Tune unplugged
In a quiet room, place the phone or laptop microphone 10–20 cm (4–8 in) from the strings or pickups. Fresh strings are often loud enough without an amp.
Electric guitar tool
Free online Electric Guitar Tuner
Tune an electric guitar in your browser using the sound of the bare strings, a clean amplifier, or your audio interface. Standard E A D G B E is ready, with practical help for hum and unstable harmonics.
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Standard tuning
Electric guitar standard tuning is E A D G B E
Tune from the lowest string to the highest: E2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4. Use a clean signal and recheck the first strings after the whole set has changed tension.
String 6
E2
String 5
A2
String 4
D3
String 3
G3
String 2
B3
String 1
E4
Choose an input path
Use the cleanest electric-guitar signal available
The tuner needs a stable pitch, not a produced guitar tone. Bypass anything that adds noise or extra harmonics.
Use a clean amplifier
Choose the clean channel, keep gain and volume moderate, and turn off distortion, chorus, delay, and reverb. Place the device near the speaker, slightly off-center.
Connect an audio interface
Select the interface as the system input before opening the tuner. Use an instrument input, raise gain until the signal is healthy, and leave headroom so hard plucks do not clip.
Electric workflow
Tune with a clean attack and a stable sustain
Reduce effects first, then let the tuner follow the part of the note that holds steady.
- 1
Choose unplugged microphone pickup, a clean amp, or a direct interface input and allow microphone access.
- 2
Select a neck or middle pickup if available, set the guitar volume high enough for a clean signal, and mute the unused strings.
- 3
Pluck the low E once with normal force and wait a moment for the sharp initial attack to settle.
- 4
Make small peg adjustments, then continue through A, D, G, B, and high E.
- 5
Repeat all six strings and check a familiar chord with effects still bypassed.
If the meter will not settle
Remove noise and harmonics at the source
Hum moves the display
Step away from chargers, monitors, and power supplies, face a different direction, or use a hum-cancelling pickup position. Stop the strings before testing the noise floor.
The reading follows a harmonic
Use the neck pickup, lower the tone control slightly, and pluck nearer the neck. Distortion and bridge-heavy tones exaggerate upper harmonics.
The interface signal clips
Lower input gain until loud plucks stay below the red or peak indicator. Clipping reshapes the note and can make pitch detection jump.
Electric questions
Electric Guitar Tuner FAQ
Choose a signal path that gives the browser one clear note at a time.
Can I tune an electric guitar without plugging it in?
Yes, if the room is quiet and the device microphone is close to the strings. If the signal is too weak, use a clean amp at low volume or connect an audio interface.
Should I leave distortion or effects on?
No. Distortion, modulation, delay, and reverb add harmonics or repeat the note. Tune with a dry clean tone, then restore the pedalboard or amp settings.
How do I tune through an audio interface?
Choose the interface as the computer input, plug the guitar into an instrument or Hi-Z input, set clean gain without clipping, and grant the browser microphone permission.
Keep tuning
Compare the right tuner and the standard reference
Use the acoustic guide for body-and-microphone placement, or open the standard page for the note sequence and target pitches.