Bass tuner

Tune to Bass standard (EADG) (E A D G) with your phone or computer microphone. Press start, play a string and follow the needle.

Quick answer

Bass standard (EADG), low to high: E A D G.

Mic off
E
Tap start, then play any string

  1. Click Start tuner and choose Allow when the browser asks for the microphone.
  2. Hold the guitar close to your laptop. The mic is usually next to the camera above the screen.
  3. Play one string and let it ring. Follow the needle to the middle.

Allow the microphone, then play one string close to your phone.

Sound stays on your device. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.

Instrument

Strings, low to high

Tap a string to hear its note. While the tuner listens, tap one to lock onto it.

Reference pitch A4 = 440 Hz

Leave this at 440 unless you are matching a piano or a record that is off standard pitch.

Bass standard (EADG): notes and frequencies

Bass standard (EADG): notes and frequencies with A4 = 440 Hz
StringNoteFrequency
4E141.20 Hz
3A155.00 Hz
2D273.42 Hz
1G298.00 Hz

Bass standard (EADG) is E A D G, from the lowest string to the highest. Standard four-string bass is E A D G, an octave below the lowest four guitar strings.

How to tune

  1. Press Start tuner and allow the microphone.
  2. Play one string at a time and let it ring.
  3. Tune up if the needle sits left of center and down if it sits right. The note turns green within 3 cents.

Other tuners

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A clip-on works anywhere. A pedal tuner mutes your signal on stage.

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Common questions

What are the notes on a 4-string bass?
E A D G, from the thickest string to the thinnest.
Why can't the tuner hear my low E?
The low E on bass is 41 Hz, which small mics pick up weakly. Play close to the mic or tune the 12th-fret harmonic.

Last updated November 14, 2026.