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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:45 am
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I'm not sure that I understand the situation here, but the standard guitar tuning should be EADGBE and should adjust the strings (higher or lower) until the tuner tells you that all the notes are dead on.

Sorry, if that's not what you were talking about.


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:50 am
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If you already know how to tune and tuning your guitar it's not the problem, then I'm sorry for the improper reply. 8)


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:24 am
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thejakeludwig wrote:
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I'm not sure that I understand the situation here, but the standard guitar tuning should be EADGBE and should adjust the strings (higher or lower) until the tuner tells you that all the notes are dead on.

Sorry, if that's not what you were talking about.



I know the way to tune and all of that stuff, but suppose you loosen the "D" string all the way down and start tightening it up until it reads "D" on the tuner. Theres a loose first "D" and theres a tighter "D". This is also the same for the "G" string. I was wanting to know if its the tightest or loosest thats the correct tune.


Well I'm sorry but if you're asking this question then with all due respect you really don't know how to tune your guitar.

Unless you're going for some really experimental tuning - the standard EADGBE tuning goes low to high. The "D" should be higher than the "A" but should not be higher than the "G". Likewise the "G" should be higher than the "D" but not higher than the "A". Use your ears as well as your tuner; of course if you compeltely slack the strings you're going to go through the notes at least once; it would likely be happening on the "B" and the high "E" as well.


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:32 am
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thejakeludwig wrote:
Excuse me ppl, but Yall ain't understanding me on this fourm! No offence, but SERIOUSLY?!

I DO know how to tune the proper tuning and to tune in other tunes.

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Apologies for coming on too strong in my post, but I guess I still don't 100% get what you mean. If I'm understanding correctly, your particular Boss tuner has 2 "D" notes and 2 "G" notes. I guess I'm just not familiar with your model tuner - my tuner, which I've had for about 20 years, is chromatic. It just has one full scale on it (running from A to G, with a series of LEDs that not only hit the notes but also the half-steps so you could tune to E flat, etc.) so if I'm messing around with some type of dropped tuning or tuning up a 12-string then, for example, the same LED lights up for a "G" whether it's the standard tone or whether it's an octave higher or lower. I have an earlier version of this tuner (all the LEDs are red execpt for the "in tune" LED and the faceplate is white):

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Okay - on your tuner are the notes you describe as "looser" lower in pitch than they should be if you tuned by ear? If so, then you would go with the "tigher" note. If "tigher" note is much higher than it should be tuning by ear then you should use the "looser" note. Maybe your tuner has "built-in" settings for say dropped-D or a low G? Sorry, it is just hard to answer without having experience with your tuner.

Hope that helps more than my first post.


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:52 am
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With the risk of upseting you again, you don't want any looser D's or G's. If you follow this chart, you shouldn't have any "looser" notes.


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:13 am
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Are you sure you are not tuning to D# or G# when you think you are tuning to the the correct tuning?
I can see in your video that tuning to one of the D and G there is also another smaller icon showing up next to the string name. Either indicating # or b? Don't have a TU3 so can't tell.

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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:17 am
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I watched the video - I'm thinking that what you're describing as the "tigher" D and G are really the sharps since your tuner is chromatic - it's coming in as a "D#" and a "G#" - that other little LED that lights up is the sharp. Based on the video it appears the standard tuning is the "looser" one because those appear to be the natural notes (not sharp or flat). It is kind of odd that this doesn't happen on "A" string as well.

Hope that makes sense and thanks for posting the video.


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:28 pm
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chromatic scale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_scale

or you could avoid chromatic tuners until you get what a chromatic scale is.


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Post subject: Re: Guitar tuning question
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:44 am
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Most tuners have a light system on them. Mine glows orange if the note is sharp or flat, then changes to green when it's on-pitch. You can look at the note display to tell when you're getting close, but I just use the lights to tell me if I'm on the proper pitch. If I go past the correct note (sharp) I just back it off a half-step (NOT all the way slack), then slowly tighten it back to pitch. You always want to tighten the string, to bring it to pitch, not loosen it, because tightening it gets all the slack out of the string. Also, when I'm tuning, I always have it plugged in to my amp so that I can hear the note as well.

Hope this helps.

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