Worship Leader Tutorial // Tuning

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I was very glad you mentioned the points about always tuning up to a note, and particularly about making a second pass due to the overall tension changing. These points are often missing on beginners' instructions and are very important. However, I don't think the reason for tuning up is so much to do with not being able to hear the pitch, but is more to do with the string slipping and going flat when you start playing if you tune downwards. This is the same as tuning a drumhead, where you stretch it out after by pressing with the palm of your hand. There is a more accurate method of tuning by ear which I much prefer, which is to use the 5th and 7th fret harmonics. This way, you can use your left hand to tune and still hear both notes ringing -- with your method you either have to reach over with your right hand to tune or settle for only hearing the string you're tuning and not the reference. I think all guitarists should learn it! I also think it would be better if videos about tuning and critical listening didn't have background music, but maybe I'm just an old fuddy-duddy! ;-) Thanks again, Andy