[musictlk] tuning guitar

Fri Feb 3 21:16:51 UTC 2017

Hello,
I used to play the guitar at school. I used an E tuning fork to tune
the top and bottom strings and tuned the rest of the guitar, based on
thos strings. For example, the G below the top E is a sixth below the
E. The D string below the G is a fourth below. I've heard some of the
electronic tuners can have room for error but, using your own ears,
you can hear whether something is out of place or not.

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 2/3/17, Robert Moore via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>  Hi
>   As a starter  if you are still just playing at home  you  can look up
> Bill
> Browns music by eare   for the blind and get an audio file that  simply has
> him plucking  one string at a time and you tune to the string he is
> hitting.
> If possible  you could have a friend do the same thing just   recortd  each
> string for you. If you are playing with  some friends and noise is not a
> problem just have them hit a string and match their string. I have never
> owned a tuner excep for the A 440 which is not expensive and can be had at
> any  guitar store and if the store is worth shopping at  they should be
> able
> to show you how to get started with it. good luck.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MusicTlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kirk
> Reiser
> via MusicTlk
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 2:29 PM
> To: andrew edgcumbe via MusicTlk
> Cc: Kirk Reiser
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] tuning guitar
>
> Well, I guess I'm kinda sorta low tech. I use a 440hz tuning fork to
> tune my low A string to and then use a number of different methods to
> tune up the rest of the instrument. These days I am fond of tuning to
> perfect fifths by ear, so I'll fret the D string on the second fret
> 'E' and listen to it with the A string. With a very little practice
> you can sing/hear perfect fifths without to much trouble. I do all the
> rest of the strings in the same fashion. Second fret G string A
> against the open D string etc.
>
> The traditional method is to tune the fifth fret of each string to the
> open string below it so fifth fret sixth string A to the open fifth
> string A. up to the fourth fret on the G string to the open B string
> and then back to the original pattern for the bottom two strings.
>
> Another method is to tune harmonics which are the bell sounding note
> you get when you touch say the twelth fret on any string while
> plucking the string and immediately moving the finger you are touching
> with off the string. The only problem with tuning to harmonics is if
> the intonation of the intrument aren't right on you can get great
> sounding tuning note for note but you won't be in tune as you move up
> the neck.
>
> Anyway, I'm sure there are loads of accessable tuning devices and apps
> for cell phones but they are rarely as convenient and as available as
> your ears.
>
>    Kirk
>
> On Fri, 3 Feb 2017, andrew edgcumbe via MusicTlk wrote:
>
>> Hi all This message is for guitar players. How do you go about tuning
>> your
>> guitar? Is there such thing as a guitar tuner out there that a blind
> person
>> can use to tune their guitar to I know that the normal tuners are
>> probably
>> far to visual but is there anything out there that has a sound to tune to
>> or how do you guys do it.
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