Standard tuning
From the thickest string to the thinnest: E A D G B E. A handy way to remember it: Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie.
Guide · 4 min read
How to tune a guitar (properly, on your phone)
An out-of-tune guitar makes everything sound wrong, even when you're playing it right. Tuning takes under two minutes once you know the routine.
Written for complete beginners
Use a free tuner app
Any free chromatic tuner app works. Sit somewhere quiet, play one string at a time and let it ring.
If the needle sits left (flat), tighten the string slightly. If it sits right (sharp), loosen it. Always finish by tuning up to the note — it holds better.
Small turns only
Turn the tuning peg a little, pluck, check. Big twists are how strings snap. If you're not sure which way a peg goes, turn it gently and watch the needle.
Why your low E keeps drifting
New strings stretch for the first few days, and temperature changes affect them too. Retuning every time you play is completely normal.
Five-minute takeaway: Make tuning the first minute of every session. It doubles as a warm-up for your ears.
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