Manual Tuning Help

[retrebution]

you know how you can tune a guitar withught a electronic tuner.. like tune d string to 5th fret on a string.. that sorta thing.. can sum1 write out the whole thing.. like what each string has to be tuned to.. so i sont have to use an electronic tuner.. thx :P

[Akeh]

The E string at the 5th fret is the same note as an open A string
The A string at the 5th fret is the same note as an open D string
The D string at the 5th fret is the same note as an open G string
The G string at the 4th fret is the same note as an open B string
The B string at the 5th fret is the same note as an open e string

[retrebution]

A THOUSAND THANKYOU'S.. oh btw how acurate is that??

[bradc1988]

What do you mean by 'how accurate'?

[retrebution]

like is it as accurate as electronic.. i knw it wont b exactly.. but is it still a good alternative.. like would u use tht way isntead of electronic

[zepellin-worshiper]

It is as accurate as ur able to make it....just depends on how well u hear the vibration difference of the 2 strings u hit. if u are using an electric, an EASY way to hear the difference in the string vibrations and extremely accurate, is to play a harmonic on the 5th fret, then hit the string below it (non harmonic). BUT MAKE SURE U HAVE UR DISTORTION TURNED UP!!!! or u wont be able to hear it hardly. if u have ne questions reply plz

[retrebution]

well the way i find if my tuning is accurate.. is that i can hear a really powerfully sound.. like as if im playing the string twice at the same time.. and i also get a kind of echo effect.. and seeing that all the tuning is based on what high e is tuned to.. what do u tune that 2.. or is it a guess..

[Leukeh]

Because you are tuning to the bottom E string, if your E string is out of tune, your guitar will sound fine on its own, but wildly out of tune when playing with another guitar. Why don't you want to use an electric tuner?

[jake plays guitar]

well if you tune to the wrong note it isnt acurate

[austin99]

If you want accurate, get a tuning fork, I have two and E and an A tuning fork. They are fairly cheap. On accoustics you can set the fork on the bridge and really hear when your in tune,

I use a tuner with electrics, tuning forks really don't work with a tremolo system. the tremolo detunes the string, the tremolo spring balances the tension of the string, as the tension changes the tremolo moves detuning your strings, if you tune the bass E string and then tune the A string you have detuned the E string and your a lot better off getting a really good chromatic tuner with a dial, I tune high a bit on a new set of strings, as more strings are tuned it actually brings the other strings into tune, it still takes three or more tunings to get it right.

Another way to tune a guitar is to use the harmonics,

E string 12th fret harmonic and A string 7th fret harmonic
A string 12th fret harmonic and D string 7th fret harmonic
D string 12th fret harmonic and G string 7th fret harmonic
E string 7th fret harmonic and B string 12th fret harmonic
B string 12th fret harmonic and treble E string 7th fret harmonic.

the harmonics ring out and so you don't have to hold the note and you can hear differences between the notes easier.