How do you tune an acoustic guitar without a tuner!?

Delaney B

like
i just got one
and
i need to know how to tune it with out a tuner
please help!
or give me a site
where i can get a cheep electric tuner
under like $25

Answer
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/tuning_your_guitar_by_ear.html

I need tutorials on how to learn acoustic guitar for beginners.. any help?

Maryam

I just bought an acoustic guitar and I have no idea how to use it. Can someone just please direct me to any website that might help me? Thanks, any answers would really be appreciated.

Answer
you can start by tuning your guitar you can buy a guitar tuner but you can ask information about that in the shop

so if you wanna learn guitar
this video's can learn you how to play guitar chords.

NOTE:(this guy show you different ways how to play each chord take the most simple way to play the chord)

D chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh6sPqDEZCY

A chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkkOFLouQDs&feature=channel&list=UL

E chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H393ryDkuY&feature=channel&list=UL

G chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U6-7_83fUY

C chord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBYqdBqogo4

F Chord: (is difficult cause most biggeners don't have enough power on fingers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPzu9sTKbo


There are more chords out there the MINORS/MAJORS (D minor,A minor and more)


BUT YOU CAN also GO TO THE LIBRARY and rent some guitar CHORD BOOKS
that was the how i started to play guitar. i play 2 years so far

You Can check my youtubechannel to see what you can reach in 2 years WITHOUT HAVING LESSONS

My youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/twinkandbob?feature=mhee

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What do I need in order to tune an acoustic guitar?

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Ashley

Also, can anyone refer me to any good books/websites for begginers' lessons?

Answer
It's best to start by tuning the 6th string to the pitch of "E" with some type of tuner like a tuning fork, pitch pipes, piano or an electronic tuner. The "low E" string is another name for the 6th string. Once you've got that done, you press you index finger of left hand on the low E string between the 4th and 5th frets without touching any other strings, pick that string and hold the note. While allowing that note to play pick the open 5th string and let that note hold also. While both notes are being allowed to be heard adjust the tension of the 5th string until the pitches of both strings match exactly. You may have to do this a number of times until the desired pitch is attained.
Once you have the 6th and 5th string tuned repeat the process with the 5th & 4th string, then with the 4th & 3rd String.

Now the tuning process changes alittle when you get to the 3rd & 2nd strings. The only difference is you need to press between the " 3rd and 4th" frets of the 3rd string, then pick the 3rd & the opened 2nd string to tune. Then for the 2nd & 1st string the process goes back to the 5th fret 2nd string & open 1st string.

Now if you have an electronic tuner your tune each string to match these pitches:

6th string = E

5th string = A

4th string = D

3rd string = G

2nd string = B

1st string = E

Regarding books and lessons and to be entirely honest, I would spend less and not more on a books and lessons in the beginning.

I know it sounds silly but I would really recommend the Guitar Book for Dummies. It has a lot of good beginner guitar information and best of all you can pick up a used copy for around 5 bucks or less on Amazon.

Hope this helps......

I need tutorials on how to learn acoustic guitar for beginners.. any help?

Maryam

I just bought an acoustic guitar and I have no idea how to use it. Can someone just please direct me to any website that might help me? Thanks, any answers would really be appreciated.

Answer
you can start by tuning your guitar you can buy a guitar tuner but you can ask information about that in the shop

so if you wanna learn guitar
this video's can learn you how to play guitar chords.

NOTE:(this guy show you different ways how to play each chord take the most simple way to play the chord)

D chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh6sPqDEZCY

A chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkkOFLouQDs&feature=channel&list=UL

E chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H393ryDkuY&feature=channel&list=UL

G chord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U6-7_83fUY

C chord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBYqdBqogo4

F Chord: (is difficult cause most biggeners don't have enough power on fingers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPzu9sTKbo


There are more chords out there the MINORS/MAJORS (D minor,A minor and more)


BUT YOU CAN also GO TO THE LIBRARY and rent some guitar CHORD BOOKS
that was the how i started to play guitar. i play 2 years so far

You Can check my youtubechannel to see what you can reach in 2 years WITHOUT HAVING LESSONS

My youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/twinkandbob?feature=mhee

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How do you tune an acoustic guitar without a tuner!?

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Delaney B

like
i just got one
and
i need to know how to tune it with out a tuner
please help!
or give me a site
where i can get a cheep electric tuner
under like $25

Answer
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/tuning_your_guitar_by_ear.html

What is the difference between acoustic and electric acoustic guitar?

???

it sounds like a stupid question, but i'm starting in like a week, acoustic guitar, but the teacher said i just need an acoustic guitar. nothing specific. i know NOTHING about guitars. so help please!!! and what are some good acoustic guitars for a beginer?? and whats the 6 string and 12 string difference beside the number of strings? i know i asked a lot of questions but i really have no idea. help!

Answer
Alright, I really want to help you in your musical life. Whatever you do, do NOT get a 12, 7, or 8 string guitar, that's not even for advanced players, that's for people who want a whole new instrument. Only get a 6 string guitar. There are three types of 6 string guitars: acoustic, acoustic-electric, electric, hollow electric, semi-hollow electric. Don't even think of the hollows or electrics yet, only stick to acoustic for now. I highly recommend that you start with a full sized dreadnought acoustic-electric, with steel strings and a cutaway; and not nylon strings. An acoustic guitar is a 6 string guitar without any electronics at all, just a traditional steel string guitar. An acoustic-electric guitar is basically an acoustic guitar with the capabilities of connecting it to an amplifier or XLR inputs (You don't need to worry about the XLR inputs, you'll learn about it later.), and it also has a three-band EQ (EQ=equalizer, which includes bass, middle or mid, and treble and sometimes a phase button which sharpens your sound, all these redefine the sound of your guitar while it's connected to an amplifier. Now some also come with built in tuners with display lights to tune it which'll come in handy more times than you breathe because everytime you pick up your guitar, you'll need to tune it. If you combine all these features, you have a preamp and pickup. A preamp is all these gadgets combined basically. A pickup is something to give your guitar the power to connect to an amp.).

I know it's a lot to read, but I really want to help guitarists acheive their musical goals. These are all available at Guitar Center, but you can find them at other places too.

If you have the money for expensive guitars, here are some I recommend: Fender CD140SCE NAT acoustic-electric guitar $300 (Which I recommend the most out of EVERYTHING because I have experience with it, and has all of the features stated above, and I have experience with it, so I know what it's like, and best of all it's beginner friendly and great for all levels of guitarists. It's the best guitar for the lowest price.), Ovation CC24 NAT acoustic-electric guitar $350 (Which I recommend second, out of EVERYTHING because it has all of the features stated above, and more.), or the Ibanez AEG10E.

Now if you're on a really tight budget (since acoustic-electrics are usually $100 more just because it has some sort of electronics on it), you'd probably stick to acoustics only. I recommend the Ibanez IJV50 acoustic jampack $100 (which comes with the acoustic guitar, strap, gig case/bag, extra picks, extra strings, chromatic tuner, chord chart to help you learn, and other extra accessories. I think for a hundred bucks, that's the best deal you can get, knowing that it's a quality guitar.), or the Ibanez IJAE5 jumpstart acoustic-electric $200 (which comes with all of the jampack accessories, including wires and an amplifier, which for two hundred bucks is a real deal. The only problem is that at Guitar Center they either are out of stock or they don't sell it anymore, so if they don't have it, try somewhere else.) I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that all of your guitars have cutaways, which you'll see on guitars that on the right side of the body of the guitar, it has a small cut to reach higher notes. I really hope I helped you.

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How do people learn how to play guitar on there own?

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Eric Torre

I'm starting out and plan on making a rock band I need advice on teaching your self to play guitar because I heard of a lot of musicians teaching the selves

Answer
I think that lessons are the best way to learn to play any instrument. B U T they need to be from a competent, qualified person who actually knows, not only about guitar and how to play it, but also how to teach. It seems that there are people being "taught" by people who are either clueless or don't teach how to play the guitar but, instead, show the student where to put their fingers to play a specific song - the way tablature does.

A G O O D teacher is the best way to learn but I certainly don't subscribe to the view that "a teacher" is the only way to learn or that this huge percentage of people who try to teach themselves give up - where are these figures from? "Giving up" is down to attitude - we've had a load of questions from "beginners" who have sore fingers, they can't use their tuners (and are too dumb to think of reading the instructions) or they can't hold down a chord without muting some of the strings ("Should I get my guitar checked out?"). These people have given up before they've started!

Like many people, I taught myself in the 1970s, when I was quite old - about 17 or 18 I think. I started by learning the basics: the names of the notes over the first three or four frets, where those notes were on a musical stave, basic chords, barre chords etc. Gradually, as I had some skills to apply, I started trying to accompany songs and pick out tunes. I learnt a couple of versions of the major scale and the blues scale, I learnt basic finger picking, I picked up any bits and pieces I could. Improvements really occurred when I bought a tape recorder to play with and when I joined my first band.

Many well-known, well-respected players of that era were self taught. I learnt from books - I began with Play in a Day by Bert Weedon and gradually added to it, other general beginners books, flat picking, finger picking etc. even before I had a guitar I read and watched everything I could find to do with guitars.

This was before electronic tuners, DVDs and the Internet. Now, in the 21st century, I am appalled at how little many people seem to know. Some of the "questions" posted here are beyond belief! There are maybe four or five regular contributors to this site who always give good sensible answers to, sometimes rather dumb, questions. But most of the rest... God help us.

I would advise any beginners to avoid the Internet and You Tube. Watching videos seems appealing as it requires no effort but it wont help you learn to play and there are some atrocious "teachers" out there. Two are regularly recommended here: one doesn't know what an acoustic guitar is, the other, whilst he tries to be "hip", doesn't know what a fret is and doesn't understand the distinction between top and bottom or low and high strings!

I feel a lot better now - I'm off to take my tablets and have a cold shower!

What do I need in order to tune an acoustic guitar?

Ashley

Also, can anyone refer me to any good books/websites for begginers' lessons?

Answer
It's best to start by tuning the 6th string to the pitch of "E" with some type of tuner like a tuning fork, pitch pipes, piano or an electronic tuner. The "low E" string is another name for the 6th string. Once you've got that done, you press you index finger of left hand on the low E string between the 4th and 5th frets without touching any other strings, pick that string and hold the note. While allowing that note to play pick the open 5th string and let that note hold also. While both notes are being allowed to be heard adjust the tension of the 5th string until the pitches of both strings match exactly. You may have to do this a number of times until the desired pitch is attained.
Once you have the 6th and 5th string tuned repeat the process with the 5th & 4th string, then with the 4th & 3rd String.

Now the tuning process changes alittle when you get to the 3rd & 2nd strings. The only difference is you need to press between the " 3rd and 4th" frets of the 3rd string, then pick the 3rd & the opened 2nd string to tune. Then for the 2nd & 1st string the process goes back to the 5th fret 2nd string & open 1st string.

Now if you have an electronic tuner your tune each string to match these pitches:

6th string = E

5th string = A

4th string = D

3rd string = G

2nd string = B

1st string = E

Regarding books and lessons and to be entirely honest, I would spend less and not more on a books and lessons in the beginning.

I know it sounds silly but I would really recommend the Guitar Book for Dummies. It has a lot of good beginner guitar information and best of all you can pick up a used copy for around 5 bucks or less on Amazon.

Hope this helps......

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