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[daniel17]

hey, im new to the guitar, i just got my guitar yesterday. it was a 100$ (35$ amp) vinci electric guitar, im not sure if its "electric-accoustic" or regular electric. i know its cheap lol but all i can afford. i dont get the proccess of tuning the guitar, i have looked at this sites tutorials and many more and dont get it. i have wrote my own little guitare riff just messing around with it,
you strike the low E string twice first then the next one down twice then the low E twice again, without touching the frets. i can do it pretty nice, but thats all i can do. im trying to learn how to do sweet dreams by marilyn manson but thats a hard one.

ps. does anyone know what i can use to clean the guitar? mabie a little simole green or windex?

[dvenetian]

Daniel, Congrads on the new purchase. Just get familiar with the different tones you find for now as you dabble around. Then memorize the order of notes in the C Major Scale;;;; C-D-E-F-G-A-B (and it starts over again with C. So, it's C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A-B-,ETC), even though you may not be able to play it yet. Trying to tackle the understanding on how a guitar is tuned your first day, will be difficult for someone to explain with an impact.
Just remember that music begins with the Major scale and after you learn the fundamentals of that, other theories will relate from there.
Don't spray chemicals on your guitar, just clean it with a soft cloth.
The 6 strings are common to this order.
Low (thickest) = 6th string
High (thinest) = 1st string
Letter notes of strings from low to high =
E = 6th
A = 5th
D = 4th
G = 3rd
B = 2nd
e = 1st

A saying to remember them by is;
Elephants-And-Donkeys-Got-Big-ears (E-A-D-G-B-e)

[Benoit]

hey, im new to the guitar, i just got my guitar yesterday. it was a 100$ (35$ amp) vinci electric guitar, im not sure if its "electric-accoustic" or regular electric. i know its cheap lol but all i can afford. i dont get the proccess of tuning the guitar, i have looked at this sites tutorials and many more and dont get it.

Tuning can be hard at first. I remember struggling too in the beginning. The most important thing is to be able to have a reference pitch. If you have a piano or keyboard at home, then you can use it to get the right pitch (the note in tune if you prefer) to tune your guitar. The idea is to get at least one string in tune, then you can tune all the others. I know that it's not easy at first but once your ear is used to tuning it's quite easy.

I remember that I had trouble at first knowing if I was in tune, then my uncle gave me a tip. He told me to look for the wave sound while tuning. I didn't get it at first but after a while I understood. You see, when a string is out of tune and you play it against a correct pitch, you can hear a wave like sound. The key to tuning correctly is to not hear that wave at all. That means that both pitch are exactly the same. In other words, they are in tune. You can also feel that wave thru the guitar body. With time you'll even be able to feel that wave thru the guitar. That's why you'll sometime see someone tuning his/her guitar while pressing their ear on the body of the guitar. Altho they might not be able to hear the sound (being in crowd or noisy place), they can feel the wave.

Naturally an electronic tuner is easier but not everyone can afford one.

ps. does anyone know what i can use to clean the guitar? mabie a little simole green or windex?

I never use any cleaning product. Just a clean cloth with very little water (on the cloth, not on the guitar lol).

[daniel17]

thanks to the bolth of you for al the help. i ended up using a very little bit of armorall on a cloth to clean the guitar, and it worked well lol.

[daniel17]

Tuning can be hard at first. I remember struggling too in the beginning. The most important thing is to be able to have a reference pitch. If you have a piano or keyboard at home, then you can use it to get the right pitch (the note in tune if you prefer) to tune your guitar. The idea is to get at least one string in tune, then you can tune all the others. I know that it's not easy at first but once your ear is used to tuning it's quite easy.

I remember that I had trouble at first knowing if I was in tune, then my uncle gave me a tip. He told me to look for the wave sound while tuning. I didn't get it at first but after a while I understood. You see, when a string is out of tune and you play it against a correct pitch, you can hear a wave like sound. The key to tuning correctly is to not hear that wave at all. That means that both pitch are exactly the same. In other words, they are in tune. You can also feel that wave thru the guitar body. With time you'll even be able to feel that wave thru the guitar. That's why you'll sometime see someone tuning his/her guitar while pressing their ear on the body of the guitar. Altho they might not be able to hear the sound (being in crowd or noisy place), they can feel the wave.

Naturally an electronic tuner is easier but not everyone can afford one.



I never use any cleaning product. Just a clean cloth with very little water (on the cloth, not on the guitar lol).

i learned how to tune it, its hard though.

[WallsOfJarrow]

Daniel. Just buy an Electric tuner. Its about $15 at any music store. Works great for me. Welcome to Guitar Tricks.

[daniel17]

Daniel. Just buy an Electric tuner. Its about $15 at any music store. Works great for me. Welcome to Guitar Tricks.

ive heard good things about those, im gonna get one when i get money

[hunter1801]

i have wrote my own little guitare riff just messing around with it,
you strike the low E string twice first then the next one down twice then the low E twice again, without touching the frets. i can do it pretty nice, but thats all i can do. im trying to learn how to do sweet dreams by marilyn manson but thats a hard one.

A year from now, your gonna laugh at that :D Not trying to make fun or anything, but your going to discover just how hard guitar really is. Right now your at the point where you can't even imagine some of the things that people do on the guitar. Hope you enjoy learning as much as I do.

[andrewjreid]

i just use a regular 10 dollar microfiber cloth and i dont use any liguid cleaner. a microfiber cloth should be all u need but dont get the fender cloths because sometimes after u wipe your guitar down the lint sticks to the guitar.