Comments on: Learning to Tune Your Guitar By Ear http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/ Learn how to play guitar now - Check out these reviews of the best and worst online guitar lessons. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JC from learn to guitar http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 JC from learn to guitar Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:29:59 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-1097 Thanks for the easy to follow steps on tuning the guitar. I've recently gone the lazy route and purchased an electric tuner but before that I struggled using a pitch pipe etc. regularly. Thanks for the easy to follow steps on tuning the guitar. I’ve recently gone the lazy route and purchased an electric tuner but before that I struggled using a pitch pipe etc. regularly.

]]> By: The Guitar Player http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-896 The Guitar Player Sun, 23 May 2010 20:17:31 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-896 If you cant tune a guitar by ear using this method, you're probably tone deaf. Not good news fr budding guitarists... If you cant tune a guitar by ear using this method, you’re probably tone deaf. Not good news fr budding guitarists…

]]> By: learn guitar http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-663 learn guitar Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:04:42 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-663 Hey Chris. There are a few ways to do this. First of all unless you're part of a very select group you will not be able to pick the correct pitch out of mid air. Very few people have this ability. This is called perfect pitch. There is good news though. We might not be able to pick a pitch at random but 99% of people are able to tell the difference between pitches. This is called relative pitch. If you can hum your favorite song or whistle a tune you can use relative pitch to find the tone of the first string. All you do is to tune the string to the required note on a piano, pitch pipe or tuning fork. Sometimes beginners worry that they won't be able to do this but, if you concentrate and listen carefully it's not that bad. If you're still struggling, buy an electronic tuner then tune the top string with it. Tune the rest of the strings using the 5th fret relative pitch method. As you do this more and more your ability to hear the difference between notes will get better and better. Eventually you won't need the tuner and you can use the previous methods. Hey Chris. There are a few ways to do this.

First of all unless you’re part of a very select group you will not be able to pick the correct pitch out of mid air. Very few people have this ability. This is called perfect pitch.

There is good news though. We might not be able to pick a pitch at random but 99% of people are able to tell the difference between pitches. This is called relative pitch. If you can hum your favorite song or whistle a tune you can use relative pitch to find the tone of the first string.

All you do is to tune the string to the required note on a piano, pitch pipe or tuning fork. Sometimes beginners worry that they won’t be able to do this but, if you concentrate and listen carefully it’s not that bad.

If you’re still struggling, buy an electronic tuner then tune the top string with it. Tune the rest of the strings using the 5th fret relative pitch method. As you do this more and more your ability to hear the difference between notes will get better and better. Eventually you won’t need the tuner and you can use the previous methods.

]]> By: Acoustic Guitar Wannabe http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Acoustic Guitar Wannabe Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:35:42 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-662 So the question I get asked all the time is, how do you know when you have the first string tuned to E? Showing someone how to go up the 5th fret/4th fret tuning process is relatively easy, but getting the pitch of that first string seems to be the challenge. Any ideas? So the question I get asked all the time is, how do you know when you have the first string tuned to E? Showing someone how to go up the 5th fret/4th fret tuning process is relatively easy, but getting the pitch of that first string seems to be the challenge. Any ideas?

]]> By: Guitars For Sale http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Guitars For Sale Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:23:48 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-658 Nice lesson, well explained. The wrong tuning can really put beginners off, so it is an essential step to get right, but it does take time. When you get good at it, also check out tuning by harmonics which is an alternative to the method used here. Keep practicing. Nice lesson, well explained. The wrong tuning can really put beginners off, so it is an essential step to get right, but it does take time.

When you get good at it, also check out tuning by harmonics which is an alternative to the method used here.

Keep practicing.

]]> By: Learn the Guitar http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Learn the Guitar Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:28:57 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-655 tuning you guitar by ear is super important if you are serious about becoming a top notch guitarist. Sure, it's easy to tune with an electronic tuner, but first you will need to get your strings somewhere near the correct pitch. Learning by ear will also be useful for knowing when your guitar is even a little bit out of tune and an electronic tuner will not always be around. Great lesson! tuning you guitar by ear is super important if you are serious about becoming a top notch guitarist. Sure, it’s easy to tune with an electronic tuner, but first you will need to get your strings somewhere near the correct pitch. Learning by ear will also be useful for knowing when your guitar is even a little bit out of tune and an electronic tuner will not always be around. Great lesson!

]]> By: pligg.com http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-649 pligg.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:28:53 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-649 <strong>How To Easily Tune Your Guitar By Ear...</strong> A simple easy to use system you can implement right now for tuning your guitar more efficiently... How To Easily Tune Your Guitar By Ear…

A simple easy to use system you can implement right now for tuning your guitar more efficiently…

]]> By: Learn How To Play Guitar http://www.learnguitarblog.com/learning-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Learn How To Play Guitar Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:09:26 +0000 http://www.learnguitarblog.com/?p=1058#comment-539 It is pretty easy to tune the guitar by ear when there is no sounds and noise around, but is much harder to do it on stage when all other instruments are making noise I personally recommend a tuner especially if You are doing a recording session in studio. It is pretty easy to tune the guitar by ear when there is no sounds and noise around, but is much harder to do it on stage when all other instruments are making noise I personally recommend a tuner especially if You are doing a recording session in studio.

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