Tuning Acoustic Guitar to Keyboard
Tuning acoustic guitar properly is essential to do before each practice session and between compositions if you’re performing. Some of the most popular ways to tune the acoustic guitar are explained below.
Use a well-tuned piano or electronic keyboard as a source for reference tones to tune your guitar. Pianos and keyboards give a precise, clear, loud pitch that is easy to tune to. This can be a good choice for beginners who have a keyboard available, or for guitarists who are going to be practicing or performing with a keyboard player.
Tune the guitar to six keys on the keyboard indicated in the diagram below. Note that guitar music actually sounds one octave lower than written. Therefore the highest guitar string, for example, is only the E above middle C, not the E an octave and a third above middle C, as it is written.
String Numbering
As a reminder, the strings of the guitar are numbered 1 thru 6. String 1(high E) is the thinnest string which is closest to your knee and String 6 (low E) the thickest and closest to the ceiling.
Tune Guitar to Keyboard
Here's another graphic to help you locate the appropriate strings on your guitar to effectively tune to a piano or keyboard. Match the strings of the guitar in the left column to the piano keyboard in the right column.
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