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Acoustic Guitar Tuning
Here's an easy way to tune your guitar. This will be in standard tuning (E A D G B E). For alternate tunings check out the Acoustic Guitar Tuner page.
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| 1. | Pick the 6th string and tune it to an E. You can use a piano, an electric tuner, pitch pipe, another guitar that you know is in tune or you can use the audio below Figure 1. | |
| 2. | On the 6th string press down on the 5th fret and pick the string. This is A. Now tune the 5th string to this pitch. See Figure 2. | |
| 3. | On the 5th string press down on the 5th fret and pick the string. This is D. Now tune the 4th string to this pitch. See Figure 3. | |
| 4. | On the 4th string press down on the 5th fret and pick the string. This is G. Now tune the 3th string to this pitch. See Figure 4. | |
| 5. | On the 3rd string press down on the 4th fret and pick the string. This is B. Now tune the 2th string to this pitch. See Figure 5. | |
| 6. | On the 2nd string press down on the 5th fret and pick the string. This is E. Now tune the 1st string to this pitch. See Figure 6. | |
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| Figure 1 | Figure 2 | Figure 3 |
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| Figure 4 | Figure 5 | Figure 6 |
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