The guitar is an instrument that everyone loves. A lot of good songs can be played with the guitar. But it often happens that the instrument is out of tune, and instead of pleasant and melodic sounds, a cacophony is heard. In such cases, a person who can manually tune the guitar is simply irreplaceable. To tune the guitar, you need experience in playing it and preferably an ear for music.
It is necessary
- 1) Guitar
- 2) Ear for music
Instructions
Step 1
The guitar consists of several parts, in particular 6 strings. The strings are located along the neck of the guitar, and are counted from the first to the sixth, starting with the thinnest and, accordingly, the lowest string. Each open (not clamped) string has its own note. The first string corresponds to the note "E", the second to the note "B", the third to "G", the fourth to "D", the fifth to "A", the sixth to "E".
Step 2
Tuning a guitar is all about bringing the strings in tune with the notes you want to play when plucked. To do this, you must have an ear for music, or experience in playing and tuning the guitar. We tune the first string. For this, it is advisable to use a piano. But you can also listen. After that we tune the rest of the strings. When the second string is pressed at the 5th fret, it should sound in unison with the first. When the third string is pressed at the fourth fret, it should sound in unison with the second. The fourth string played at the 5th fret should sound in unison with the third. Likewise for the fifth and sixth.
Step 3
After that, you need to check the setting. We use the phenomenon of resonance for this. We hit the third string at the ninth fret. The first string should vibrate. When you hit the fourth string at the ninth fret, the second string will vibrate. The third string should vibrate when the fifth string is struck, at the tenth fret. Striking the sixth string at the tenth fret will cause the fourth string to wobble. This method is used to check the tuning, but under no circumstances should it be used to tune a guitar.
