Tuning a Guitar with a Tuner... do u turn the peg Up or Down? (Newbie's question)?

[~*RAWK PRINZZEZZ*~]

I'm a bit confused, okay so we have "EADGBe", tell me....
1. If I wanna make "E" to D... should I turn the Peg Up or Down-
2. If I wanna make "A" to E ... should I turn the Peg Up or Down-

Im asking cuz the last time I tried to make E into a Drop D tuning and started tuning UP, UP, UP and the string snapped...scary experience!

ppl pls answer this 'not-yet-callused fingers guitar players' question
thX, ok so u tune up to tighten and down to loosen, but if u tune 6th string (high E) up what will it become A or e?

 

[rc wwe heel fan]

well usually when you tune, you pluck the string and just move the peg either up or down til the sound matches the tuner. I too have had the string snap and i am very careful, i dont really like tuning the guitar, but its something that needs to be done. And im in the same stage as you, ive had a guitar, and since i cant afford lessons i am playing tabs for different songs.I know Iron Man, Seven Nation army and the general riff of Everywhere I Go by Hollywood Undead.

But yeah thats the best i can give you. turning it away from you tightens and towards you loosens (i think) dont quote me on that... Hope i helped!

 

[lduncan00]

Making an E to D is definitely lowering the pitch (loosening the string). You'll break most strings trying to tune them up almost a whole octave.

Making an A an E? This sounds very unusual, especially with a D right next door. I doubt there is a tuning that involves this. Tuning up to E will likely break the string, and tuning down may loosen it so much it causes a lot of buzzing.

Are you sure you aren't supposed to make the A a G and lower it a note? What tuning are you looking at?

 

[Brendon]

you turn the tuning peg clockwise to loosen and anti-clockwise to tighten the string(s)

 

[Sax Man]

When you are tuning to drop D, you are tuning the lowest E string down a whole step, you are supposed to tune down and loosen the string. If you were tuning up, you were tightening the string and that is what snapped it.