How To Tune A Guitar By Ear In 7 Easy Steps

Learning how to tune a guitar by ear takes practice to perfect but once you have mastered this skill you'll be glad you did.

Guitar tuners are easier to use and a necessity when you are in loud environments where you cant hear very well such as bars. Tuning your guitar by ear will come in handy when you have a guitar but no electronic tuner around.

Besides, if you are playing songs around the campfire, your friends won't want to see you stop and pull out your guitar tuner every time it goes out of tune.

So this is how you can tune your guitar, in standard tuning, by ear!

e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--

B|-----|-----|-----|-----|--x--|-----|--

G|-----|-----|-----|--x--|-----|-----|--

D|-----|-----|-----|-----|--x--|-----|--

A|-----|-----|-----|-----|--x--|-----|--

E|-----|-----|-----|-----|--x--|-----|--

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It's good to practice trying to tune the A string without any tools to help you. But until you can identify exactly how it is supposed to sound, you can use an A 440 tuning fork.

1. Gently tap the side of the tuning fork on your knee and place the stem of the fork on your guitar. You should now hear the tuning forks "A" tone resonating through the body of your guitar.

2. Now pluck your A (5th) string. Does it sound like your tuning fork? If it does, then perfect, you are ready for the next string. If not, turn the tuning peg down if the note is sharp and up if the note is flat. Once this string sounds like the tone from the tuning fork, you are ready to tune your other strings to this "in tune" A (5th) string.

3. Your next step is to press your finger on the 5th fret on the low E (6th) string and pick it. Now pick the open A (5th) string and compare the two tones. If they sound the same, then your string is in tune. If not, turn the E string tuning peg down if the note is sharp or up if the note is flat.

4. Repeat the last step but this time placing your finger on the 5th fret on the A (5th) string and picking the open D (4th) string. Tune the D string up or down until the two strings sound the same.

5. Now lets repeat these steps on the 5th fret on the D (4th) string and pick the open G (3rd) string. Tune the G string up or down until these strings sound the same.

For the next step you will have to do something a little different.

6. Press your finger on the 4th fret on the G (3rd) string and not the 5th fret this time. Now pick the G (3rd) string and then pick the open B (2nd) string. Tune the B string until they sound the same.

7. Next you will put your finger on the 5th fret of the B (2nd) string and pick this string and the high E (1st) string. Tune the high E string up or down until they sound the same.

Well, there you go. Now you know how to tune a guitar by ear!

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