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Originally Posted by Blonde Girl
Ummm - one more bit
If instead of using a tuner, and I tune the guitar by ear - instead of using the 5th fret tuning (Like E string on the 5th fret = A open on the next string down) I use 1st and 6th fret (sooo 6th Fret on the E string and 1st fret not the next) the guitar is in tune as long as I don't have an open string (like bar chords are ok) - this is why I'm still puzzling at the nut end of things
And yeh, looks like I need to read loads!!
Thanks
Melody xx
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If you tune the guitar with a capo affixed and the intonation is okay, then tune it without a capo affixed and the intonation is not okay, there is a problem with the nut or its location.
I'd start by ensuring that the strings break at the leading edge - at the face of the nut abutting the end of the fingerboard - of the slots in the nut. If they are not, they can negatively change the intonation.