Acoustic Guitar Tuning

Why is acoustic guitar tuning important? If your guitar is not in tune, you may be "fingering" correctly but the guitar may be playing the wrong notes. How frustrating! So, take a couple moments now and tune your guitar.

For beginners, I recommend using the standard tuning method. Not only will all the strings be in tune relative to each other string, but all the strings will be in pitch. If your guitar is in pitch and you are playing with other instruments using the same tuning method, your guitar will be in tune with these other instruments. Here's a great, inexpensive electric acoustic guitar tuner if you prefer to carry a tuner in your gig bag.

Online Tuner
Use the online guitar tuner below and tune your strings to the following notes, ordered low(pitch)-to-high(pitch): E A D G B E. Can't remember the names of the open guitar strings? The first letter of each word of this sentence represents a string: Even After Dinner Giant Boys Eat.