What's wrong with my tuning?

I just put on new strings and after stretching them I tuned them with my electric tuner. Now when I try to mimic the absolut beginner tutorials, my notes sound to be off compared to when i'm hearing on the vids. So my question is, am I tuning this guitar correctly?

Here's what i'm doing:

- I take my tuner and plug it into my guitar
- I play each string open until the bar on my tuner is lined up in the middle and the light is green.

When using the tuner, should I play a certain note to have it in tune or what?

Originally Posted by: BarleyMobI just put on new strings and after stretching them I tuned them with my electric tuner. Now when I try to mimic the absolut beginner tutorials, my notes sound to be off compared to when i'm hearing on the vids. So my question is, am I tuning this guitar correctly?

Here's what i'm doing:

- I take my tuner and plug it into my guitar
- I play each string open until the bar on my tuner is lined up in the middle and the light is green.

When using the tuner, should I play a certain note to have it in tune or what?

Check to make sure you haven't accidentally changed the setting on your tuner. There should be a button that adds flats to the note. Also make sure you are tuning in Guitar mode and not Bass.

:)

New strings will stretch, so they may need to be tuned a couple of times before staying in tune.

I play each string open until the bar on my tuner is lined up in the middle and the light is green.

Are you making sure the right note is selected?

You have to tune it, from the thickest string (6) to the thinnest (1) E-A-D-G-B-E.

And as a probably stupid thought - if you have a floating trem you'll need to check all the strings repeatedly as the changes in tension will de-tune the strings....

I just put on new strings and after stretching them I tuned them with my electric tuner. Now when I try to mimic the absolut beginner tutorials, my notes sound to be off compared to when i'm hearing on the vids. So my question is, am I tuning this guitar correctly?
Is the tutorial in standard tuning?

Make sure you are fretting the E (6th) string at the fifth fret and picking the A string open if you are tryin to tune with the beginners guide.

When using my tuner, am I supposed to be holding down any strings or do I just play them open?

OK, since we seem to not be getting anywhere let me ask a question. What brand/model of tuner do you have? It sounds like it's a Korg but just to be sure. When tuning with an electronic tuner hit the strings open. There are times you need to push down strings when tuning (like when checking intonation) but we'll get over this little hurdle first. :)

Ok to be honest the first time I bought a guitar I bought a tunner too (a korg).

Got home and realized that I had no idea of what note to tune each string in the tunner :eek: (and worst, in spanish is Mi, La, Re, Sol, Si, Mi, instead of the on diplay E,A,D,G,B,E).

So maybe it's too obvious (like when you check on a troubleshooting guide to an electrical stuff and it says "check if is properly conected") but we have to check... are you tunning from low to high (meaning from fat strings to thin strings) in E,A,D,G,B,E? :confused:

Don't get me wrong I don't think you are a morron or something like it (like me...c'mon buying a guitar and not knowing how the thing get in tune???, It doesn't get any more stupid than that), it's just that when you are having continious trouble with something we tend to miss even the obvious.