Don't skip around. If you tune two strings well and the third one is a struggle, don't skip ahead! You won't finish with a tuned guitar, even if you tune the rest of the strings correctly to that stubborn string.

2torial #0853: Learn2 Tune a Guitar (Continued) Listen for the wave   Interestingly, the main skill for tuning a guitar is to listen and identify notes that are not in tune. By listening for the out-of-tune notes and then adjusting the tuning pegs, you can tune those unwanted notes out of existence.   What does "out of tune" sound like? Two strings that are similar in pitch, but not in tune, do something interesting. When two out-of-tune notes are plucked one right after the other, the resulting sound is wavering and wobbly. Think of it as a siren that's yelling "I'm out-of-tune, I'm out-of-tune!" Why this happens is a short lesson in the physics of sound waves, which you might not want right now, but you should understand this image:   Diagram A is the sound of two out-of-tune strings. They pattern of their sound waves don't match up, so the wavy pattern is what results.     Diagram B is the sound of two guitar strings in tune and successfully playing the same note. The sound waves match up, so there's no interference and a smooth, solid tone results. Step 3