Interactive Guitar Tuner

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Click on the guitar strings or tuning pegs to hear the correct note for that string. Click the 1st guitar string to play the low E tuning note. The 2nd string plays the A note, the 3rd string plays the D note, 4th string plays the G note, 5th string plays the B note, and 6th string plays the high E note.

Order : E A D G B E

How to tune a guitar (standard)

Preparation:

Start by holding the guitar in the normal playing position. You will be using the interactive guitar tuner above to hear the correct note for each guitar string. Just click on the string or tuning peg to play the note for that string, and click again to stop the note. As you hover your mouse over a string you will also see that string change color, along with the tuning peg you should use to tune that string.

Step 1 - How to tune the guitar's low E string

The low E string is the 1st string from the left, it's also the thickest string on the guitar. Start by clicking the 1st string on the interactive tuner above, then pluck the low E string on your guitar to hear the difference. Turn the tuning peg for that string so that the sound from your string is slightly lower than the note you hear from the tuning diagram (you may have to pluck the string and turn the peg several times before you get it right). Then slowly turn the peg so that the sound from your string gets higher, until it matches what you hear from the interactive guitar tuner.

Step 2 - How to tune the guitar's A string

The A string is the 2nd string from the left. Follow the the instructions for this string from Step 1, but using the 2nd string.

Step 3 - How to tune the guitar's D string

The D string is the 3rd string from the left. Follow the instructions from Step 1, but using the 3rd string.

Step 4 - How to tune the guitar's G string

The G string is the 4th string from the left. Follow the instructions for this string from Step 1, but using the 4th string.

Step 5 - How to tune the guitar's B string

The B string is the 5th string from the left. Follow the instructions from Step 1, but using the 5th string.

Step 6 - How to tune the guitar's high E string

The high E string is the 6th (and last) string from the left. Follow instructions from Step 1, but using the 6th string.

Notes:

Why do we 'tune-up' from slightly below the correct note?

Because of the way the guitar strings hold tension, they are more likely to stay in tune if you tune up from below. Some people also think it's easier to tune-up than to tune-down.