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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on January 26, 2017 at 7:25am

The low G is a bit lower than A.Loosen up that string to get to G. Your 7th fret on the low string should match the middle string open.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 26, 2017 at 7:42am

The string shouldn't be slack as your just tuning down 1 step/1 whole note. You must be tuning too low. The other string tuned to G should be an octave higher than the low G. Some people use an A string tuned down to G, an D string tuned to D and an G string tuned to G(arranged G/D/G, others use the 3 highest strings from a 6 string set; an G tuned to G, an B string tuned down to G and an high E string tuned down to D(arranged G/G/D or G/D/G.

Do you have a tuner or pitch pipe?

Everybody should start off with a pitch pipe so you can train your ears to hear the notes, then move to a tuner.

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Permalink Reply by Andre barszcz on January 26, 2017 at 8:28am

Hi i have a electronic tuner which i clip on the guitar have tuned g to g on it and d to d then tune the a string on the 7 fret to the d string but tuner says e on it
I use this tuner with my accustic guitar and it works fine

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 26, 2017 at 8:37am

Try it just using your ear. A down to G shouldn't be far off.

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Permalink Reply by JL on January 27, 2017 at 4:29am

change your tuner from guitar mode to chromatic mode, it probably thinks you are tuning a 6 string in standard and won't show you the in-between notes

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Permalink Reply by Andre barszcz on January 26, 2017 at 9:03am

Thanks for the help i have tuned my CBg high g to the g string on my acoustic guitar and the d to d on acoustic then tried to tune low g to high g on my cbg is that right
Sorry if i sound a daft but new this type of guitar but love the sound of them and thy
Look a lot of fun to play

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 26, 2017 at 9:14am

A string down to G will be 1 octave lower than the G string on your acoustic.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 26, 2017 at 9:50am

The G your trying to get would the low E string on your acoustic at the 3rd fret.

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Permalink Reply by Andre barszcz on January 26, 2017 at 10:16am

At long last think I've got it tuned to low E 3rd fret on my 6 string guitar both sound the same can not understand why tuner says A on cbg
Thanks for your support and patience

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 26, 2017 at 10:23am

maybe the battery is low or your just a little sharp.

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Permalink Reply by Stuart Baldwin on January 29, 2017 at 7:12am

My tuner doesn't show octaves and because I have tin ears (I have cochlear implants), I sometimes can't tell which octave I'm hearing. To avoid breaking strings, when stringing up I start by using a smartphone tuner (I use Da Tuner on Android), which does show the octave. For GDG, low G should be G2, D should be D3 and high G should be G3. From then on I use the electronic tuner in chromatic mode.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 29, 2017 at 9:24am

Gottcha. Looks like you'll need to invest in a better tuner or keep using the Andriod tuner. My son in law uses the Andriod, but it can be off a bit for some strings sometimes.

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