Tuning a guitar is one of the most important skills ... you can tune using the 5th fret method: Start with the low E string (6th string). You must assume it's already close to the correct pitch.
Popularised by Davey Graham, John Renbourn, Jimmy Page, Pierre Bensusan and, in more recent years, Newton Faulkner and Ed Sheeran, DADGAD is a great tuning for acoustic guitar. These chords should ...