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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 06:16:16 PM

Title: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 06:16:16 PM: Okay so most of the tips say hold on to the fifth fret while tuning. What exactly does this mean? They say pull the string at the 5th fret while tuning A string. I pull it while going from E to A and I get a stiffled sound because I'M HOLDING THE STRING. What does holding on to the fret do at all?!
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on January 02, 2007, 06:18:21 PM: Please tell me you can at least play bass.

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Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 06:19:42 PM: Shut up.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on January 02, 2007, 06:24:01 PM: Not a South Park fan? :lol
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 06:24:35 PM: No I love it, but it's off topic.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Error Macro on January 02, 2007, 06:28:13 PM: Do you have a tuner? Just tune the open strings (don't fret them) to 440 pitch.

The whole fifth fret thing is when you are tuning by ear. For instance, if your sixth string (the big fat one!) is tuned to E, then the note sounded on the fifth fret of the sixth string (E string) would be equivalent to an A note. Which is what the next string up should be tuned to. Except for the G string, you would fret that on the fourth fret to get a B (which is what the second string is tuned to in standard pitch). Yeah, I know, that's a little confusing.

And you don't pull on the string from the fifth fret or whatever that means.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 06:29:27 PM: This is what I've been watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU38Uewdeuo
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Mupepe on January 02, 2007, 06:29:56 PM: Pull? Are you literally pulling or are you reading it wrong?

Just buy a tuner anyways.

Edit: Use the tuner until you get comfortable enough to tune by ear.

Edit 2: Do what ermac said lolz
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Error Macro on January 02, 2007, 06:30:54 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHNuK8pA248 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHNuK8pA248)
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 06:35:41 PM: So you put your finger on the METAL PART OF THE FRET and not the string.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Error Macro on January 02, 2007, 06:41:04 PM: You need to put your finger on the string right behind the fret. You're effectively making the string shorter to sound different notes.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: donkey on January 02, 2007, 07:24:52 PM: Quote from: Himuro on January 02, 2007, 06:35:41 PM
So you put your finger on the METAL PART OF THE FRET and not the string.

you are fucked.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: etiolate on January 02, 2007, 07:41:59 PM: Just get a tuner, it's the lazy way out!
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Ecrofirt on January 02, 2007, 07:56:32 PM: Jesus Himuro, are you distinguished mentally-challenged? I've never played a guitar, and I could probably pick one up RIGHT NOW and tune it quicker than you could based on those videos.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Phoenix Dark on January 02, 2007, 09:22:03 PM: Quote from: Himuro on January 02, 2007, 06:16:16 PM
Okay so most of the tips say hold on to the fifth fret while tuning. What exactly does this mean? They say pull the string at the 5th fret while tuning A string. I pull it while going from E to A and I get a stiffled sound because I'M HOLDING THE STRING. What does holding on to the fret do at all?!

nicca I thought you was deaf
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 09:33:24 PM: wtf I'm not deaf at all. I have very accurate hearing, I only have a problem with voices. Cock goblin, I'm after your babies if you insult me once more! One more time!
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 02, 2007, 09:47:07 PM: Quote from: Himuro on January 02, 2007, 09:33:24 PM
wtf I'm not deaf at all. I have very accurate hearing, I only have a problem with voices. Cock goblin, I'm after your babies if you insult me once more! One more time!

tone deaf japafag
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: Himu on January 02, 2007, 09:55:46 PM: I am this close to ending you, Cajole! >:(

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Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 02, 2007, 09:59:00 PM: I'm pretty sure I'm tone deaf. A reason why I pretty much stopped learning guitar. That, and I'm lazy.
Title: Re: help with guitar tuning
Post by: whiteACID on January 02, 2007, 10:03:37 PM: buy a damn tuner.