Tuning a guitar by a tuner is the most optimal way of tuning an instrument for beginner guitarists. Although, it is not neglected by professionals, for example, with the help of a tuner it is convenient to tune a guitar at a concert, when it is necessary to do it quickly in a high-noise environment. Knowing how to tune a guitar by the tuner, you once again protect yourself and your musical instrument from unexpected troubles.
Instructions
Tuning a guitar by a tuner is the most optimal way of tuning an instrument for beginner guitarists. Although, it is not neglected by professionals, for example, with the help of a tuner it is convenient to tune the guitar at a concert, when it is necessary to do it quickly in a high-noise environment. Knowing how to tune a guitar by the tuner, you once again protect yourself and your musical instrument from unexpected troubles.
Tuner display devices may look different, but their principle is approximately the same for all devices. Depending on the pitch of the received sound, the tuner will show you which note it corresponds to, as well as whether it is high or low. Try playing the first guitar string. The letter designation of the note appears on the indicator. In this case, the indicator arrow can be deflected to the right or to the left. In the first case, this means that the frequency of the sound is slightly higher than the frequency of the note, which is indicated by the letter on the indicator, in the second case, it is lower.
The pitch deviation can be identified in your tuner not as an arrow, but, for example, in the form of illuminated LEDs, which are signed with b (flat) or # (sharp). The first sign signals that the frequency of the sound is lower than the frequency of the note on the indicator, the second - that its frequency is higher. While tuning the guitar to the tuner, slightly change the string tension, this is necessary to understand the reaction of your tuner to a change in pitch.
Play the sound from the first string of the tuned guitar. In the event that it is correctly tuned, the tuner should display an E (note designation) and the indicator arrow should not be deflected (the b and # signs should not be lit). In case the tuner does not display the letter E, but some other, you need to change the string tension until E appears. You can understand whether to loosen the string or pull it on the basis of a number of letter designations of notes: C (do), D (re), E (mi), F (fa), G (salt), A (la), H (si). For example, if you pulled the first guitar string and the tuner showed a C or D sign, then you need to raise the pitch of the string until the E sign appears on the tuner. Accordingly, if the tuner displays G or F, then the string must be loosened.
Do the same for the rest of the strings. The classical guitar tuning is as follows: the first string, as mentioned above, is tuned in E (E), the second in B (H), the third in G (G), the fourth in D (D), the fifth in A (A), the sixth is in mi (E).
It is not so difficult to tune the guitar correctly according to the tuner; in this matter, the musician's attentiveness and his sensitive ear are important.
