Lessons For Beginners To Tune A Guitar.pptx

1. How To Tune A Guitar Know About The Parts of Guitar

2. Introduction If you are a beginner and have decided to learn the guitar then basic knowledge about the parts of a guitar neck is very helpful. The parts of the guitar neck are frets, fretboard, tuners, headstock, and truss rod. It will help you tune your guitar. Tuning your guitar is the most important step because if your guitar is not tuned, it will not sound good and you definitely don’t want that.

3. Parts Of Guitar

4. Parts Of Guitar Neck First the parts of a guitar neck are explained below: Frets are the raised wires that run across the width of the fingerboard. These help the strings to be shortened by pressing them down behind them. Fretboard is the neck area located just below the strings. It is marked and shaped so one can identify the strings easily. It helps to press the strings at some points to get some notes.

5. More Parts Of Guitar Neck Headstock: Just at the end of the neck you will see the headstock placed at the end of the guitar where all the strings end. Tuners also termed as machine heads and tuning pegs. These bits are also known as guitar tuner buttons, are twisted to tune your guitar. Truss rod is a part of the guitar or other stringed or fretted instruments like a steel bar or rod, helps in stabilizing the relief of the neck.

6. Tuning Guitar So, now you know and understand the parts of the guitar neck and their working. The next thing which you need to learn is the name of strings and how to tune the guitar. The names of the open strings on the guitar are E – A – D – G – B – E from top to bottom where the top string (E) is the thickest string and the bottom string (E) is the thinnest string. To learn the name of strings here is an easy way to do so.

7. Use A Digital Tuner Turn the tuner on and play an open E string. When the string will be tuned to a correct note then you will see a light flashing. Make sure the calibration tuner setting on the tuner is set to A 440 Hz which is a standard setting. Adjust the string until it is in tune and do the same with other strings as well. Once the tuning is done, make sure to go through the strings once again. ● ● ● If you are using an electric guitar then plug the cord directly in the tuner to check the tuning instead of using the microphone of the tuner.

8. Use An App Tuner It is the most convenient method to tune your guitar. There are the number of apps available for guitar tuning. When you do not have other tuners, it is an ideal way to tune your guitar. The apps work similar to digital tuners. Play an open E string and adjust the string using the guitar tuner buttons that are dedicated to every string. Until the app Shows that the pitch of a note is correct, keep tightening and loosening the tuner buttons. Do the same for other strings as well. ● ●

9. Tuning Guitar By Ear The low E string should be in tune already. You can use a piano or another guitar to get the low E string in tune. Go to the 5th fret of the low E string which is known as an A note. The fifth string is an open A string and it must sound like the note on the fifth fret of E string. You have to check the fifth fret of the A string which is a D note. Now play the open D string and it must sound like the D note on the A string. The same method will be followed to tune the G string. You need to tune the B string now and the method of tuning this string is a little different. Instead of using the fifth fret you need to make use of 4th fret and match the sound of open B string to the 4th fret of the G string. You need to tune the high E string by playing it open and then match it with the sound of the fifth fret of the B string. ● ● ● ● ●

10. Conclusion Now that you know how to tune a guitar, you’ll be playing like a pro in no time. If you’re just beginning to play the guitar, an out-of-tune instrument can frustrating and make every note sound like a mistake. Knowing how to tune a guitar properly will ensure that you always sound your best when you play. be incredibly