Tuning your guitar
Guitar tuning might be difficult at the start in a little bit hard to pick up as with all things in life you gradually get better at with practice. When tuning a guitar many people not just yourself find it difficult to separate the pitches that are in tune from those who are out of tune. From beginners to professionals many people use electric tuners to assist them with tuning their guitars. I would suggest if you do not have an electric tuner to go to your local guitar store and pick one up.
First string
Let’s start tuning. The first thing you need to do when tuning the guitar is to find the fifth fret of the first string. Which is the first string? It is the thinnest string on the guitar. Once you have found it apply firm pressure with your finger to the string. Now with the other hand pluck the string you can’t hear any sound move your hand closer to the middle of the guitar without leaving without leaving the fifth fret.
Now with your tune alongside you compare the pitch of the string to the note of the tuner. If the two sounds differ from one another than simply turn the first string is not until the note sounds the same. Though when you first start out your ears can sometimes play tricks on you.
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Now to begin tuning the second string
As with the first string place your finger on the second string on the fifth fret, but instead of playing just the second string you leave the first string open which means no fingers on it by you/both the first and second strings. If the two pitches sound different than simply just adjust the second strings peg until the two pitches are equal.
Tuning the third string
Now you might think that this process is just going to keep on repeating itself when it is a little tricky though it is similar. This time play the third string but on the fourth fret. While the third string is still ringing play the second string open (no fingers) and adjust the third strings peg until the pitches match.
Fourth fifth & sixth string
When tuning the fourth string you simply do the same as when tuning the first and second strings. Play the fourth string on the fifth fret, then play the third string open until the two stringed pitches match. For the last two strings you just repeat the same process as you did for the fourth string. You’ll notice that the fifth and sixth strings sound very similar this is because they are both the notes and really you should be able to tune them together as if they were one string, But if you’re a beginner I would suggest doing them separately first.
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