Strike one string at a time and match it to the pitch your tuner is indicating. You can also do this by ear with some practice.
Are you new to using a guitar tuner? Check out this lesson to learn the best ways to tune your guitar.
If you want to avoid searching for an online guitar tuner over and over again, download our D’ Tools app. It’s quick, accurate, and has cool extras like a chord finder and metronome.
download the appThe standard tuning for acoustic and electric guitars is E-A-D-G-B-E, in order from thickest to thinnest strings.If you’re more of a visual learner, watch this video on Tuning up Your Guitar.
Watch nowBy most standards, strobe tuners are the most accurate guitar tuners. If you want a strobe tuner, our free D’Tools app has a strobe tuner mode.
A D’Addario guitar tuner, of course. But really, we have all the quality tuners you could want. Learn more about all our options below and find the guitar tuner that’s best for you.
Tune your instruments anytime with your phone using our D’ Tools app. It’s like an online tuner that never leaves your side. Get it now on the app store.
If you want a small, sleek option that clips easily to your guitar’s headstock, check out our Micro-Headstock Tuner. We also have a standard sized headstock tuner called the Eclipse Headstock Tuner. For an even sleeker option, take a glance at our Clip-Free Headstock Tuner. These tuners also work with bass guitars.
If you don’t like changing batteries, then our new Nexxus 360 Tuner is for you. It’s the first fully rechargeable guitar tuner from D’Addario and clips right onto your guitar or bass headstock.
We also have a soundhole guitar tuner that goes inside your acoustic guitar. Easy to install and virtually invisible to everyone else, when you mount a tuner to the soundhole, you’ll never have to wonder where your tuner went.
Super durable chromatic pedal tuners stay solid on your pedalboard. They’re built to last and will mute your signal when you go to tune. If you’re ready for a top-of-the-line guitar tuner, check out Pedal Tuner and Pedal Tuner+.