Guitar

STANDARD TUNING ON THE SIX-STRING

To begin, you should know that standard tuning on the six-string guitar is EADGBE from the lowest (fattest) to the highest (skinniest) string. The ...

TUNING YOUR INSTRUMENT

Face it, nobody will want to listen to you or play with you if you can't tune your instrument. Digital tuners are a great tool, but what happens ...

HARMONICS

Harmonics are "bell-like" tones you can get from laying your finger gently on the string at the 12th, 7th, and 5th frets. Do not press the string ...

USING HARMONICS TO TUNE

You can use harmonics to tune your guitar by choosing a string that is "in tune". Use this string to tune the others. 6th string harmonic ...

PHONE HOME

If you need a reference note, and you don't have a tuning fork or a pitch pipe, your phone's dial tone is approximately an F note. Note the 1st ...

BUYING A TUNER

If you would rather not try your hand at tuning, there are a multitude of devices that will do the job. Look for one that is sturdy because they ...

ACOUSTIC GUITARS AND DIGITAL TUNERS

Isn't it hard to tune an acoustic guitar in a room full of noisy musicians? The tuner's little microphone can't hear you above the banjo on the ...