Tuning Trainer

    Learn Guitar Tuning

    Match each open string note (E, A, D, G, B, E) to its string number (6 to 1).

    Standard Tuning (6→1):

    1
    E
    2
    B
    3
    G
    4
    D
    5
    A
    6
    E

    Standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E

    Standard tuning is the default for almost every guitar lesson, chord chart and tab. From the thickest string to the thinnest the notes are E, A, D, G, B, E — the outer strings are both E, two octaves apart. Learn the six names first; every note on the fretboard is counted from them.

    Standard tuning string by string
    StringNoteNamePitch
    6ELow EE2 · 82.4 Hz
    5AAA2 · 110 Hz
    4DDD3 · 146.8 Hz
    3GGG3 · 196 Hz
    2BBB3 · 246.9 Hz
    1EHigh EE4 · 329.6 Hz

    What is standard guitar tuning?

    Standard tuning is E A D G B E from the thickest (6th) string to the thinnest (1st): E2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4. Every chord chart, tab and lesson assumes it unless it says otherwise.

    Why are the strings tuned in fourths except G to B?

    Tuning in fourths keeps scales playable in one hand position. The single major third between G and B lets common open chords like E, A and D be fingered without stretching, which is why the pattern has stuck since the 1800s.

    How do I remember the string order?

    Use a mnemonic read low to high — Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie — and then drill it until you no longer need the sentence. Naming strings by number (6 to 1) and by note at the same time makes the fretboard trainer much easier later.

    Which string is the low E?

    The 6th string, the thickest one closest to your face when you hold the guitar. The 1st string is the thin high E at the bottom; both are E, two octaves apart.

    Once the six strings are automatic, continue to the fretboard trainer or read the guitar fretboard guide.