The Tuning Lesson

Standard Tuning

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It is super important to keep your guitar in tune. Most music is tuned using the Standard Tuning. Standard Tuning is where you tune your guitar strings from the Bass string (string 6) on your guitar, using the notes E, A, D, G, B and E.


A simple way to remember this order of notes is by using the phrase, Every Amateur Does Get Better Eventually. Each first letter from every word matches the Standard Tuning note order.

This is much easier said than done when you are a beginner, to help you, we have provided an online Microphone tuner below.


To open the Voice Commands, just say, "Connie, Open the Command Hub."

Online Microphone Tuner

When you click the Start button below, your browser will ask you to access your microphone. Please accept this request, as the tuner will not work without your consent. If you accidentally select no, please refresh your browser and start again. The Guitar Tuner will detect each note when you play each guitar string. When a string is in tune, the background will turn Green, and when it is out of tune (too flat), it will turn Red. If your string is Flat, you need to tighten that string using the Tuning Peg found on the Machine head. If your string is Sharp, you need to loosen that string using the Tuning Peg.

Tuning Your Guitar: A Quick Guide.

Below is a table of what each string on your instrument should be tuned to. Use this when using the Microphone tuner.

String notes in Standard Tuning for any 6 stringed Guitar.

String Status Note
6th (Bass String) Tune to E
5th Tune to A
4th Tune to D
3rd Tune to G
2nd Tune to B
1st (Lightest String) Tune to E

String notes in Standard Tuning for any stringed Bass Guitar.

String Status Note
4th (Bass String) Tune to E
3rd Tune to A
2nd Tune to D
1st Tune to G

String notes in Standard Tuning for any stringed Ukulele.

String Status Note
4th (lightest) Tune to G
3rd Tune to C
2nd Tune to E
1st Tune to A

Guitar tunings are the assignment of pitches to the open strings of guitars, including classical guitars, acoustic guitars, and electric guitars.