1. Tuning Your Guitar

2. The Tuning System
Evolved, not invented
Standard tuning
E A D G B E

3. Classes of Tunings 2 Major Types
Symmetrical Equal string to string intervals
Violin, cello, bass
Chordal Tuned to a specific Chord
Banjo

4. What about Guitar? Neither symmetrical or chordal Class by itself
The notes E A D G B E from bass (low) to treble (high) result in the intervals, 4th, 4th, 4th, 3rd, 4th

5. Instrument Capabilities
Monophonic can produce only one tone at a time
Brass and woodwinds
Polyphonic designed to produce multiple tones at once, which means…
Chords are possible
Keyboard instruments

6. What about Guitar?
String instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass) have multiple strings, but…
Because of a curved bridge
Playing chords is hard!
Thanks to the guitar tuning and a flat bridge,
Chords are way easier!

7. How to tune your Guitar
Many different ways, but here are two methods we are going to use
Electronic tuner
Tuning by ear