JB Lenoir Guitar Tuning

If you’re new to playing the guitar, then you need to keep it in tune. If your guitar is out of tune, then it doesn’t matter how much you practice; it just won’t sound very good. Most people who have never tuned a guitar before don’t know where to start, so we’ll get into that in this article.

Many experienced guitar players are able to tune their guitar by ear, but if you’re a beginner; tuning your guitar is simply out of the question until you learn more. However, to tune your instrument easily, you should make use of an electronic tuner.

These are inexpensive and will prove to be a worthwhile investment as the months or even years go by. In fact, many guitarists who can tune by ear use electronic tuners because of their speed and flexibility. Tuners really come in two types; standard and chromatic.

Standard tuners will help you tune your guitar to the standard EADGBe tuning; whereas a chromatic tuner will help you tune your guitar strings to any note. Tuning your guitar by ear though is still a useful skill to learn, and there is a way to develop your ear quite easily; using an electronic tuner.

To do this; first you need to use the tuner to tune to bottom “E” string. This is the thickest string and the lowest in pitch. Once this has been tuned, you can now tune the other strings by ear. The string next to the “E” string is the “A” string. To tune this, place your finger at the 5th fret of the “E” string and pluck the note. Then pluck the “A” string.

Alternate between these two notes; they need to sound the same. Loosen or tighten the “A” string, until these notes are the same. Once they are, the “A” string is in tune. Repeat this across the other strings. Remember that the 5th fret on one string is the same note as the open string above; with the exception of the “G” and “B” string, where the 4th fret on the “G” string is “B”.