The guitar is the most popular and outgoing instrument. If a person wants to master playing any musical instrument, he often chooses the guitar. The guitar can be learned to play both a child and a fully grown person. But getting a tool, learning how to fit and position your fingers correctly is only half the battle. A very important skill is the ability to tune the guitar, because if even one string is out of tune by only half a tone, any chord will be spoiled.
It is necessary
Guitar, tuner, tuning fork, ear for music
Instructions
Step 1
There are several ways to tune a guitar, and it is not so difficult to master them all. To get started, you can try tuning your guitar with a tuning fork. Forks are very different. For example, tuning forks in the form of special whistles. These whistles are sold in sets. When you whistle into one of them, it emits the sound of the tone in which this or that string should sound. There are tuning forks on the sites of guitar music lovers. By clicking on the buttons, you will hear the sound to which you need to eventually bring the sound of the guitar. This tuning method is suitable for those with a good ear for music. Otherwise, when tuning the guitar, there will be a slight error in the sound.
Step 2
This method is called the "5th fret method" and is also suitable only for guitarists who have a very fine sense of sound. The first string should produce notes of the first octave when the sound is open. Once you have tuned the first string, you can start tuning the rest. To do this, the second string must be clamped at the 5th fret and brought into unison with the open first string. All other strings, except for the third, need to be tuned in the same way. When tuning, it must be clamped at the fourth fret and brought in unison with the second open.
Step 3
If you are a beginner musician and do not have a fine ear for music, then it will be useful for you to either purchase a special tuner for the guitar, or install it on your computer and tune the guitar using a special program and a microphone. These tuners react to the vibrations of the strings and show what note the string is currently playing. By twisting the tuning pegs, you can get the strings to make the sounds you want.
Step 4
If none of the above methods worked for some reason, contact one of your acquaintances who are more experienced in tuning the guitar.