Learn to tune, listen and troubleshoot
Start with the problem you want to solve. The two-pass routine covers a normal session; the microphone guide isolates detection problems; the measurement guide explains what the numbers can and cannot establish. Each guide connects directly to the controls and limits of this tuner.
How to tune a guitar: a repeatable two-pass routine
A practical TuneGuitar routine for choosing the right targets, checking each string, listening to octaves and separating pitch errors from playing technique.
TUNEGUITAR METHODWhy your guitar tuner jumps, hears nothing or finds the wrong octave
Diagnose microphone tuning by the symptom: no permission, no signal, unstable pitch, octave jumps or a reading that follows the speaker instead of your guitar.
TUNEGUITAR METHODCents, hertz and calibration: what TuneGuitar's numbers mean
Understand the difference between frequency, cents, note names and A4 calibration, with worked guitar examples and the limits of microphone measurements.
Choose the right string layout
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