on the guitar. The thickest string is the bottom E (or low E) and the thinnest string is the top E (or high E). - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/308.jpg
Know which tuning keys correspond with which strings. - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/309.jpg
Find a way to listen to an E note. This can be done using a (properly tuned) piano, a pitch pipe, or a recorded E note found on the web as a .wav or .mp3 file. - Put the guitar on your lap in a comfortable playing position.
- http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/310.jpg Plucking bottom E string
Pluck the bottom E string (the thickest string) while listening to the E note from some other sound source (i.e. piano, pitch pipe). The bottom E string is good to begin with because its thickness makes it less likely to detune.[1] - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/311.jpg Tuning bottom E string
Turn the tuning key for the bottom E string until your guitar's bottom E string sounds the same as the known E note. Turning the key so that it tightens the string will make the pitch higher, while loosening the string will make the pitch lower.
When the string is slightly out of tune, the E from the guitar will combine with the E from the sound source (i.e. piano), and cause the sound to "waver" in pitch. As you tighten the guitar string, you should hear this wavering slow down; the two strings are in tune if the wavering has stopped. If you go too far, the wavering will increase again. - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/312.jpg Fifth-fretted bottom E string
Push down on the fifth fret of the bottom E string that you just tuned and pluck the string. This will be referred to as the fifth-fretted bottom E string. - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/313.jpg Plucking A string
Pluck the A string and compare it to the sound of the fifth-fretted bottom E string. Pluck the two strings in succession and then simultaneously. - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/314.jpg Tuning A string
Turn the tuning key for the A string until it sounds the same as the fifth-fretted bottom E string. - http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...008/01/315.jpg Fifth-fretted A string
Pluck the D string and compare it to the sound of the fifth-fretted A string. Pluck the two strings in succession and then simultaneously.