Also known as ‘relative tuning´, this method is the most common way of tuning a guitar yourself. To start off you will need a reference pitch to tune up to. For this you can tune up to another ...

Though they have frequently been used on electric guitar (think Keith Richards and Jimmy Page), open tunings are particularly ...

For standard tuning, just play the C4 (2nd E below middle C) note on the piano and try to match the sound your guitar’s string with it. You can also use one of the online guitar tuners to tune ...

From Parlour to Jumbo: The beginner's guide to acoustic guitar body shapes (and which one is right for you) “Yeah, I know how to tune up. So drop D is something to do with the D string, right?” ...

Guitar nerds would point you towards Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Ry Cooder and Duane Allman, too. To a degree, Open D is the sound of pre and postwar blues: Elmore James, Furry Lewis, Blind Willie Johnson ...