5 Easy Steps to Keep Your Guitar in Tune
In order to tune your guitar and keep it in tune there are just a few things to remember.
First: the top string is key as long as you know the tone of the top or big E string you are in business.
Second: when the top string is in tune you must put that string in the fifth fret and pluck the next or 2nd string the sound that you hear is what you want that string to be tuned to by simply tuning the key up or down.
Third, repeat this step until you come to the 5th string this is where it gets a little tricky.
Fourth, its time to tune the 5th string you must place the 4th string in the 4th not fifth fret then strum the open 5th string to acquire the desired tone for that particular string.
Finally, after you have completed this step then you resort to the 5th fret for 5th string you just tuned in order to tune the 6th and final string.
Here is a little secret when the 1st or smallest, and 6th or largest strings are strummed openly at the same time they will be the same note E just at different octaves this will help you keep the guitar in tune so that all of the songs you play will sound much better.
This will help for easier tuning while performing without the use of a tuner or having to stop the show because you will know what your key string in tuning a guitar is.
If you are a more advance guitar player the harmonic tuning technique is a quick way to tune as well.
This will be using the same frets for strings 1 through 5 its my experience that during a performance only a couple of strings go out of tune that bad so this is a quick and easy way to hear the problem and correct it.
The first string is simply lightly struck with the fifth fret not completely pressed down but lightly touched causing a harmonic when plucked.
This signature produces a high pitched sound after this sound is produced then the 2nd string is lightly touched in the 7th fret with a similar plucking action this will also cause a high pitched sound.
You will then hear 2 different tones the first is the sound you want the 2nd string to mimic.
Once this note is acquired repeat this step for all of the other strings except when tuning the 5th string it must be done the original way as its harmonic tone will not work with the fret configuration previously explained.
Now your guitar should be back in tune and you should be ready to rock out.
I hope this helped.
First: the top string is key as long as you know the tone of the top or big E string you are in business.
Second: when the top string is in tune you must put that string in the fifth fret and pluck the next or 2nd string the sound that you hear is what you want that string to be tuned to by simply tuning the key up or down.
Third, repeat this step until you come to the 5th string this is where it gets a little tricky.
Fourth, its time to tune the 5th string you must place the 4th string in the 4th not fifth fret then strum the open 5th string to acquire the desired tone for that particular string.
Finally, after you have completed this step then you resort to the 5th fret for 5th string you just tuned in order to tune the 6th and final string.
Here is a little secret when the 1st or smallest, and 6th or largest strings are strummed openly at the same time they will be the same note E just at different octaves this will help you keep the guitar in tune so that all of the songs you play will sound much better.
This will help for easier tuning while performing without the use of a tuner or having to stop the show because you will know what your key string in tuning a guitar is.
If you are a more advance guitar player the harmonic tuning technique is a quick way to tune as well.
This will be using the same frets for strings 1 through 5 its my experience that during a performance only a couple of strings go out of tune that bad so this is a quick and easy way to hear the problem and correct it.
The first string is simply lightly struck with the fifth fret not completely pressed down but lightly touched causing a harmonic when plucked.
This signature produces a high pitched sound after this sound is produced then the 2nd string is lightly touched in the 7th fret with a similar plucking action this will also cause a high pitched sound.
You will then hear 2 different tones the first is the sound you want the 2nd string to mimic.
Once this note is acquired repeat this step for all of the other strings except when tuning the 5th string it must be done the original way as its harmonic tone will not work with the fret configuration previously explained.
Now your guitar should be back in tune and you should be ready to rock out.
I hope this helped.
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