yes but my strings are 3 on each side and his are all 6 on one side
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Top 3 will be E A D moving away from you. Lower will be e B G moving away from you.
That’s assuming its lashed properly !
If what you are looking at is 6 tuners on top, it will be E A D G B e moving away from you. Simples.
BTW Welcome to the madhouse,
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thank you so much maybe add a picture for that in the intro for the classical user
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Its not just for classic guitars. I have 4 acoustics and none of them have six in a line tuners. And I suspect this is more common that 6 in a line ala Fender.
In fact most classicals are 3 up 3 down.
It also might be worth noting that the direction (clockwise vs counterclockwise) you have to turn the tuners in order to tighten or loosen the strings can vary from brand to brand. If the guitar has tuners on both sides of the headstock, the direction will reverse on the other side, i.e. from your point of view, they may have to be turned counterclockwise for the 3 low strings (E, A, D) and clockwise for the 3 high strings (G, B, e) to tighten them.
Hello, im a beginner just starting out. I note some songs are a half step down, how could i tune it to that accurately?
Hi Lizzie, welcome to the community! I’m a beginner as well, been at it a bit and am at the beginning of Grade 3. You’re correct that some songs use alternate tunings. However, as a beginner, I’d recommend not working on those songs. There are many, many songs in standard tuning to choose from! Justin will recommend many during his lessons, AND provide individual lessons on those songs. There is so much to learn as a beginner on this instrument that adding alternate tunings at this point will likely throw you off track. That said, it’s possible you can find arrangements for some songs that do not require alternate tunings. I’ve never looked for that myself though.
If you’re up for it, head over here and introduce yourself! We love to hear what brought folks here.
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Hi I’m new here and this course looks great!!thx, I was looking for a reliable guitar companion for so long, guess there wasn’t any need to…I got to know abt this through Quora, thank u…
Hi, and welcome Sanethma! Glad you’ve found us. Hope to hear about your guitar journey as you progress! You might consider making another post in the Introduce Yourself topic…more folks will see it there. 
I jus started learning today and I used Guitar Tuna which seemed to work fine 
I’m new and obviously missing something. I am trying to watch video associated with module zero . When I press into to lesson it jumps to tuning guitar. I am frustrated and lost.
Hi Kristi, welcome to the Community! Module 0 comprises six lessons, the first of which is - How To Tune A Guitar For Beginners. You’re right where you need to be! It’s quite worth going through these Module 0 lessons - lots of basics you need before actually starting to play chords and songs! And if you already know this stuff, it’ll go that much more quickly.
If you have a minute, consider heading over here and introducing yourself to the community!
As ultimate guitar beginner, I assume the same applies for an acoustic guitar?
Hi Paul, and welcome to the forum! Tuning an acoustic is indeed the same as tuning an electric, with the only difference that on most electrics, all 6 tuners are on the same side of the headstock, while on an acoustic there are 3 on each side. Have fun!
Hi Paul,
The tuning is the same - we often call this “standard tuning”.
There are different settings on the tuner, standard, open G, open F, open E, open D, open C … l’m guessing that I should use the standard, correct?
Welcome to the forum Tom. Yes you want standard tuning.
“standard” tuning on each string, starting from string 6 (the largest) is EADGBE. I would expect your tuner to just be indicating how close you are the closest note in the 12-note chromatic scale. It will be up to you to get the correct note on the correct string.
Be aware that the notes wrap around to start over and you do not want to tune a string too tightly or too loosely. i.e. you don’t want to tune a string one octave too high or too low. Listen to Justin’s notes and make sure you are not too far off. Trying to tune to the next same note one octave up in pitch will break the string. Tuning an octave low will make the strings too sloppy to play easily.
Does the correct tuning of your guitar depend on what type of guitar it is?
Welcome to the forum Otto.
That would depend on the guitar. If it is a standard 6 string( acoustic, classical or electric) standard tuning is the same A440 for all. If it is a baritone or tenor guitar they are tuned to a different key.
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