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The 5th, except between the 2nd and 3rd strings (B&G in standard tuning), where you use the fourth.

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Q: What string do you tune a guitar on?
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The E string on a guitar makes a sound as if you are tuning with another guitar or string on your own guitar and the string is out of tune but only that one string is being played How can you fix it?

grab a tuner and check if the strings are in tune. Perhaps that ones out of tune.


How do you tune the top string of a guitar?

Top string is the E string jus tune it like any regular E string haha


How do you tune a guitar with a broken e string?

from the bottom E-string and just do it backwards


How to string an acoustioc guitar?

To restring an acoustic guitar you have to drop the end if the string in the bridge and replace the pin. Then string it through the tuning post, kink it, and tune it.


How To Tune A Guitar In Standard Tuning?

Every guitarist needs to learn how to tune a guitar. It's an easy skill to acquire, but it requires some patience.Tuning The A And E StringsFirst, you'll need to use a tuner or another instrument to tune your guitar's low E string, which is the first string on the guitar from the top and the lowest string in pitch. Place your finger on the fifth fret of the low E string after it has been tuned and pluck the string. This is the A note, which you'll use to tune the next string down on your guitar.Play the A on your E string first, then pluck the open A string. Listen to the difference between the two notes. If the A string is too high, turn the tuner to relieve the tension on the string. Bring it down until it's lower in pitch than the other note, then slowly tune back up.Always turn your tuners up in pitch when tuning your guitar. Never tune down to a note, because a guitar's tuners are built to lock in place when tuning up. When two notes are very close in pitch, you'll be able to hear a small vibration that will speed up as the notes come closer together. Your string is in tune when the vibration seems to disappear entirely.Tuning The Other StringsTune the next two strings in this manner, hitting the fifth fret to get the note for the next-lowest string, until you're ready to tune the B string to the G string. Hit the fourth fret on the G string to get a B note to tune the B string. You don't hit the fifth note on the G string, because that would be a C, but every other string on the guitar is tune to the fifth fret on the string above it. Commit this to memory, as your guitar won't sound very good if you tune to the wrong notes. When your guitar is in tune, an open chord should sound full and pleasing to the ear. If you hear a bad note, go back and re-tune--don't practice or hit the stage until your instrument's ready for the job.


What is the fifth string on a five string bass guitar?

I tune my 5th (lower) string to B. Others make the uppermost string the 5th and tune it to A. Others do neither, and have their own tunings. The 5th string is just another string used for playing.


On an electric guitar can you place the second string in place of the first?

you can but you will no longer have an E string since a B string wont tune that high


Can you tell if an A string on a guitar is tuned by strumming the E string on the 5th fret and seeing if the resonant waves cause the A string to vibrate an Is this an accurate way to see if its tuned?

You can tell if it is in tune with itself, but not if it is in tune PERIOD. You need either a tuning fork or a basic guitar tuner.


What does one have to adjust to tune a guitar?

When adjusting the tune of the strings on a guitar, one will need to mainly focus on achieving the correct pitch by adjusting the knobs on the headstock for each string. The pitch of every string will be in tune with the frequency of an A440 fork of tuning. Only the A string will be in tune with the frequency of a tuning fork at concert / 440 pitch. All other strings are tuned relative to the A string. Turn the tuning keys to adjust the string. tightening the string will adjust the note higher loosening the string will make the note lower.


What can you use to tune your guitar?

A Guitar Tuner... You can use the E key on a piano/harmonica/etc to tune the lowest and highest strings. Then you put your finger on the 5th fret of the thickest string/E string. Play that note and the next string open. Tune the fifth string to sound like the 5th fret of the sixth string. Do that for the next 3 strings until you get to the 2nd thinnest string/B string. That time use the fourth fret of the string before it. Then tune the highest string to sound like the lowest string in a different octave. You can also use harmonics.


Should you tune a 12 string guitar low and use a capo?

It depends on the string gauge. Thinner strings can be tuned standard, while you may want to drop-tune if you are using a heavier gauge string.


How do you tune your guitar to capo on 5th string?

You cant really, a capo makes ur tuning higher so the only way to tune in drop b with a capo is to tune ur guitar to drop a.