Comments on: How to Tune Your Guitar Perfectly by Ear Using the A-Harmonic Tuning Method http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Begginers Guitar http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Begginers Guitar Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:59:11 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-1290 Another good Idea for tuning guitar.. Hmm I really appreciate your help for this ..   Thannks!! :) Another good Idea for tuning guitar.. Hmm I really appreciate your help for this ..
 
Thannks!! :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Chris Sun, 30 May 2010 02:11:53 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-423 GREAT ARTICLE on tuning your guitar!! Thanks for putting a new spin on a mundane necessity. Ive been tuning the same way for YEARS now, and it's nice to switch it up some from time to time. GREAT ARTICLE on tuning your guitar!! Thanks for putting a new spin on a mundane necessity. Ive been tuning the same way for YEARS now, and it’s nice to switch it up some from time to time.

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]]> By: StickyStuff http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-365 StickyStuff Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:22:02 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-365 why not get a 20 dollar chromatic tuner and be done with it? why not get a 20 dollar chromatic tuner and be done with it?

]]> By: yo http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-348 yo Sun, 10 May 2009 12:55:19 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-348 the warble is called beat frequency and it's not waves cancelling each other, it's just a psycho-acoustical effect the warble is called beat frequency and it’s not waves cancelling each other, it’s just a psycho-acoustical effect

]]> By: Dainis W. Michel http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Dainis W. Michel Thu, 07 May 2009 11:17:13 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-347 Hiya, Wow, I just tried this and I really like it. I use my right hand to both finger and play the second note, so that I could hear the 12th fret of the A string while tuning and simultaneously be able to turn the tuning knobs with my left hand. Man, I like this. D Major doesn't sound great with this tuning, which is odd because A is the 5th of that chord, so either I'm a bit off somewhere and could try again, or there is something inherent in this method that makes D Major a bit off, or it's my guitar, but my guitar is pretty good...hmm...I do have an old set of strings on. At any rate, though it's a bit funky, I do play and fret the second note(s) with my right hand to get this tuning method to work. The result is a nice harmonious sound. I am grateful to you for posting this, and I will pass this method along to my students (songwriting and composition). Best, Dainis Hiya,

Wow, I just tried this and I really like it. I use my right hand to both finger and play the second note, so that I could hear the 12th fret of the A string while tuning and simultaneously be able to turn the tuning knobs with my left hand.

Man, I like this.

D Major doesn’t sound great with this tuning, which is odd because A is the 5th of that chord, so either I’m a bit off somewhere and could try again, or there is something inherent in this method that makes D Major a bit off, or it’s my guitar, but my guitar is pretty good…hmm…I do have an old set of strings on.

At any rate, though it’s a bit funky, I do play and fret the second note(s) with my right hand to get this tuning method to work.

The result is a nice harmonious sound.

I am grateful to you for posting this, and I will pass this method along to my students (songwriting and composition).

Best,
Dainis

]]> By: liijamin http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-298 liijamin Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:41:23 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-298 you dont need to hold down a harmonic note.vtake off your finger and it still rings out you dont need to hold down a harmonic note.vtake off your finger and it still rings out

]]> By: burnleak http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-279 burnleak Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:09:23 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-279 It sounds great - I have a Les Paul that I usually have to make minor adjustments in my tuning around open D and open A chords to get the sound right - this method sounded great right off. Thanks It sounds great – I have a Les Paul that I usually have to make minor adjustments in my tuning around open D and open A chords to get the sound right – this method sounded great right off. Thanks

]]> By: Rik http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Rik Wed, 07 May 2008 08:30:51 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-264 Hi! Liked this method a lot. I agree that the build-up error is the biggest problem wheen tuning a guitar. But best of all is to learn a set of different tecniques and combine them when tuning. In that way you can even come around badly set up gutars. Hi!

Liked this method a lot. I agree that the build-up error is the biggest problem wheen tuning a guitar. But best of all is to learn a set of different tecniques and combine them when tuning. In that way you can even come around badly set up gutars.

]]> By: Chelz http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Chelz Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:58:29 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-256 I dont get it : can any1 help me plz ? I dont get it :
can any1 help me plz ?

]]> By: Jordan http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Jordan Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:47:47 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-38 Wow I Stumbled Upon This And Loved It. Im New To Guitar And Trying To Learn Most Everything From The Internet Because I Cant Afford The Lessons...And Am Personally Against Them. I Tried A Couple Times And Got It Finally It Sounded Great! Thanks For The Post! Wow I Stumbled Upon This And Loved It. Im New To Guitar And Trying To Learn Most Everything From The Internet Because I Cant Afford The Lessons…And Am Personally Against Them. I Tried A Couple Times And Got It Finally It Sounded Great! Thanks For The Post!

]]> By: TJ Colatrella aka TJ Cole aka TJTele http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-32 TJ Colatrella aka TJ Cole aka TJTele Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:08:19 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-32 Actually a good method as you are trying to tune the guitar in a linear fashion and of course harmonically now you can add this I have also been suing the Harmonic say on the E-string 5th fret but them on the A string 18th fret..so they are the same note or the A string 7 frets above the 12th fret.. This might be a good technique to incorporate with your technique and as a check since you are then covering more if not the entire neck or scale length.. I agree that for beginners yours is very good as they re ear training and adjusting to just one note.. Also if they begin with A at the 12th fret they can use the A on the D or E string and also the A on the D string at the 18th fret as well.. Actually a good method as you are trying to tune the guitar in a linear fashion and of course harmonically now you can add this I have also been suing the Harmonic say on the E-string 5th fret but them on the A string 18th fret..so they are the same note or the A string 7 frets above the 12th fret..

This might be a good technique to incorporate with your technique and as a check since you are then covering more if not the entire neck or scale length..

I agree that for beginners yours is very good as they re ear training and adjusting to just one note..

Also if they begin with A at the 12th fret they can use the A on the D or E string and also the A on the D string at the 18th fret as well..

]]> By: Jamie http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Jamie Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:26:08 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-31 As soon as I read the article I tried it. It works brilliantly. I usually have quite an effort in getting lower E string in tune and the lower B string. I have to say my guitar tuning hasn't sound better. As soon as I read the article I tried it. It works brilliantly. I usually have quite an effort in getting lower E string in tune and the lower B string. I have to say my guitar tuning hasn’t sound better.

]]> By: john http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-28 john Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:39:56 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-28 [Editor's Note: John's lengthy and excellent explaination of intonation and how to correct intonation problems has been converted into a post and published here as "<a href="http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-very-poor-intonation-can-blow-your-guitars-ability-to-be-tuned/" rel="nofollow">How Very Poor Intonation Can Blow Your Guitar’s Ability to Be Tuned</a>". Check it out!] [Editor's Note: John's lengthy and excellent explaination of intonation and how to correct intonation problems has been converted into a post and published here as "How Very Poor Intonation Can Blow Your Guitar’s Ability to Be Tuned". Check it out!]

]]> By: Pete http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Pete Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:48:56 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-27 Nice tuning method! Thanks for putting it up, I found it really useful. Nice tuning method! Thanks for putting it up, I found it really useful.

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]]> By: Michael Jae http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Michael Jae Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:38:21 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-25 Hey Your Mom, while I don't agree that the method you outlined is much easier I think it's a bit easier because you can tune the strings while they are ringing out. However, as I commented to Ralph above who also proposed this the method, in my experience it has the drawback of not producing as good a final result. Like any tuning method it takes a little time to get the hang of. I used the method you outlined for years, and got very acceptable results, I'm just compulsive and like to hear my guitar in damn near perfect tune. :) Hey Your Mom, while I don’t agree that the method you outlined is much easier I think it’s a bit easier because you can tune the strings while they are ringing out. However, as I commented to Ralph above who also proposed this the method, in my experience it has the drawback of not producing as good a final result. Like any tuning method it takes a little time to get the hang of. I used the method you outlined for years, and got very acceptable results, I’m just compulsive and like to hear my guitar in damn near perfect tune. :)

]]> By: Your Mom http://www.easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Your Mom Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:03:28 +0000 http://easylearn2playguitar.com/guitar/how-to-tune-your-guitar-perfectly-or-damn-near-close-to-it/#comment-23 Here's a thought, why not use the much easier, standard method of tuning using harmonics? 5th fret harmonic of low E = 7th fret harmonic of A 5th fret harmonic of A = 7th fret harmonic of D and so on. Obviously you need to adjust for the B, but other than that, this method is much easier and you can take your left hand off the neck and tune while allowing the harmonic to ring. Here’s a thought, why not use the much easier, standard method of tuning using harmonics?

5th fret harmonic of low E = 7th fret harmonic of A
5th fret harmonic of A = 7th fret harmonic of D

and so on. Obviously you need to adjust for the B, but other than that, this method is much easier and you can take your left hand off the neck and tune while allowing the harmonic to ring.

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