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Use this free online guitar tuner to tune your guitar. You may use this to tune any type of guitar that has 6 strings such as an acoustic, electric, or even classical guitar. This is initially set for the standard EADGBE guitar tuning. If you need a different tuning then adjust the notes to your liking, or use the presets on the right. Click here to check out our old guitar tuner. If you have a 12-String Guitar then click here.
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Instructions: To tune your guitar, first you need to know what tuning you want the guitar to be in. The standard tuning for 6 string guitars is EADGBE. If you want to tune it in standard form then you don't have to change any of the notes above, because it is initially set to EADGBE. If you want a different tuning then try some of the presets on the right side of the guitar tuner. If you don't find the tuning your looking for then you have to adjust the notes manually. Once you have set up the notes and have the correct tuning. Then click on the buttons one at a time and then tune your corresponding guitar string to the note. The thickest string on the guitar is the 6th string, and the thinnest is the 1st string. It tells you what string it is on each button. Also, be careful on how high you set the notes, because I have included notes on the tuner that would probably snap average guitar strings. Good luck.
Tip: Make several passes tuning each of the strings. For example you might have noticed that if you have tuned all the strings once, and then back to the first one you tuned, it might be off a little bit. This is because you are increasing or decreasing the tension on each of the strings as you tune it and the instrument's body might bend ever so slightly due to this difference in tension. This causes the other strings to slightly change in pitch. So make sure you keep on checking and tuning the strings until all are in tune, so make several passes. See more tips at the Guitar Tuning Tips page.
Now that you have your guitar tuned, you can get to playing it. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is a great learning resource for those who are learning to play the guitar.
Punch 'online guitar tuner' into your favourite search engine and you'll not be short of links. It seems every man and his dog has created one.
But there are three tuners that stand above the crowd in terms of the accuracy and sensitivity of the chromatic mic/line-in response and the number of preset tunings offered (e.g. standard, drop, open, alternate etc.) - a great way to discover new tunings.
Pro Guitar Tuner (My Pick)
Tune by ear by choosing from a huge range of preset tunings, including general, raised, lowered, dropped, open and modal. You can also select tunings for 5, 7 and 8 string guitar, and other stringed instruments.
Alternatively, use your external mic (note: internal mics on laptops don't tend to pick up very well) or line input for the chromatic tuner. I also use the app which has all the same features as the online version.
❱Try the Pro Guitar Tuner
Jamplay Tuner
Offers a good range of tuning presets for ear tuning, including some more obscure ones such as Hendrix, Wahine and Lute. A nice feature is the ability to set the rate at which each string is plucked.
There's also a mic/line-in tuner, although it doesn't allow you to select presets like the Pro Guitar Tuner. In other words, it will only measure each pitch in relation to the notes of standard tuning (EADGBe).
❱Try Jamplay's Tuner
Note: Learn more about Jamplay's excellent lessons here.
The Tune-O-Matic
Worthy of mention. Although it has no mic/line-in feature, it does offer some useful features for ear tuning, such as auto advance, note repeat, instrument voicing and the ability to manually input your own tuning notes for each string.
There are also a good range of preset tunings you can load, although not as many as the other tuners.
❱Try The Tune-O-Matic
Tips for Tuning by Ear
Being able to match the pitch of your string to one you hear is a skill that all musicians should work on developing. Not only for convenience when tuning, but the skill also helps to make your ear more sensitive to pitch recognition in general.
Always tune UP to the desired pitch. So down tune the string first before raising it slowly in line with the desired pitch. This will maximise the tuning stability on your guitar because of how string tension is held more efficiently when it is tightened as opposed to loosened.
Pro Guitar Tuner Online
As the pitch of your guitar's string gets closer to the tuner's pitch, you'll hear a kind of oscillating effect between the two pitches. Listen closely, it's quite subtle. Tune up as slowly as your fingers and the peg will allow, until that oscillation becomes flat. When the oscillation is no longer audible, you're in tune.
Why I Tune The 2nd & 3rd Strings Slightly Flat
Because of the imperfect nature of fretted instruments, string gauges and equal temperament tuning, some chord shapes you'll play make the 2nd or 3rd string notes sound slightly sharp, particularly if those strings voice the major 3rd of the chord you're playing.
For example, if you play an open E major chord, or an E shape major barre chord, you may notice the 3rd string (which voices the major 3rd of the chord) typically sounds a little sharp. Similarly, playing an open A major chord, or an A shape major barre chord, the 2nd string (which also voices the major 3rd) can sound a little sharp.
To compensate for this (and with the equal temperament tuning of guitars, it's always a delicate compromise), I tend to tune the 2nd and 3rd strings ever so slightly flat of their tuning pitch. So slightly, that when you tune up you'll see the pitch dance between green and red (or the needle off center to center).
This isn't absolutely necessary, but I've found this slightly flat tuning produces a sweeter sound on chords where the 2nd and 3rd strings voice the major 3rd.
Just don't obsess too much over it!
A Few Words On Intonation
If you're playing an electric, don't forget to check your intonation regularly, especially when you've put on some new strings. The most basic way to check this is to fret the string at the 12th fret and check its desired pitch on the tuner. If the open string is in tune, but the 12th fret sounds flat or sharp, you'll need to adjust the intonation at the bridge saddle.
If it sounds flat at the 12th: Move the saddle towards the neck/pickups slightly to shorten the vibrating length of the string. Retune the open string and check it against the 12th again. Repeat if necessary.
If it sounds sharp at the 12th: Move the saddle away from the neck/pickups slightly to increase the length. Follow the same procedure to re-tune.
Online Guitar Tuner Microphone
Just remember - 12th flat = shorten/towards neck, 12th sharp = lengthen/away from neck.