Stupid Tuner!

[the freak]

Could someone please help me?! I have to be able to play Premier Amour, an easy enough song, on my guitar by tomorrow morning but my guitar isn't in tune. I have an electric tuner, Cherub wst-520c, it's small, rectangular and silver, has an in built microphone, and has a lever that tells you if the chord is too high or low, and a green LED light directly above it, two red on either side for high and low. There's an on and off button with CALIB written beside it and another button that says KEY and lets you change it from B,E,C, to F. Now, how do I use it? I know you have to pluck a string and it tells you if it's high or low, but you see, if, for example I plucked the top string, and it says it's too high, and I tune it down alot, the name of the key on display changes and it says it's right or too low or whatever, leaving me in doubt, my question being "How do I know which key is right?" because it's not like I can change th key to E,A,D,G,B or E, which would be so much simpler. I really need someone to help me out with this and give me some advice on how to use a tuner. Please!!!!!!

[fly258]

I find it hard to believe you can learn Premier Amour in an evening and not know how to tune your guitar. Its a bit like being able to drive a car from A to B but not know how to start the engine.

I'm a complete novice, been learning since Xmas but have had no problems using a similar kind of tuner.

All I can suggest is you spend a bit of time playing with it. It cant be rocket science.......I can do it :)

[the freak]

Oh no, I've learned the song, I just need to tune my guitar. My problem is that I don't understand my tuner, and my guitar sounds horrible untuned.

[fly258]

Try this http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/woodshed/beginners/beginners.htm

site. It has an audible tuner, dead easy to use :)

[the freak]

Thank you for the link:), I tried the audio tuner, but my guitar has never sounded anything like those chords before, and I couldn't get it to. I tried using my tuner again, but now it sounds worse than you could imagine. It's really frustrating and when I try to play a song, my stomach feels empty and hollow and my face feels all frowny. I also feel really stupid, what with you trying to help me and me just not getting it. I'm sorry.:(

[fly258]

You could always try asking on here.........http://www.guitarsrule.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=11& topicdays=0&start=0