If you play guitar or another string instrument, one of the thankless tasks you do before you play—and in between songs—is getting your instrument in tune. There are several ways you can do this: You ...

Everything starts with tuning; and if you're a guitarist it's a burden you have to accept. Pianists? They have it easy! Set and forget. But every time you pick your guitar up to play you'll need to ...

In a perfect world, guitars would never go out of tune and their owners would never have to stop in the middle of a performance to retune them. However, a number of factors, such as humidity and ...

Tuning a guitar is one of the most important skills every guitarist should learn. If your guitar is out of tune, even the best songs will sound off. If you’re a beginner, don’t worry, tuning your ...

Before you start playing those first chords or bashing out your first riff, you need to get your axe in tune. Here´s how! This diagram (right) shows the six strings as they´re laid out on the neck of ...

Just about the first thing you learn when you start playing guitar is how to tune your instrument, but unless you’re a musical prodigy with perfect pitch, chances are you’ll need some assistance in ...