Tuning a Guitar in Standard Tuning
Standard tuning [low to high] = E-A-D-G-B-E (Eat-Apples-Daily-Goto-Bed-Early). Or something something sweet like that.
Below are reference pitches for tuning a guitar. Each string is plucked 3 times, and once each for All 6.
Level out (match) your strings against the sounded tones. Listen for the 'beats' - the wavering of the tone as it approaches the match point.
Tuning a Guitar using other methods
| Tuning | 5-0 Method • Reference Tones • Octaves, Audio, or a Chord |
| Study Tools | Tone Names on Fretboard • Metronome • Circle of 5ths • Octaves |
| Visuals | Tablature • Chord Frames |
| Exercises | Picking Workout on Open Strings • 1234 Chromatic Cycles • Chromatics Expanded |
| Chords in Keys | Chart for 13 keys • Triads in A minor • Chord Progressions |
