Online tuner

Our online tuner allows you to tune specifically: guitar, 4- or 5-string bass, ukulele, violin. We also offer a keyboard to tune any instrument and help you with singing!

Start by choosing the instrument you want to tune by clicking on the corresponding icon below the tuner.

Once the instrument to tune is chosen, simply click on the string or key you want to tune. The tuner will give you the correct note, the one you need to reach when playing your instrument. If you get the same note, you are in tune! If the note is different, just adjust your instrument until you get the same note as the tuner.

For guitar, you can choose a standard tuning or drop D tuning, which can be useful for playing certain songs!

Tuning your instrument is simply essential for making music. It allows you to produce beautiful sounds on your instrument. This seems obvious for polyphonic instruments, which allow you to play several notes at once: to produce accurate chords. But it is also the case for all instruments, to give you every chance to produce harmonious musical phrases, for example scales, and to be able to play in harmony with other musicians. It is necessary to tune to play and to practice, alone, with other instruments, or along with playbacks/backing tracks.

Knowing how to tune your instrument is an integral part of your learning, and if the first times seem a bit difficult, don’t worry, it will very quickly become automatic.

Guitars, basses, violins, and ukuleles tend to go out of tune regularly between uses, and while you play. Indeed, these instruments being mostly made of wood, they are sensitive to temperature changes, humidity, etc. Moreover, the strings themselves undergo tension, temperature changes, wear… So take the time to check if your instrument is well tuned before each use!

If you feel alone in front of your tuner and your instrument, if you need help, don’t hesitate to consult the beginner guitar courses or the lessons on bass, piano, and saxophone on imusic-school. Instrument tuning is clearly explained there.

To learn more about your instrument itself, take advantage on imusic-school of explanations and advice from a luthier specializing in acoustic guitars, electric guitars, basses, and violins.