how do you tune a guitar? - GoFuckYourself.com

seeric · 09-26-2006, 05:37 PM

i bought one in mexico to fuck around with and i wanna tune it.

i don't have a piano.

theres gotta be a leymans way

Fresh · 09-26-2006, 05:42 PM

by ear or....

Pitch Perfect Guitar Tuning Software

donross · 09-26-2006, 05:47 PM

there's a tuning gadget you can buy... or by listening to a familiar song you know and hear if your guitar pitch is tuned to that song... for example you knew that song starts in A chord. then try hitting A chord and listen if it has the same pitch... but it works if you have nice listening skills...

baddog · 09-26-2006, 05:50 PM

you can tune a guitar but you can't tune a fish

NoWhErE · 09-26-2006, 05:50 PM

I think you can buy electronic tuners for like 15$... I got one at home but a friend gave it to me so I dunno the price

Jarmusch · 09-26-2006, 05:50 PM

For classical guitar I start with this

For electric, a digital guitar tuner.

I think you may be able to find tuning software if you look for it. Or get someone that plays to teach you, it's the fastest way.

NoWhErE · 09-26-2006, 05:51 PM

Btw, you can go to any music store to buy them I believe

Mr. Romance · 09-26-2006, 05:55 PM

post a pic of it

Mr. Romance

madawgz · 09-26-2006, 05:55 PM

there is a computer peice you can buy for this type of thing, im not sure what its called tho..

ready lube · 09-26-2006, 05:58 PM

here you go:

You can them everywhere and they work good.

http://store.musicbasics.com/t-ag6.html

seeric · 09-26-2006, 06:00 PM

nice good shit everyone.

RRRED · 09-26-2006, 06:02 PM

Tune the 1st string (when you're holding it.. it's the low e string.. the top one) to the second string while holding the 5th fret on that first string. Pick the first string while holding it down on the 5th fret and compare it to the second string wide open.

Do the same thing with the second. Hold down the second string on the 5th fret and compare it to the 3rd string wide open.. Keep doing this all the way down EXCEPT the 4th string... on that one you will want to hold it down on the 4th fret and compare it to the 5th string... then from there on out you go back to the 5th string.

Got it? hehehe

RRRED · 09-26-2006, 06:09 PM

Actually I told you that wrong... the first string is considered the 6th string so I was backwards.. but make sure you learn how to do that anyway cuz you can do it on the fly.

Here is a tool for you http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/onlinetuner.html

Yngwie · 09-26-2006, 06:11 PM

to do it by ear and without a tuner do as follows

from top E string (big one lol) to bottom E string (little one)

top E - put finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same

A string: String below top E string - put your finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same

D string: String below the A string - put your finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same

G string: String below the D string - put your finger on the 4th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same

B string: String below top G string - put your finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same

topshelfdesign · 09-26-2006, 06:15 PM

buy a tuner until your used to doing it
get used to chord sounds and when you feel you know a song inside out play that through if the chords dont sound right keep playing the song and altering until it sounds right

HAPPYPEEKERS · 09-26-2006, 06:16 PM

You can go to a music store and buy a tuner pretty cheap and tune it that way :-)

seeric · 09-26-2006, 06:19 PM

this is good shit. i have pretty good pitch being a dj and all, this is a smaller guitar that i bought just so we can fuck around with it by the campfire and shit and sing really bad songs. since its a smaller one i don't think that it will tune the same.

RRRED · 09-26-2006, 06:23 PM

It'll tune the same! You need to know how to do it so that when someones kid jacks with your guitar and winds up one of your knobs, you can still salvage your tuning and continue singing bad songs by the campfire hehe

marketsmart · 09-26-2006, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madawgz

there is a computer peice you can buy for this type of thing, im not sure what its called tho..

yes, i know what you mean, but i cant think of it

Drake · 09-26-2006, 06:30 PM

If I don't have a fork or a digital tuner, I put on a song and tune it to that. Typically a song I already know how to play so I can find the E.

09-26-2006, 05:37 PM	#1
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	how do you tune a guitar? i bought one in mexico to fuck around with and i wanna tune it. i don't have a piano. theres gotta be a leymans way

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09-26-2006, 05:47 PM	#3
donross Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,295	there's a tuning gadget you can buy... or by listening to a familiar song you know and hear if your guitar pitch is tuned to that song... for example you knew that song starts in A chord. then try hitting A chord and listen if it has the same pitch... but it works if you have nice listening skills... __________________ Email: [email protected] \| Skype: ross.alcazar

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NoWhErE Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 10,389	I think you can buy electronic tuners for like 15$... I got one at home but a friend gave it to me so I dunno the price __________________ skype: lordofthecameltoe

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NoWhErE Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 10,389	Btw, you can go to any music store to buy them I believe __________________ skype: lordofthecameltoe

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baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	you can tune a guitar but you can't tune a fish

09-26-2006, 05:50 PM	#6
Jarmusch Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12,464	For classical guitar I start with this For electric, a digital guitar tuner. I think you may be able to find tuning software if you look for it. Or get someone that plays to teach you, it's the fastest way.

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09-26-2006, 06:00 PM	#11
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	nice good shit everyone.

09-26-2006, 06:02 PM	#12
RRRED Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WA Posts: 6,754	Tune the 1st string (when you're holding it.. it's the low e string.. the top one) to the second string while holding the 5th fret on that first string. Pick the first string while holding it down on the 5th fret and compare it to the second string wide open. Do the same thing with the second. Hold down the second string on the 5th fret and compare it to the 3rd string wide open.. Keep doing this all the way down EXCEPT the 4th string... on that one you will want to hold it down on the 4th fret and compare it to the 5th string... then from there on out you go back to the 5th string. Got it? hehehe

09-26-2006, 06:09 PM	#13
RRRED Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WA Posts: 6,754	Actually I told you that wrong... the first string is considered the 6th string so I was backwards.. but make sure you learn how to do that anyway cuz you can do it on the fly. Here is a tool for you http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/onlinetuner.html

09-26-2006, 06:11 PM	#14
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	to do it by ear and without a tuner do as follows from top E string (big one lol) to bottom E string (little one) top E - put finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same A string: String below top E string - put your finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same D string: String below the A string - put your finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same G string: String below the D string - put your finger on the 4th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same B string: String below top G string - put your finger on the 5th fret and pick that string than the string below it... tune till the sound the same __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

09-26-2006, 06:15 PM	#15
topshelfdesign Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 930	buy a tuner until your used to doing it get used to chord sounds and when you feel you know a song inside out play that through if the chords dont sound right keep playing the song and altering until it sounds right

09-26-2006, 06:16 PM	#16
HAPPYPEEKERS Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 7,562	You can go to a music store and buy a tuner pretty cheap and tune it that way :-) __________________ Please Read All Of My Posts In A Sarcastic Tone So You Get The Full Effect!! HappyPeekers - April

09-26-2006, 06:19 PM	#17
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	this is good shit. i have pretty good pitch being a dj and all, this is a smaller guitar that i bought just so we can fuck around with it by the campfire and shit and sing really bad songs. since its a smaller one i don't think that it will tune the same.

09-26-2006, 06:23 PM	#18
RRRED Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WA Posts: 6,754	It'll tune the same! You need to know how to do it so that when someones kid jacks with your guitar and winds up one of your knobs, you can still salvage your tuning and continue singing bad songs by the campfire hehe

09-26-2006, 06:30 PM	#20
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	If I don't have a fork or a digital tuner, I put on a song and tune it to that. Typically a song I already know how to play so I can find the E.