Easy Guitar Tuning

Beginners, wherever they are, usually face difficulties to tune up their guitar to international standard tuning. There are few ways to tune up guitar easily according to this standard. Below is the easiest and fastest way to tune the guitar.

Most guitars have six strings; first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth string. The first (lowest) is the thinnest and the last is the thickest.

Follow these easy steps:

1. Turn the first string (the thinnest one) up to the level tone desired.
2. Then turn the second string up, press fifth fret, pick and match the tone of this second with the tone of first string (no fret pressed).
3. The same process applied to the third one. Turn it up and press on the fourth fret then pick it. Match the sound resulted with the second, do not press any fret.
4. Now turn the fourth string. Press it on the fifth fret. Pick it and match the tone with the tone of the third.
5. Do the same steps with the other strings. Turn and match the sound or tone of fifth string fret five with the fourth open. Then match the sound of the sixth with the fifth string open.

In short all the strings tuning are like this; the 2nd string fret 5=1st string open (no fret pressed).
the 3rd, fret 4=2nd open
the 4th, fret 5=3rd open
the 5th, fret 5=4th and,
the 6th, fret 5=5th open.

That is one of the many ways to tune guitar easily. It is advised to know a few other ways of tuning up guitar to enrich our knowledge.

To get the international standard tone of guitar, beginners may find it easily on the internet. Many musical sites have already put this guitar standard sound on their sites. Try http://howtotuneaguitar.org.

It is advised to memorize each tone of the guitar string well. Understand and keep in mind the pitch of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and six strings again and again. Refer to the site mentioned above to hear the sound of each string. Listening practice will sharpen one's ears and improve the listening ability. This listening ability will enable one to tune the guitar strings without any difficulty. It will also enable a person to find notes of new songs and music easily.

Enrich this skill with the other skills in music. There are so many sources in music available out there.

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