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Posted: 14.11.2006 5:07

Hi have got a computer tuner with microphone that tunes in the guitar in E 2 A 2 D 3 G 3 B 3 E 4 However can only get the G STRING B STRING BOTH E strings in that format. The tuner wont find the a string as A2 only as A 1 is that a major thing on tuning the pegs for the a string with tighten or loosening it help.

The same for the D string it only finds D string as D 2 not D 3 how can i get it to go to D 3 instead.

Thanks for all help

Posted: 14.11.2006 16:42

It won't be a big deal, I'm not entirely sure why it's reading your notes differently, but the only difference is in the octave. I don't know how much experience you've had tuning strings... judging by your question it isn't extensive... but to go an octave too high you'd have to reeeeeeeeeally tighten the string and it'd probably snap long before you get it there. Just get it in tune to the letter, don't worry about the number, then just pluck each string E, A, D, G, B, E, and you should hear how it's supposed to sound, a nice and consistent pattern, like singing a scale. If you play the A and it's lower than your E you're an octave too low, if it's drastically higher than you're an octave too high. Chances are neither would ever even happen because if you're an octave too low your string would just be dangling over the fretboard and if you're an octave too high, you probably won't have a string anymore.

Posted: 27.11.2006 7:03

oh right thanks for the advice so the number next to the letter isnt to important just get it in the letter thanks. Sure its your girl not u that suffers from premature ejaculation and not u lol. Thanks for advice so the letters on the tuner are important as in it wont matter if its A 1 not A 2 and D 2 not D 3 it isnt drastic is it ???

Posted: 15.12.2006 5:52

Best thing you can do is go to a guitar center or go to www.zzsounds.com or www.musiciansfriend.com and grab a tuner that lets you play into a little speaker hole thing. They have little brackets you can get from musiciansfriend to hold the tuner so it will pick up the sounds alot easier. Hope this helps.