How can i tune my acoustic guitar?

Question

my guitar is completely out of tune, non of the strings sound normal. how can i tune it without a tuner, is there way a to tune it with homemade materials ( like using keyboard )? or just by ear? help me

Answer 1

I also recommend the Snark clip-on tuners. I recently got one and it works great on my acoustic guitar.



You can also find guitar tuning applications online or for your iPod or phone.



If you have another instrument that stays in tune like a keyboard, you can tune your guitar to that. You need to know that the guitar strings from thickest to thinnest are tuned to E A D G B E. You just play the matching note on the keyboard and tune your guitar to it. Of course you need to know the notes on the piano to do that.



Just spend $20 for a tuner and you'll be much better off though.

Answer 2

If you want to do it for free, use a website like http://www.tunemybass.com. If you have a smartphone, there are free guitar tuner apps.



However, electronic tuners are very cheap these days. Pitch pipes are even cheaper.



It sounds like you may have a keyboard available, so you can just find the right notes for the strings and use that. http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/music/musical-note-frequencies.htm



DO NOT follow the recommendation to tune your A string to 440 Hz. You will break it. Actually 440 Hz corresponds to fifth fret on the high E string.

Answer 3

The easiest way to tune is at the fifth fret. On your low-E string (the biggest one) place your finger on the fifth fret. Play it and then play the A-string (the second biggest one) open. Bring those in tune with each other. When you're close play them simultaneously and try to get any wobble out of the pitch. E-string 5th fret and A-string open should sound identical. Repeat with the A-string 5th fret and the D-string open. Again, D-string 5th fret and G-string open.



Now here's the switchup. On the G-string play the 4th fret and the B-string open. Then B-string 5th fret and high-E string open. You may need to still make some adjustments here. Compare the 2 E-strings played simultaneously. Try to fine-tune all the strings so that everything is in tune.



Before you start it's good to make sure that your A-string is tuned to 440hz (or is otherwise tuned to the note A, so try to tune it with a keyboard or something like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvlamJN3nM

Answer 4

You have the internet at your disposal. Youtube how to tune ur guitar. If you really wanna be a good guitarist you need to listen to the strings. On youtube itll play each string at a time you need to tune it up or down until you hear it match the same sound as the guitar on the video. Its all about tuning by ear :) eventually youll remember what its suppose to sound lkie. Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Almost all players learn how to tune using harmonics. This is one of the first things you should have learned.go on you tube this is a skill you must learn. simply type in how to tune guitar.

Answer 6

Get a tuner!