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Sunday, January 17, 2010

How To Tune A Guitar - Top Tips

By Jarvis D. Burris

When it comes to playing the guitar, what is more important than learning how to play the instrument itself? This is simple. What more important is actually knowing how to tune a guitar. This may seem trivial at one point or another, but knowing how to tune a guitar really helps. Your friends won't always be there to tune your guitar for you. Thus, you yourself should know how to tune a guitar.

Let start by naming the 6 strings of the guitar first. It's simple, in fact. They're named the first string, the following string, the third string, and so on. But it is the keys that these notes represent that you need to also remember. The first string is the thinnest of all strings, and it is located at the base of the pile. This is also the string with the highest pitch. When you courage the 1st string, it should give you the pitch of the key of E. This would be your higher E. The following string is found above the first string, and when plucked, it gives the key of B. The third string gives the key of G. The fourth string gives the key of D. The fifth gives the key of A, and the 6th gives the key of E. Now, the 6th is the thickest string, and gives a more baritone version of the first string E. Therefore , the pitch would be lower here.

When tuning a guitar, you should a reference instrument, like a piano. Pluck the 6th string, and it should match the key of E, or Mi, on the keyboard. When you have that, then you can move on to the other strings. Go for the 6th string at the 5th fret. Then compare it with the 5th open string. The tunes they give out should match. If they don't, then adjust the bottom string accordingly. Repeat this step as you go down each string. But when you get to the 3rd string, then it should be played at the 4th fret, rather than the 5th. Compare the 3rd string with the tune given by the 2nd open string. After than, go to the 2nd string back at the 5th fret once again. Compare the tune given to that of the 1st open string.

This is just the basic when you would like to discover how to tune a guitar.

When you first find out how to tune a guitar, comparing tunes and adjusting strings could be a bit hard. But you get better with a bit of practice, just like every other activity. - 18762

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