Tutorial: How to Tune A Guitar Perfectly By Ear [NOT by 55545!]

[@13eat13boxes]

The dog on the right is having flashbacks to Vietnam in his previous life.

[@DaddyGC]

That's a really good observation.

[@FemaleObserver]

I don't understand how you got the tune for strings one and two. Im a beginner ad to tuning and i like your tuning but yiu git me lost there towards the end. Can you go slower?

[@Sourav27647]

You need a guitar tuner for the lower E string 😂​@@FemaleObserver

[@taylorpledger2]

😂

[@billder999]

I just watched several of your lessons (this one on tuning, Endless Loop, CAGED, etc)... I've been playing for 6 years and I conceptually understand all of these relationships, but you have put things into a whole new logical way of seeing the relationships. Very interesting, challenging but doable... thank you very much!!!

[@margiedelay1716]

I've been tuning harmonically for years now, but I never learned how to do it on the 1st and 2nd strings. Thanx a lot, buddy! You're never to old to learn something new, unless you close your mind first. I'm a 56 yr. old woman and I like and play everything from Metallica to Tracy Chapman. I still like Simon and Garfunkle and the mighty Zep always rules, but Avenged Sevenfold and the Black Keys kick serious booty too. To all you young players starting out; never let anyone tell you what you can't do. You'll surprise yourself with what you can accomplish. Thanks for the great lesson! Using your guitar's natural harmonics to tune is the most accurate way I know of.

[@Procraseighter]

For the people asking about the E string, since this is relative tuning.....Maybe try finding the pitch you speak in and then tune from that. You can do this by humming at the pitch you would naturally speak and then finding that note on the guitar. Most people seem to be somewhere from E-G (the E above middle C, an octave higher than your low E string) For example, I know (from checking with my guitar in the past) that my voice naturally falls on an F note. So, if it were the same for you, you could hum and fret the 13th fret of your E and turn the peg until that note matches the one you hum. Your E is now in tune and you can proceed as normal from there. I've done this for a few years now and any time I check it with a tuner, I'm never more than a few cents off.

[@connorross4336]

Also the intro to time by Pink Floyd is a great way to, as it’s just an open e with occasional chromatic steps

[@BasedMando]

My speaking voice is at F#2, that is extremely far away from middle C4, but I get what you're saying...

[@xxdeadmonkxx]

The dog on right side can't sleep well cuz guitar is out of tune

[@kellio48]

It looks like it's about ready to take a piece out of his elbow.

[@norbitcleaverhook5040]

That dog looks a little worried, like he's confused about why he is allowed on the couch today and how long will it last. The Lab is just making the most of his time.

[@amimatangi9794]

Norbit CleaverHook lol..so true hahaha! Lmbo

[@megannaidoo6748]

HA😂

[@Farionable]

when I bought a guitar, the seller has tune guitar for me this way and I was very impressed thank you explain how it's done!)

[@connorross4336]

Been playing 2 1/2 years and despite learning the entire caged system, all the notes of the fretboard, major scale modes, harmonic minor modes, sweep picking, and a good amount of jazz theory I could never tune by ear. Your video taught me in 5 minutes. Thanks!

[@arthurvandelay4225]

I've always done it via harmonics. Usually I try and get a G chord to sound really nice, then I'm happy.

[@Th4w]

As you damn well should be, G never sounds nice.

[@billder999]

The full 4-fretted open G (320033) is one of the most beautiful and useful of all chords if you are in tune... tune, close your eyes, and listen... you will know when all the strings are correct.

[@Th4w]

Beautiful? Beg to differ, sir. It sounds all cheery and not good at all. Happy music is just plain disgusting.

[@alelaera13]

Th4w what the fuck...?

[@Th4w]

I mean who even uses major keys non-ironically. it's 2016 omgg get a grip

[@AlbertGyorfi]

Great video, Assaf! Very useful informations! :) besides the 5th-7th harmonics thing on the E-A, A-D, D-G, B-lowE there is a 4th-5th harmonics rapport on the G-B strings :)

[@doodskop89rs]

But how do you know the E is tuned perfectly, since you are tuning relatively to it right?

[@Kokiriboy]

Danchik k Ye watupwitdat

[@gruftschreck]

Danchik k Since you can't link to youtube comment any more, here is my answer to another comment about the same thing: Most people are not able to recognize the pitch of notes, only the differences in pitch (see absolute vs. relative pitch). If you play alone and tune your guitar by this method, only 0,01% of humanity will notice any difference. If you play together with other instruments you take one as a reference and tune your low E to theirs. But if you want to tune perfectly without using a digital tuner you can also use a tuning fork, which allows you to tune by ear.

[@doodskop89rs]

gruftschreck Thank you very much

[@SporeSpood]

Danchik k Doesn't matter, unless you're playing with other people/instruments. In that case you can use their instruments for reference.

[@fayekkamle608]

Danchik k Tune the guitar online for free with mic, tune the acoustic guitar online, by just adjusting the frequency of it. just visit www.tunetheguitar.com

[@akilaj5693]

Your dogs are better students and guitar players than any of us, they are with you for every guitar class.

[@xxChacaronXX]

And now your little dog knows how to tune your guitar for ya! haha :) RIP little guy! I just lost my dog this thanksgiving and what I found helpful was to write down all the amazing memories of him and I. Helped me vent and now I have something to go back to for the rest of my life. Thanks for these amazing guitar lessons! My favorite channel on YT to learn for sure!

[@briman2000]

Your smile at the start is contagious

[@markattila9835]

This is probably the best way of tuning, I've tried all of them during the years.

[@nellinah31]

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[@marcosanchez2710]

about 30 years playing guitar since I was 35 and this is the firt time i learn this method... thank you so much !!! I hate tuners !!! :D

[@jaanaunapuu5910]

0:52 No you don't have to let go of the note you're holdin. Just keep holding it with your left hand and turn the tuning pegs with the right hand...

[@D0NJ0NES]

But somehow you have to tune the E-string or am I wrong?

[@loliver231]

D0NJ0NES Learn E string by ear and do the others with this method

[@ParnasoMusicaSurrealista]

D0NJ0NES If you will be playing alone you can let the E-String as you want, if you will play with others A440HZ is a common tune, some people use A432HZ

[@gruftschreck]

D0NJ0NES Most people are not able to recognize the pitch of notes, only the differences in pitch (see absolute vs. relative pitch). If you play alone and tune your guitar by this method, only 0,01% of humanity will notice any difference. If you play together with other instruments you take one as a reference and tune your low E to theirs. But if you want to tune perfectly without using a digital tuner you can also use a tuning fork, which allows you to tune by ear.

[@throb9]

D0NJ0NES I memorized the opening to "Flirtin' With Disaster".

[@ludwigvanel9192]

To further sharpen your hearing, getca tuning fork to tune one string (likre A440 or E ???)

[@bassinblue]

The dog on the right is like ''WHAAAT? I CAAAN'T HEAR YOU!!''.

[@xRose_007]

+David Harrison ikr LOL

[@makinishiko9382]

lol

[@kappakappa915]

Aye aye kuptin

[@forexalised9053]

yo wtf, I'm half way through the video and the whole time I'm staring at the lab, never noticed the other dog being a bloody statue lmfao

[@jasonodell79er]

Dude...I've been playing for 15-20years. Always discouraged cause I can't get it. It's been getting harder. Found this....now I'm on the right path. Getting some confidence finally. I'm like..."dude, you can't be a guitar player if you can't tune it by ear." Thanks for this great tutorial. I've seen my brother in law do it....but it didn't click till today. Gonna keep practicing this method. You're the man, man.

[@dolantrumpsingh2989]

The best ever guitar tune tutorial ever...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️

[@aminchatoui7807]

I love to tune my guitar by ear, the tuning speaks to you (through sound waves) about how you have been acting lately: and tries to help you come back to center-field

[@alsamuef]

Not the best method: The first problem is that harmonics are sharp, one reason is that the string is vibrating at both sides, thus slightly increasing the string tension ,twice . Also, the pitch of the higher harmonics gets even sharper due the mass of the string. The mass of the string is the reason why we need compensation at the bridge. But this compensation won't work for the harmonics. The second problem is that the harmonics will not necessarily reflect the same pitch when you press the string against the fret since the string tension might not be the same. Another problem has to do with intonation. Harmonics do not follow the equal temperament intonation of the guitar, so you would be tuning the guitar to another intonation. This method works as an approximation of the ideal tuning and you can use it, but it is not the best approximation, so do not expect the best results. I do believe that the 55545 method works better as long the guitar is properly intonated and compensated, including a good string action, because it's based on perfect octaves of fundamentals. Octaves of fundamentals are the basis for equal temperament, which is the intonation intended for the guitar.

[@CS-mo7xp]

+Olaf Mainframe Sergey interesting thanks.

[@t-rexngatokorua8733]

Damn, I've been using this method for years and always wondered why my guitar still felt or sounded out of tune. It drove me crazy ahaha wish I knew this all those years ago ..

[@taxisteve929]

Thanks...I always wondered about that. Definitely comes in easier, but always a hair sharp....and I added a final step I think is extremely important, tuning the guitar to itself.....as close as possible on many chords without knocking other chords way out of tune. It's an imperfect instrument so we compensate. I never use the words "Perfect tuning" and "Guitar" together, because it is impossible. ....... and each guitar will have a different final tuning....just a bit, but will be noticed by the player.

[@Ana_crusis]

There is a document By the *Guild of American Luthiers* that goes through the best way to tune a guitar no one seems to know it which is sad... Here it is drkevguitar.com/2012/04/04/tuning-data-sheet-45/ Scroll down to *Procedure*

[@pranishlama9483]

5 yrs ago i have learned it. But i forget so i watch agian. Thank you . Sir for your effort in guitar lesson .

[@ramonfw]

You can also tune the B string by using the harmonics on the 4th and 5th frets of the G and the B string. They are a little bit harder to hear, but it works. So the whole thing would be 5-7, 5-7, 5-7, 4-5, 5-7.

[@philippalauder7605]

thanks so much man!! You have seriously helped me out after years of poorly tuning my guitar you have finally shown me how to do it properly. Wish i could pay you back somehow! Thanks so much!

[@Ana_crusis]

Sadly it is not a good way to tune a guitar.

[@lucassobris]

Now this deserves a BIG like, thank you

[@DeRiezer]

U sir, are the man!! I was staggering with the electronic tuner, it just wouldnt work, now i did it like u, with the harmonics and my guitars sound is so clear now! I recommend this to every beginner!!!

[@webname3592]

EXCELLENT! Got lower E string tone off piano and moved up from there. Sounds great! thank you

[@jeanfrancoisgregoire1323]

harmonics are at higher frequencies, if you get them right everything will be right. In electronics when someone wants to get "x" frequency, he/she looks for an oscillator having "x" . "y" frequency and then divide the product by "y" again. The reason is that there will always be some % errors, and , by dividing it the errors are reduced, therefore the frequency will be more precise.

[@taperecorder3]

I appreciate the harmonics method because of the bell like sustain it gives thank alot

[@gtr1983]

For people that don't have perfect pitch and don't have a tuner though most can get a free app tuner on their phones, if you can remember a tune that starts on a A chord for standard pitch and then use that as a reference for your other strings by tuning to open chords and chords up to the 12 fret..the reason being that the guitar has got to be in tune to itself as every guitar neck is slightly different to sound sweet all over the neck unless you have intonation issues and in that case there are many videos to show how to correct that as it requires a truss rod adjustment etc...even with tuning to a tuner a guitar can sound out of tune unless it is tuned to itself using micro fine adjustments.

[@avedonfivestar3808]

I'm reading a lot of comments about how to tune the E string so the other strings are tuned correct. This method that LickNRiff has shown. For free i might add. ( just reminding the haters.) is a method that allows you to be in tune with yourself if your playing alone. So that the cords don't sound bad. The E string will essentially be whatever it was when you started. Your actually not going to tune the E string. Your just going to use it as a refference point to tune the other 5 strings. If your playing with people this tuning might clash. What you'd have to do is get the E string correct to the other instruments and then use the method to tune the other 5 strings. And the method works just fine. My own guitar teacher uses this method if he does,nt have his tuner. Great video man.

[@michaelhausted]

AWESOME ! I Find it a lot easier to pitch it 100% right with this method instead of the old 55545 :)

[@zipgow]

While there are many methods to insure that your instrument is in tune with itself, few if any people have perfect pitch--so if your low E is flat or sharp, then your entire instrument will be flat or sharp. A tuner is a pretty good investment, especially if you intend to play with somebody else.

[@jackoo666]

you could always theoretically tune to said person. then its fine. as long as the pitch is relative. unless you have perfect pitch itll sound good. many symphonies will tune to 441 or 442 but it sounds good because they're in tune with eachother. also 440 is literally just an arbitrary number that we came up with. doesnt really mean anything.

[@ronderbege188]

When starting to tune my guitar by harmonics, Does the lower E string/6th string be in tune first using a tuner or by ear?

[@1969MARKETING]

a lot of comments here are correct about the starting low E to have something to tune the rest of the strings by. there's nothing you can teach that will allow you to be able to have perfect pitch to tune the low E string. so you'll need to go online to get that tone or have a tuner. i still have a set of pitch pipes, which I think is still very practical and useful. however if i could add something to this it would be to make sure you tune your strings to how hard you personally hit the strings or it will still sound out of tune when you start playing. for instance if you are tuning by barely hitting the strings it will sound fine as long as you aren't strumming very hard, but when you start hitting the strings as you normally would you might sound like you're still out of tune. or you feel like you are never really in tune. that's usually why so tune your strings at the same striking level as you play for reference. here is a pitch pipe, which in my opinion is very practical for tuning guitars without having to take your hands off your guitar. just put it in your mouth and go www.amazon.com/Kratt-SN10-Super-Pitch-Pipe/dp/B000EEJBGQ/

[@sinistar426]

Biggest issue with this is, how do you know if the string you start off with tuning "Lets say the low E" is actually in tune to begin with? If you use a tuner to make sure your actually in the pitch of E when you start tuning, then you may as well just use said tuner for the rest of your strings. Suppose you start your tuning with the low E and its actually to the pitch of Eb, what you will wind up with is a guitar tuned to Eb this way and not 440. You first HAVE TO KNOW that the string you START with is ACTUALLY tuned to correct pitch.

[@user83c9f49]

there must be a lot of people in the comments who have no idea how to tune or play a guitar anyway. I have never used a tuner and I've always been able to turn mine by ear, but this is definitely a helpful trick and it makes it a lot faster.

[@SaltedSeeder]

What if the first(top) string is off? wouldn't everything after that be off? sorry I'm new at this

[@stephenparedes7406]

yes thats why you might as well just buy a tuner lol.

[@FUZYsquatch]

Yeah, what you really want to do is memorize what the notes sound like. Be able to distinguish them. It'll definitely be difficult at first.

[@cheryltasich9812]

Salted Seeder

[@ipsurvivor]

Salted Seeder - you are correct and this method as been shown to be less accurate as the harmonics vibrate in such a way as to subtly effect the tuning. Your guitar will never be perfectly in tune unless you get those wiggly fretted guitars that have perfect intonation.

[@geoffreyryder1447]

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[@lebronjahval23]

my question sir how to get the reference note if all strings are not in tune

[@XYXZProductions]

lebron jahval or if you play solo guitar it doesn’t matter if it’s tune with other instruments so just get it in tune with itself

[@MarsLos10]

I've found some weird ways of getting a reference note, just for fun. I've noticed that my microwave oven and the A/C both beep at a very high B note, so I can start tuning the B string. I am living near the biggest church of my city, so I hear bells ringing from there a lot. I know that they usually ring at a G note, and I've checked with a tuner that this G note is in tune, so I can wait for maybe an hour until they ring again😂 (they work as a clock). My doorbell makes two notes, F# and D. Of course I use the D note as a reference point for the 4th string. And the last and most convenient reference note for my ear is to call someone on the phone, and hear that A note beeping, until they answer the phone😂 "Dude, just get a tuner, you weirdo" I have, but I love experimenting and training my ears 😊

[@intersanctum]

@@MarsLos10 :)

[@onelove8062]

Ear is important My ear is usually flat though

[@tmanbloke6535]

Guitar tuna is the app to get. Quit dicking around for God's sake!

[@denzelthebright3725]

LOL! From 0:00 to 4:32 that dog was trying to initiate a staring contest with his owner till he lost all hope

[@danielblixt6486]

the dog is like: "is he talking to me??"

[@71160000]

If you strike a note on one string then the next string will vibrate if you have it fretted at the same note. I tune the high e string and then tune the b string so the e on it vibrates and so on across all the strings.

[@5amH45lam]

Wowwww, I've had to pause and post after 10 seconds to say that your intro is outstanding. I'm going to like this channel. *sub* and *ding-a-ling* - DONE!

[@jdsalvo]

I use the same method, but then I add an extra step to make it sound tempered tuned. I correct the tuning of every string comparing some notes, depending on what I will play: Usually, I compare open A string with the A in 3rd string (2nd fret). And D string with the D in second string (3rd fret). And so one with all strings. Then I check it out with thirds: ej: 5th string 3rd fret and 4th string 2nd fret. ...Then, the same with some arpeggios, using the chords I will use. That's the only way to make it (un)perfectly tuned. All strings will be slightly detuned, but they will sound perfect as a group. Thats the way pianos are tuned.

[@natnem1574]

5guitor lesson .

[@freelance_commie]

Everyone should try memorizing the pitch of your low E (it can be done, try singing your lowest note and see where it is in relation, memorize it, start from there but work towards not singing). Then know how they should sound as 4ths. Listen to your E and A together and you can hear how they are supposed to sound. Very easy interval. Then you don't have to use any fingers on the fret board. I did not invent this way obviously and am not claiming so. A brilliant guitarist who I had the good fortune of working with taught me this way. I suggest this because it trains your ear, requires no fingers on the fret board and you have a better enharmonic understanding of your tuning and guitar mentally and physically. Also, eating lots of mangoes, phosphorus and a diet high in fiber will not only keep you regular in the BM (bowel movement) department but will also make your ear more acute to frequency relationships. Maybe that last part was made up...maybe it wasn't...I dunno.

[@christy3971]

I do the same way.... I got it naturally

[@pndamonium1241]

This video has the best intro I've heard in a long time. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

[@losteroni]

Even the strings themselves can affect tuning . I defend this method , even though I use some kind of tuner or video to find Low E , I then use 55545 to get closer and then fine tune using harmonics because you have to tune the guitar to itself. Even then since every guitar has a different spirit , I find I have to flatten the B string just a little or that's all you'll hear ,

[@losteroni]

It has to do with the materials the strings are made from . The top three strings are usually brass or bronze wound steel core just different sizes but the g string is usually of a different material usually nickel wound steel core and the bottom strings are just plain steel .

[@jennieactright7350]

Thank you! I'm 30 years old and first time picking up the guitar. But I been around it all my life and I understand for me I am trained to hear it. So tunning my guitar by myself it took me a while but the guitar naturally starts harmonizing with itself even if I do two. I love it.

[@anybodycanart]

LOL!! I'm the female you minus the gift of play. I'm on the couch with my first guitar, a cheap buy from the local music store today and my GSD pays no mind while my other dog ran out of the room when I opened the case. And here I sit shaming the art of guitar playing and am grateful one dog makes me feel like there is hope. Thank you for this video, I'm clueless..my two friends play plus I'm going to take lessons because I think I'm tone deaf. But I'm subscribing to your channel and maybe the village can help and one day I will have both dogs stay on the couch ;)

[@monamilotte9912]

To answer people questions about the e string (base string), if you are not around another instrument to tune to; here's 2 suggestions: when your guitar is in tune, recorded the sound of the e string, on your phone or device to play back later, or if you Google e string, there are sites with MP3 files to play, with the sound, you can reference those. Also, you could get a pitch pipe, they are cheap. I think eventually you will just know what it should sound like in your head, and won't need any of that!

[@Parshuram_61]

This is an amazing way to tune the guitar. It actually works! I wonder why nobody thought of it before. Thanks for sharing :)

[@BwanaTube]

+Bubka This technique is as old as the hills, and plenty of people have thought of it, and found it wanting.

[@Ana_crusis]

Millions of people know this method. it is common knowledge. Sadly it is not a good method....

[@phiddler1]

thanks I hadn't realised about the extra move in tuning the 55545 way

[@AbsolutelyNOW]

Best guitar tutor on utube!!!awesome

[@margiedelay1716]

Also, here's a tip I'd like to pass on: When tuning your electric guitar harmonically, you can hear the warble when the notes are out of tune a lot better when you add distortion. Thanx again!

[@briann2911]

This doesn't work well for equal temperament, but it's nice when you don't have a tuner available. I would tune every string to harmonics found on the G string to get my guitar more in-tune

[@vite1968]

thank you brother :) i didnt realize there is a b and e on 7th and 5th :) changed my life

[@JamisonProject]

I looked for ever to find a simple video like this.. this is the best method I believe. Will it work for electric guitars?

[@WmTyndale]

Beautifully Presented. I never paid much attention to harmonics but this is useful.

[@sergih9258]

Just a second before you mentioned "harmonics" I was thinking about that. I'll be waiting for the harmonics lesson :D

[@hagitheduelist]

Place your finger above the string (dont touch it), so when you pick the string, the string resonates and touches your finger :)

[@hagitheduelist]

Mycel lol my bad youre right im sorry

[@sergih9258]

I know the theory of harmonics, and the most common, but I'd like a class with all the harmonics you can make with the guitar

[@DavidMJanes]

Awesome. I have seen a buddy do this and never took the time to figure it out. Great stuff

[@tonyfendall]

Only works if the low E is in tune otherwise it doesn't.

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Excellent method. I've known about the method for years but seldom use it. First I assume you tuned one string like the thick E. Nylon string guitar strings have to be tuned a smidge higher when first put on l, or they will always be out of tune. I like to tune my guitar 6 to 1. People don't usually know that the neck is being warped, especially when tuning the thick strings. I was doing video on on minuet in g. .. I woke up the other day and now have the d sound from my Casio keyboard firmly imprinted in my brain. I have good relative pitch, not perfect, but could never recognize any notes. So I'm passing this knowledge along. Maybe others will be helped. As now I can tune my d string with out a tuner. The best.

[@420xsinging4]

Yay I got it! Thank you for the lesson!

[@jasonsioco5667]

The white dog freaked out when you played natural harmonics.

[@TEkkoflis]

i came in to learn how to tune my guitar by ear and i ended up looking at the dog

[@StephenPatrickAK]

The little dog totally cracks me up.... thanks for the laugh... he's like... dude... the only reason I tolerate this is because I love you and this is my comfort zone and there is very little I can do about this!

[@nicholaswoolfenden5254]

Ignore the pedantics. This is good enough for most purposes thanks! How do you know that you have an E? Unless you have perfect pitch it is hard but I got to a point by humming the lowest note I could. Then compare it to an electronic tuner tone. Eventually I got there to the E. It takes daily practice but doable. Initially I had D (too low) then Eb. Then E. Be patient!

[@lokeylee5979]

great lesson as always..next we want tutorial for how to arrange a fingerstyle song..please..

[@ParnasoMusicaSurrealista]

There are a lot of methods to get your guitar tuned. I want to share mine to contribute to yours. Here it is. I use ONLY one string as reference to tune, lets say first string(can be any one) and is as follows: 1st string open will be our reference - 2nd on 5 fret - 3rd on 9 fret - 4th on 14 fret - 5th harmonic over 7 fret and 6th harmonic over 5 fret, so, 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 and 6 strings are getting the same sound of open 1st String. This is even more accurate because we are using ONLY one sound to set the other strings. As I said this is only another method as good as the one that you explained to us. Thanks.

[@juddtattershall2540]

***** Your method is more consistent with what is usually called the "equal tempered scale" that is what is now used.

[@user-em9mw9ch3y]

I don't know about me man but the dog at the right really seems to be getting it hahaha . very funny!

[@ElCapitanGames]

Thanks! this is the method I was looking for. I always got really close by ear. Now I get them dead on!

[@edgarmanuelcambaza6459]

The word "perfect" has a very deep meaning. It also implies your ears to be perfect, the room, guitar quality and the microtones. Words like "good" and "convenient" prevent such overstatements. When you say "the best way" you assume you know all the ways. Humble up a bit next time and say "the best way I know".

[@User-lc8ll]

I follow with great interest your lessons. Thanks!

[@sackasilver]

Good tuning tutorial. Thanks!

[@edysimwawa2841]

That dog on the right was like.... DUDE, stop confusing people. The big one on the left was like... We have suffered here

[@bahed1]

The problem I have with that harmonic tunic is: start with an accurate tuning device to get your thick E to pitch. Now do a harmonic on the 5th fret. That harmonic note is ~7 cents too high. Now do the E,5th harmonic and A,7th harmonic method. Now compare your A string against your tuner: it's ~15 cents too high.

[@nicholascremato]

One dog is sleeping but the small dog really wants to learn how to play!

[@prafulyadav9403]

I have an acoustic guitar and I always leave it tuned over night until someone told me that it ruins the strings and the neck of the guitar. Is that true and should I leave it tuned overnight?

[@Walamonga1313]

Best way is to learn how one string sounds, get it into your head perfectly and then use harmonic/55545

[@PeanutDenise1121]

OMG I thought you stole my dog! The little one! I was like how did my Tukee get over there! :)

[@williamsen2000]

Thank you for sharing, LickNRiff, I wish you the best :)

[@swietymikolajbb]

Especially great is the possibility to compare strings that are far from each other, thanks a lot, greetings from Poland : )

[@drno2141]

love the doggy carefully listening to u

[@williamrobinson7061]

The harmonics on the seventh fret are derived from the perfect fifth, not the octave. Therefore, to get into perfect ET tuning, the seventh fret harmonics should be 2 cents flat (ET fifths are 2¢ sharp). That makes the octave on that string 2¢ flat. So, start from high to low, and the open string error will accumulate in 2¢ increments, giving us high E=2¢ under (flat), B=4¢ under, G=6¢ under, D=8¢ under, A=10¢ under, and low E=12¢ under, which corresponds very closely with Randy Schartiger's tuning method: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6rWiZiQrpp3mdE

[@beawsbiz]

Here is somebody who knows that this tuning method is wrong.

[@jaircarino36]

yeah it really works thanks for you and this tutorial

[@Scaevola1975]

I tend to prefer to use the harmonic at 12 on the B and high E strings. The harmonics for me just seem to vibrate clearer than the open B and E...

[@imajez]

Many thanks for this. After playing guitar for about 50 years I finally understand this tuning method!!!.I think I might be a slow learner!

[@GomerSexual]

+imajez The seller in music store showed me this method when I was buying my first bass))) I was very impressed back then :)

[@beawsbiz]

This tuning method is theoretically wrong and should NOT be used. Research “equal temperament” for guitar if you don’t know why.

[@karlos_taylor]

I'm wondering, if you play an harmonic on the 5th of the low E isn't that gonna be an A harmonic? And thefore how is that used to tune the high E sting?

[@sgirtrigs]

very precise .....i dont need my tuner anymore!...exceept for tuning open G

[@fingerhorn4]

Harmonics are not reliable, at least without allowing for some harmonics being different from stopped notes. The biggest problem is that the G string will nearly always sound sharp when going up the fretboard and using the G string as a major third. While octaves should be as precisely in tune as possible, some allowance has to be made for the fact that the first two frets on most guitars are sharp compared to the open strings unless they have a compensating nut, especially with slack low tension strings. The general rule could be said to be as follows: 5ths should be very slightly flat. Major thirds should be discernably sharp and 4ths very slighty sharp, assuming equal tempered tuning.

[@piblinski]

Actually tuning with harmonics is an un-accurate way to do it, cause they dont macth a any note if the chromatic schale ratios (prove it yourself doing it an comparing with electronic tuner) for precise info, look for "how to not tune your guitar" here on youtube

[@LeeKirkman88]

When i tune i also string bend once tuned to tighten the string tension on the peg then retune.

[@amimatangi9794]

Your little dog is soo cute..Thanks for the Tuning method..Made everything A lot Easier :-)

[@mikedaigle9781]

Great lesson 👍

[@chromospheres]

BUT what if the strings are new and you going to put all of them on the guitar and you have to tune the A STRING in tune first. DO I use a pitch pipe tuner or a fork and hit it on the edge of the table. Can it be done by ear to tune that string while it is new string ?

[@aland1618]

What key are you tuning to? That is always ignored by all tuning instruction videos. How can you tell the difference between a guitar tuned to A versus G

[@asir5947]

Does one string have to be already in tune?

[@ChintanCG]

if you are playing alone it doesnt matter if you are playing with another instrument, you would need to match one string to that instrument

[@dstrope1782]

You, a couch, two species of canines , a guitar and one joint that's hidden inside your think-box!