How do you use a electric guitar tuner

[beginner12]

i have a tuner for my guitar but i dont know if im doing it right.My Tuner is not a tuner with the blinking lights that tell you if is tune my tuner it only has meter or a stick i know that the little stick has to point on the zero but on some srings it doesnt move AT ALL WHY.I plug in my electric guitar to my tuner.Then turn on the tuner.I click on the high e string in the tuner then play the open e string and the needle doesnt move i play the string over and over and move the the knob up and down but sometimes the stick moves a little bit like a small twitch. PLease help mee please im a beginner in guitar playing and i need help

[mibn2cweus]

When in doubt reduce tension on the string to avoid breakage. If you can find a closer pitch by fretting a particular string your safe to tune up to the correct pitch. Once you understand this your "safe" to proceed.

First time or two through don�t fine tune as large adjustments to one string will affect fine tuning of others.

Make sure your volume control is full on maximum.

Tune the �A� string first. This is the second largest (fattest) string.
Here�s a reference tone for the �A� string.

Working from the approximately tuned �A� string, use the fret method to get each string in the ball park.

With each sting tuned near to pitch (and the volume turned completely up) the electronic tuner should work for fine tuning.

Be patient and go through all six strings a few times. Once only small adjustments are needed you should have no trouble at all.

Keep it fun!

[rojash]

I your guitar has passive electronics (i.e. it doesn't need a battery) you will also find that you get a better signal if both tone controls are rotated fully clockwise.

If it's an acoustic guitar, you will get a better response if you lay it flat on the table and actually rest the tuner on the soundboard.

But, as mibn2cweus says, you need to ensure that each string is at least in the ballpark before you begin.

[beginner12]

thanks that really helps really thank you both are alife savers