Before you start playing those first chords or bashing out your first riff, you need to get your axe in tune. Here´s how! This diagram (right) shows the six strings as they´re laid out on the neck of ...

If you play guitar or another string instrument, one of the thankless tasks you do before you play—and in between songs—is getting your instrument in tune. There are several ways you can do this: You ...

11 different tunings, including standard, half step down, full step down, and nearly every open chord tuning available Looped notes for users to tune by ear Three distinct guitar tones tailored to ...

One of the oldest uses for smartphones was using the microphone to tune your guitar. Granted, it wasn’t all that great but it did work in a pinch. These days, guitar tuner apps are far better than ...

Just about the first thing you learn when you start playing guitar is how to tune your instrument, but unless you’re a musical prodigy with perfect pitch, chances are you’ll need some assistance in ...

Keeping a guitar in tune is not easy, especially when your ears aren’t good enough to perfectly match the pitch between strings. Luckily, there are a lot of budget-friendly tuners out there capable of ...

It’s every guitar player’s nightmare: you step onstage, strike your rock-god pose, triumphantly strum the first chord of a song–and discover that your guitar is out of tune. A new line of instruments ...

No matter how dextrous your fingers might be, if your best guitar is out of tune, you won’t sound great. Experienced musicians can often tune by ear, but even with years of experience under your belt, ...

In a perfect world, guitars would never go out of tune and their owners would never have to stop in the middle of a performance to retune them. However, a number of factors, such as humidity and ...