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Guitar Tuning Lessons & Resources
I've set this page up to provide a
free
online guitar tuner, alternate
tunings and lessons on tuning up your guitar in several ways. Bookmark
this page now so you have a guitar tuning resource to come
back to again and again!
Don't be complacent with
tuning - it doesn't matter how
amazing you are on guitar, if it's not quite tuned right, you'll ruin
every bit of charisma you thought you had - Just. Like. That.
Also, don't just
rely on electronic tuners to do the work for you. Learning how to tune
using harmonics, for example, is a good backup method.
What I tend to do is use a few
of these
tuning techniques: one to tune up, another to
tweak and fine
tune. They can all work together to ensure your tuning is
spot on.
Guitar
tuning lessons
All-in-One
Guitar Tuner From Standard to Drop B and Wahine
tuning. Either
tune by ear or plug in to tune digitally.
Guitar
Tuning Basics If you're a beginner, this lesson
will take you
through the absolute basics of tuning guitar.
Tuning
Down Half Step / Whole Step Learn
how to tune down half and whole steps for a deeper sounding standard
tuning. Includes both tuning pitch references and instructions on how
to tune without any aids.
Drop
Tuning (Drop D, Drop C & Drop B) Drop
tuning is most commonly used in heavy metal, but is great for any
playing which requires a lower bottom string bass note than standard.
Includes tuners for drop D, C and B.
Open
Guitar Tuning Tune your guitar to a major or minor
chord. Some
interesting chords to be discovered from open tunings...
Alternate
Guitar Tuning Includes DADGAd, 6th and perfect
fourth tuning for
some fresh sounding chords.
How
to Tune Guitar Using the 5th Fret Method The most
common method of relative tuning (tuning
a guitar "to itself") without any aids except the strings on your
guitar.
How
to Tune Guitar Using Harmonics A
more accurate but challenging way of tuning than the 5th fret method.
Learn how to create harmonics on your guitar and use them to tune up.
How
to Tune Guitar by Ear An interesting lesson that
introduces you to the
concept of relative
pitch, learning to tune your guitar purely by ear based on the
intervals between each string.
Other
Tuning Tips and Tricks Tweaking and fine tuning
tips.
Using
a Guitar Capo Learn how different types of capo
work and how they change your
guitar's tuning. Capo's are used for raising the tuning pitch.
Free
online guitar tuner
The below
all-in-one online guitar tuner allows you to either tune by
ear or plug in your guitar and use the
digital tuner through the line-in on your soundcard.
Guitar Lessons
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