Stringed instrument tunings - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of tunings for stringed musical instruments. Strings

Strings (music)

A string is the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. Strings are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may vibrate freely, but controllably. Strings may be "plain"...

or courses

Course (music)

A course is a pair or more of adjacent strings tuned to unison or an octave and usually played together as if a single string. It may also refer to a single string normally played on its own on an instrument with other multi-string courses, for example the bass string on a nine string baroque...

are listed from low to high pitch

Pitch (music)

Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...

, reading from left to right facing the front of the instrument standing vertically. (There are a few exceptions to this, for instance the mountain dulcimer which is strung in the reverse direction, with the highest sounding courses on the left and the lowest to the right.) Octaves, where shown, are given in scientific pitch notation

Scientific pitch notation

Scientific pitch notation is one of several methods that name the notes of the standard Western chromatic scale by combining a letter-name, accidentals, and a number identifying the pitch's octave...

, where the A above middle C

Middle C

C or Do is the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale. Its enharmonic is B.-Middle C:Middle C is designated C4 in scientific pitch notation because of the note's position as the fourth C key on a standard 88-key piano keyboard...

is "A4."

Single-string courses are simply separated by spaces; multiple-string courses (i.e., paired or tripled strings) are shown with the courses separated by bullet characters (•).

A

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes	Picture
Archlute Archlute The archlute is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range of the theorbo...	F1 F2 • G1 G2 • A1 A2 • B1 B2 • C2 C3 • D2 D3 • E2 E3 • F2 F3 • G2 G2 • C2 C2 • F3 F3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4 • G4	27 strings/14 courses	Arciliuto, Erzlaute.	Europe
Akkordolia	F2 • A2 • C3 • F3	4 strings/4 courses	Akkordolia in Germany & Austria, Taishogoto in Japan, Bulbul-tarang in India and Benju in Pakistan	Germany & Austria / Japan / India / Pakistan	Standard tuning

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Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Baglamas	D4 D5 • A4 A4 • D5 D5	6 strings/3 courses	Balgama, Balgama Saz, Baglamadaki	Greece	Modal D standard tuning
Bajo quinto	A2 A1 • D3 D2 • G2 G2 • C3 C3 • F3 F3	10 strings/5 courses		Mexico	Standard tuning.
Bajo Sexto Bajo sexto A bajo sexto is a musical instrument with 12 strings in 6 double courses, used in Mexican music. It is used primarily in norteño music of northern Mexico and across the border in the music of south Texas known as "Tex-Mex", "conjunto, or "música mexicana-tejana".A similar instrument with five...	E2 E1 • A2 A1 • D3 D2 • G2 G2 • C3 C3 • F3 F3	12 strings/6 courses		Mexico	Standard tuning
Balalaika Balalaika The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...	E E A	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Standard alto tuning
Balalaika Balalaika The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...	E A D	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Standard bass tuning
Balalaika Balalaika The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...	E A D	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Standard contrabass tuning
Balalaika Balalaika The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...	E E A	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Standard piccolo tuning
Balalaika Balalaika The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...	E E A	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Standard prima tuning
Balalaika Balalaika The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...	C E G	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Folk tuning
Bandola Andina Colombiana Bandola This article refers to various South American instruments. Bandola is also Portuguese for Mandola.The Bandola is one oif many varieties of small pear-shape chordophones found in Venezuela and Colombia...	F3 F3 • B3 B3 • E4 E4 E4 • A4 A4 A4 • D5 D5 D5 • G5 G5 G5	16 strings/6 courses		Colombia	Standard tuning
Bandola Llanera	A2 D3 A3 E4	4 strings/4 courses		Venezuela	Standard tuning
Bandola Oriental	G3 G3 • D4 D4 • A4 A4 • E5 E5	4 strings/4 courses		Venezuela	Standard tuning
Bandolin	E5 E4 E5 • A5 A4 A5 • D5 D5 D5 • F#5 F#5 F#5 • B5 B5 B5	15 strings/6 courses		Ecuador	Standard tuning
Bandurria Bandurria The bandurria is a plectrum chordophone from Spain, similar to the cittern and the mandolin, primarily used in Spanish folk music.Prior to the 18th century, the bandurria had with a round back, similar or related to the mandore. It had become a flat-backed instrument by the 18th century, with five...	G G • C C • F F • B B • E E • A A	12 strings/6 courses		Spain	Spanish tuning. One octave higher than the laud.
banjo, bass Bass banjo There are multiple instruments referred to as a bass banjo. The first to enter real production was the five-string cello banjo, tuned one octave below a five-string banjo. This was followed by a four-string cello banjo, tuned CGDA in the same range as a cello or mandocello, and modified upright...	E1 A1 D2 G2	4 strings/4 courses	USA		A cello banjo is sometimes called a "bass banjo", but there are true bass banjos as well.
banjo, cello Bass banjo There are multiple instruments referred to as a bass banjo. The first to enter real production was the five-string cello banjo, tuned one octave below a five-string banjo. This was followed by a four-string cello banjo, tuned CGDA in the same range as a cello or mandocello, and modified upright...	C2 G2 D3 A3	4 strings/4 courses	bass banjo	USA	Standard tuning. Same as cello and mandocello
Banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... (Long Neck)	G4 B2 E3 G#3 B3	5 strings/5 courses	"Pete Seeger" Banjo	USA (commissioned by Pete Seeger)	Open string tuning; often played with capo on 3rd fret
Banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... ,tenor	C3 G3 D4 A4	4 strings/4 courses	USA	USA via Africa	Standard tenor jazz tuning
Banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... , tenor	G2 D3 A3 E4	4 strings/4 courses		USA via Africa	Irish tenor tuning
Banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... (5-string)	G4 D3 G3 B3 D4	5 strings/5 courses	Bluegrass Banjo	USA via Africa	Open G tuning
Banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... (5-string)	G4 C3 G3 B3 D4	5 strings/5 courses	5 strings/5 courses		C tuning
Banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... , plectrum	C3 G3 B3 D4	4 strings/4 courses		USA via Africa	Standard plectrum tuning
Bisernica	EE A D G	5 strings/5 courses			Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia
Bordonua Bordonua The Bordonua is a large, deep body bass guitar which is native to Puerto Rico. They are made using several different shapes and sizes....	A2 A3 • D4 D3 • F3 F4 • B3 B3 • E4 E4	10 strings/5 courses		Puerto Rico
Bouzouki Bouzouki The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...	C3 C4 • F3 F4 • A3 A3 • D4 D4	8 strings/4 courses	Tetrachordo bouzouki	Greece	Standard F6 tuning
Bouzouki Bouzouki The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...	D3 D4 • A3 A3 • D4 D4	6 strings/3 courses	Trichordo bouzouki	Greece	Standard F6 tuning
Bouzouki, Irish Irish bouzouki The Irish bouzouki is a development of the octave mandolin adapted for Irish traditional and other folk music from the late 1960s onward.-Adoption for Celtic music:...	G3 G2 • D4 D3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4	8 strings/4 courses	zouk	Ireland	Irish tuning (octaves)
Bouzouki, Irish Irish bouzouki The Irish bouzouki is a development of the octave mandolin adapted for Irish traditional and other folk music from the late 1960s onward.-Adoption for Celtic music:...	G3 G2 • D4 D3 • A3 A3 • E4 E4	8 strings/4 courses	"	"	"Mandolin" tuning (octaves can also be tuned in unison)
Bouzouki, Irish Irish bouzouki The Irish bouzouki is a development of the octave mandolin adapted for Irish traditional and other folk music from the late 1960s onward.-Adoption for Celtic music:...	G2 G2 • D3 D3 • A3 A3 • E4 E4	8 strings/4 courses	"	"	"Mandolin" tuning (unison pairs)
Bouzouki, Irish Irish bouzouki The Irish bouzouki is a development of the octave mandolin adapted for Irish traditional and other folk music from the late 1960s onward.-Adoption for Celtic music:...	A3 A2 • D4 D3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4	8 strings/4 courses	"	"	Modal D tuning (octaves can also be tuned in unison)
Brac	E A D GG	5 strings/4 courses	Basprim, Brach	Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Braguinha	D B G D	4 strings/4 courses	Braguinã, Machete de braga	Medeira, Portugal
Bugarija	G B D GG	5 strings/4 courses	Kontra	Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia

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Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Cak Kroncong Kroncong is the name of a ukulele-type instrument and an Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong , the band or combo or ensemble consist of a flute, a violin, a melody guitar, a cello in pizzicato style, string bass also in...	D5 D5 • G4 • B4	4 strings/3 courses	Steel Kroncong guitar	Indonesia	Standard tuning
Cuk Kroncong Kroncong is the name of a ukulele-type instrument and an Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong , the band or combo or ensemble consist of a flute, a violin, a melody guitar, a cello in pizzicato style, string bass also in...	G4 • B3 • E3	3 strings/3 courses	Nylon Kroncong guitar	Indonesia	Standard tuning
Cavaquinho Cavaquinho The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...	D G B D	4 strings/4 courses	Cavaco	Portugal	Standard tuning
Cavaquinho Cavaquinho The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...	D G B E	4 strings/4 courses	Cavaco	Portugal	'Guitar' tuning
Cavaquinho Cavaquinho The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...	G G B D	4 strings/4 courses	Cavaco	Portugal	Alternative tuning
Cavaquinho Cavaquinho The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...	A A C E	4 strings/4 courses	Cavaco	Portugal	Alternative tuning
Cello Cello The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...	C2 G2 D3 A3	4 strings/4 courses	Violoncello	Europe	Standard tuning
Cello Cello The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...	C2 G2 D3 G3	4 strings/4 courses	Violoncello	Europe	"5th Suite" tuning
Cello Cello The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...	B1 F2 D3 A3	4 strings/4 courses	Violoncello	Europe	"Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child.... " tuning
Cetera	cc dd e#e# ff gg gg dd gg	16 strings/8 courses		Corsica, France.	8 course tuning
Chapey Chapey The chapey is a plucked string instrument from Cambodia. It has two double courses of nylon strings....	F3 F3 • B3	3 strings/2 courses		Cambodia	Standard 3 string tuning
Charango Charango The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, 66 cm long, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. Primarily played in traditional Andean music, and is sometimes used by other Latin American musicians. Many contemporary charangos are now made with...	G4 G4 • C5 C5 • E5 E4 • A4 A4 • E5 E5	10 strings/5 courses	Quirquincho, Mulita, Tatu, Kirki	Bolivia, Peru, Argentina Chile, Ecuador	Standard C6 tuning. 3rd course is an octave pair.
Charangon Charangon The Charangón is a small lute-like fretted stringed instrument, of the charango family.Its general shape and construction are very similar to the charango, but it is larger and is typically pitched 3 or 4 diatonic intervals lower than a standard charango.The overall length varies from 70 to 80 cm,...	C4 C4 • F4 F4 • A5 A4 • D5 D5 • A5 A5	10 strings/5 courses	Baritone Charango	Andean Region	F6 tuning
Charangon Charangon The Charangón is a small lute-like fretted stringed instrument, of the charango family.Its general shape and construction are very similar to the charango, but it is larger and is typically pitched 3 or 4 diatonic intervals lower than a standard charango.The overall length varies from 70 to 80 cm,...	D4 D4 • G4 G4 • B5 B4 • E5 E5 • B5 B5	10 strings/5 courses	Baritone Charango	Andean region	G6 tuning
Chonguri Chonguri The chonguri is a plucked string musical instrument from Georgia. It has 4 nylon strings.-Choghur:The choghur dates back to the 12th to 16th centuries, the period between the gopuz and the saz. In the Caucasus, Iran and Anatolia, and in Sufi traditions, darvishes and ashugs used an instrument...	D F d A	4 strings/4 courses		Georgia	Standard tuning
Chitarra battente Chitarra battente The chitarra battente also known as "chitarra italiana" is a musical instrument, a chordophone of the lute family. At a casual glance, it is similar to the everyday classical guitar, but larger and typically strung with four steel strings...	A3 A3 • D4 D4 • G3 G3 • B3 B3 • E4 E4	10 strings/5 courses		Italy	Standard tuning
Çiftelia Çiftelia The Çifteli is an Albanian wooden, largely acoustic string instrument, with only two strings .The çifteli is commonly used by Albanian folk musicians as well as other modern musicians and is played by Albanians at weddings, concerts, national events, and other occasions...	B3 E3	2 strings/2 courses		Albania	Common tuning
Cinco Y Medio	A4 A3 • D3 • F#4 • B4 • E4	6 strings/5 courses		North-western Venezuela	El Tocuyo tuning
Cinco Y Medio	E3 • A3 • D3 • F#4 • B4 • E4	6 strings/6 courses		North-western Venezuela	Sanara tuning
Cittern Cittern The cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...	CC • GG • DD • AA • DD	10 strings/5 courses	Celtic or Flatback Cittern	Europe	Mandocello tuning
Cittern Cittern The cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...	CC • GG • DD • AA • EE	10 strings/5 courses	Celtic or Flatback Cittern	Europe	Mandolin low 'C' tuning
Cittern Cittern The cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...	DD • GG • DD • AA • DD	10 strings/5 courses	Celtic or Flatback Cittern	Europe	Irish tuning
Cittern Cittern The cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...	DD • AA • DD • AA • DD	10 strings/5 courses	Celtic or flatback cittern	Europe	Modal D tuning. There are also many other modal tunings. See the cittern page for more information.
Cittern Cittern The cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...	GG • DD • AA • EE • BB	10 strings/5 courses	Celtic or flatback cittern	Europe	Mandolin High 'B' tuning
Crwth Crwth The crwth is an archaic stringed musical instrument, associated particularly with Welsh music, once widely-played in Europe.-Origin of the name:...	G2 • C3 • C2 • D2 • D3	5 strings/5 courses		Wales	Traditional Welsh tuning
Cuatro Cuatro (instrument) The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. The cuatro is smaller than a guitar. Cuatro means four in Spanish, although current instruments may have more than four strings....	B3 B2 • E4 E3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4 • G4 G4	10 strings/5 courses		Puerto Rico	Standard tuning
Cuatro Cuatro (instrument) The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. The cuatro is smaller than a guitar. Cuatro means four in Spanish, although current instruments may have more than four strings....	A3 D4 F4 B3	4 strings/4 courses		Venezuela	Standard D6 tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	A A • B B • E E • A A • D D • G G	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	Standard tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	D D • E E • A A • D D • G G • C C	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	Alternative standard tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	D D • G G • A A • D D • G G • C C	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	Egyptian/Arab tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	E E • A A • B B • E E • A A • D D	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	Turkish/Armenian tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	C C • F F • B B • E E • A A • D D	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	Turkish Armenian alternative tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	F F • B B • E E • A A • D D • G G	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	New Turkish classical tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A...	A A • D D • E E • A A • D D • G G	12 strings/6 courses		Turkey	Old Turkish classical tuning
Cura Cura Cura is the name of a divine figure whose name means "Care" or "Concern" in Latin. Hyginus seems to have created both the personification and story for his Fabulae, poem 220....	D D • A A • E E	6 strings/3 courses	Cura saz	Turkey
Cura Cura Cura is the name of a divine figure whose name means "Care" or "Concern" in Latin. Hyginus seems to have created both the personification and story for his Fabulae, poem 220....	G G • D D • A A • E E	8 strings/4 courses	Cura saz	Turkey	Mandolin-style tuning
Cümbüş Cümbüs The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynelabidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. In construction it resembles both the American banjo and the Middle Eastern oud. A... , Tambor	D D • A A • D D	6 strings/3 courses		Turkey	Standard tambor cümbüş tuning

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Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Dan Ghita	C3 F3 C4 G4 C5	5 strings/5 courses	Ghita, Vietnamese guitar, Luc huyen cam	Vietnam	Standard open tuning
Đàn đáy	G3 C4 F4	3 strings/3 courses	Vo de cam, Đàn đáy	Vietnam	Standard tuning
Domra Domra The domra is a long-necked Russian string instrument of the lute family with a round body and three or four metal strings.-History:In 1896, a student of Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev found a broken instrument in a stable in rural Russia...	E A D	3 strings/3 courses		Russia	Standard tuning
Domra Domra The domra is a long-necked Russian string instrument of the lute family with a round body and three or four metal strings.-History:In 1896, a student of Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev found a broken instrument in a stable in rural Russia...	G D A E	4 strings/4 courses		Ukraine	Standard "mandolin" fifths tuning
Dotara Dotara The dotara is a two or four or some times five stringed musical instrument resembling more to mandolin than a guitar...	G2 G3 • C4 • G4 • G4 • C5	6 strings/5 courses		Bangladesh
Double bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...	E1 A1 D2 G2	4 strings/4 courses	Bass, bass fiddle, contrabass, string bass, standup bass, doghouse bass	Europe	Orchestral tuning
Double bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...	F#1 B1 E2 A2	4 strings/4 courses	Bass (as above)	Europe	Solo tuning
Dranyen	A3 A3 • D4 D3 D3 • G3 G3	7 strings/3 courses	Dramyin, Dramnyen	Bhutan and Tibet	Bhutanese 7 string tuning
Dranyen	A3 A3 • D3 D3 • G3 G3	6 strings/3 courses	Dramyin, Dramnyen	Bhutan and Tibet	Tibetan 6 string tuning
Dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...	A3 A3 D3	3-6 strings/3 courses	Mountain, Appalachian or Lap Dulcimer (Dulcimore, Delcimore, Delcimer)	USA	Ionian Tuning (The traditional dulcimer is fretted diatonically whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole. )
Dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...	D4 A3 D3	3-6 strings/3 courses	Mountain, Appalachian or Lap Dulcimer (Dulcimore, Delcimore, Delcimer)	USA	Mixolydian Tuning
Dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...	G3 A3 D3	3-6 strings/3 courses	Mountain, Appalachian or Lap Dulcimer (Dulcimore, Delcimore, Delcimer)	USA	Dorian Tuning
Dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...	C4 A3 D3	3-6 strings/3 courses	Mountain, Appalachian or Lap Dulcimer (Dulcimore, Delcimore, Delcimer)	USA	Aeolian Tuning
Dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...	D4 D4 D4	3-6 strings/3 courses	Mountain, Appalachian or Lap Dulcimer (Dulcimore, Delcimore, Delcimer)	USA	"Galax" or Unison Tuning
Dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...	D4 D4 D3	3-6 strings/3 courses	Mountain, Appalachian or Lap Dulcimer (Dulcimore, Delcimore, Delcimer)	USA	"Bagpipe" Tuning

E

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes	Picture
Erhu Erhu The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...	D4 A4	2 strings/2 courses	Nanhu	China	Standard tuning

F

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Notes
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	G3 D4 A4 E5	4 Strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	"Standard" or "Italian" tuning
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	F3 C4 G4 D5	4 Strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Cajun tuning to accompany accordion
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	G3 D4 G4 B4	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Open G tuning Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered...
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	G3 D4 G4 D5	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Sawmill tuning Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered...
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	G3 D4 A4 D5	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	"Gee-dad" Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered...
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	D3 D4 A4 D5	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Open D tuning Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered...
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	A3 D4 A4 E5	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Old-timey D tuning Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered... , or High bass
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	A3 E4 A4 E5	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Cross Tuning, or High bass, high counter Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered...
Fiddle Fiddle The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...	A3 E4 A4 C5	4 strings/4 courses	Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	Calico, or Black Mountain Rag tuning Scordatura A scordatura , also called cross-tuning, is an alternative tuning used for the open strings of a string instrument, in which the notes indicated in the score would represent the finger position as if played in regular tuning, while the actual pitch is altered... ; Sweden: Trollstämning, or Näckastämning

G

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Gabusi	D g bb dd	6 strings/4 courses	Gaboussi	Comoros Islands	Standard tuning
Gadulka Gadulka The gadulka is a traditional Bulgarian bowed string instrument. Alternate spellings are "gudulka" and "g'dulka". Its name comes from a root meaning "to make noise, hum or buzz"...	A3 E3 A4	3 strings/3 courses		The Balkans Balkans The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...	3 playing strings, with up to 10 sympathetic string Sympathetic string Sympathetic strings or resonance strings are auxiliary strings found on many Indian musical instruments, as well as some Western Baroque instruments and a variety of folk instruments... s.
Grajappi	FF • BB	4 strings/2 courses		Thailand	Thai tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...	E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4	6 strings/6 courses	Axe, Guit-box (both colloquial)	Spain	Standard tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...	D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4	6 strings/6 courses	"		Drop D tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...	E2 A2 E3 A3 C#4 E4	6 strings/6 courses	"		Open A major tuning. Just one of many open tunings. See 'see also' section for more.
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 7 string	B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4	7 strings/7 courses			Standard tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 7 string	A1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4	7 strings/7 courses			Van Eps Tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 8 string (low/high)	B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 A4	8 strings/8 courses	8 string classical guitar		Galbraith tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 8 string (added basses)	[B1 D2] E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4	8 strings/8 courses	8 string classical guitar		Tuning of two lowest strings varies with player and music
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 9 string	E3 E2•A3 A2• D4 D3• G3 B3 E4	9 strings/6 courses			12-string guitar variant
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 9 string	E2• A2• D3• G4 G3 • B3 B3 • E4 E4	9 strings/6 courses			12-string guitar variant
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 10 string	F#1 G#1 A#1 C2 E3 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4	10 strings/10 courses	10 String classical guitar		Standard tuning
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 12 string	E3 E2 • A3 A2 • D4 D3 • G4 G3 • B3 B3 • E4 E4	12 strings /6 courses	Twelve-stringed Guitar		Standard tuning. Some players tune the second course G string to unison to minimize breakage.
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... , 12 string	E4 E2 • A3 A2 • D4 D3 • G4 G3 • B3 B3 • E4 E4	12 strings /6 courses	Twelve-stringed Guitar		Variant tuning (double octave on low 'E').
Guitar, baritone Baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...	B1 E2 A2 D3 F3 B3	6 strings/6 courses			Standard 4th lower tuning
Guitar, baritone Baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...	A1 D2 G2 C3 E3 A3	6 strings/6 courses			Standard 5th lower tuning
Guitar, baritone Baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...	E1 A1 D2 G2 B2 E3	6 strings/6 courses			Octave lower tuning
Guitar, bass Bass guitar The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....	E1 A1 D2 G2	4 strings/4 courses	Bass, electric bass		Standard 4-string tuning
Guitar, bass Bass guitar The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... (5-string)	B0 E1 A1 D2 G2	5 strings/5 courses	Bass, electric bass		E1 A1 D2 G2 C3 is also used
Guitar, bass Bass guitar The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... (6-string)	B0 E1 A1 D2 G2 C3	6 strings/6 courses	Bass, electric bass, Contrabass Guitar
Guitar, octave	E3 • A3 • D4 • G4 • B4 • E5	6 strings/6 courses		Germany	One octave higher than standard guitar.
Guitar, tenor Tenor guitar 1932 Martin 0-18 T Sunburst Tenor Guitar\|thumb\|rightThe tenor guitar or four-string guitar is a slightly smaller, four-string relative of the steel-string acoustic guitar or electric guitar. The instrument was developed so that players of the four-string tenor banjo could double on the guitar...	C3 • G3 • D4 • A4	4 strings/4 courses		USA	Standard tuning.
Guitarrico	B4 F#4 D5 A5 E5	6 strings/6 courses	Guitarro	Spain	Standard tuning
Guitarrón Guitarrón See also: Guitarrón ChilenoThe guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups...	A1 D2 G2 C3 E3 A2	6 strings/6 courses	Guitarrón de Toloche	Mexico	Standard tuning
Guitarrón chileno Guitarrón chileno See also: Guitarrón mexicanoThe guitarrón chileno or Chilean guitarron is a plucked string instrument with 25 strings from Chile. Its origin dates back to the 16th century. It is used to accompany el Canto del Poeta , an old chilena folk genre that cultivates décima and improvisation, known as payada...	D4 D4 D3 D3 D2 • G4 G4 G4 G3 G3 • (C4) C4 C4 C3 C2 • E4 E4 E4 • A4 A4 A4 res. strings: F#5 A4 G4 B4	24 or 25 strings/5 courses + 4 resonating strings		Chile	Standard tuning
Guqin Guqin The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...	C D F G A c d	7 strings/7 courses		China	Standard 'Zheng Diao' tuning

H

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Halszither	G2 G2 • D3 D3 • G3 G3 • B3 B3 • D4 D4	10 strings/5 courses	Krienser Halszither	Switzwerland
Hardingfele Hardingfele A Hardanger fiddle is a traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of Norway. In modern designs, the instruments are very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings and thinner wood...	A D A E	4 strings/4 courses	Hardanger violin, Hardanger fiddle	Norway	Also has 8 or 9 sympathetic strings
Harp Harp The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings... , Concert	Cb1 Db1 Eb1 Fb1 Gb1 Ab1 Bb1 [ . . . ] * Cb7 Db7 Eb7 Fb7 Gb7	47 strings / 47 courses	Pedal Harp, Double-action Harp, Diatonic Double-action Harp	France	* Tuning proceeds through 6-1/2 octaves using the Cb diatonic scale
Harzither	GG • CC • EE • GG	8 strings/4 courses	Bergzither	Germany
Huapanguera Huapanguera The guitarra quinta huapanguera or guitarra huapanguera is a Mexican guitar-like instrument that usually forms part of a conjunto huasteco ensemble, along with the jarana huasteca guitar and violin. Here it takes on the role of the bass instrument using a rhythmical strumming technique. Its...	G2 • D3 D4 • G3 G3 • B3 B3 • E3	8 strings/5 courses		Mexico
Hurdy Gurdy Hurdy gurdy The hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to a violin...	A A • G • C	6 strings/4 courses		France	Some are drone strings.

I

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes	Picture

J

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Jarana huasteca	G3 • B3 • D4 • F#4 • A4	5 strings/5 courses		Mexico	Standard tuning
Jarana jarocha	A3 • D4 D4 • G3 G4 • B3 B3 • E4	8 strings/5 courses		Mexico	Standard tuning
Jouhikko Jouhikko thumb\|right\| Replica of a 19th century Jouhikko made by Simon ChadwickThe jouhikko is a traditional, 2 or 3 stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The playing of this instrument died out in the early 20th century but has been revived and there...	D A E	3 strings/3 courses	Jouhikannel	Finland	Standard tuning

K

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Kacapi Kacapi Kacapi is a zither-like Sundanese musical instrument played as the main accompanying instrument in the Tembang Sunda or Mamaos Cianjuran, kacapi suling genre , pantun stories recitation or an additional instrument in Gamelan Degung performance.Word kacapi in Sundanese also refers to santol tree,...	A# B C# F F#	6 strings/3 courses		Malaysia	Uses the pelog scale. Tuning is approximated to western notation.
Kabosy Kabosy The kabosy is a box-shaped wooden guitar commonly played in music of Madagascar. It has four to six strings and is commonly thought to be a direct descendant of the Arabic oud. The kabosy has staggered frets, many of which do not even cross the entire fretboard, and is generally tuned to an open...	G • G • B B • D D	6 strings/4 courses		Madagascar	Open G major tuning
Kithara Sarda	B2 E2 A2 D3 F3 B3	6 strings/6 courses		Sardinia, Italy.	Standard tuning
Kobsa	GG • DD • GG • CC	8 strings/4 courses	Kobuz	Moldavia, Romania, Hungary	Standard tuning
Kobsa	DD • AA • DD • GG	8 strings/4 courses	Kobuz	Moldavia, Romania, Hungary	Alternative tuning
Komuz Komuz The komuz or qomuz , Azeri Gopuz, Turkish Kopuz, is an ancient fretless string instrument used in Central Asian music, related to certain other Turkic string instruments and the lute....	A E A	3 strings/3 courses	Qomuz, Gopuz, Kopuz, Kopus	Kyrgyzstan	Standard tuning
Kwitra	GG • EE • AA • DD	8 strings/4 courses	Kuitra, Kouitra, Quwaytara	Algeria	Standard tuning

L

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Laúd Laúd The word laúd is the Spanish word for lute. It is most commonly used to refer to a plectrum-plucked chordophone from Spain. It belongs to the cittern family of instruments. It has six double courses , similarly to the bandurria, but its neck is longer...	G C F B E A	12 strings/6 courses	Spanish laud	Spain	Spanish tuning
Laúd Laúd The word laúd is the Spanish word for lute. It is most commonly used to refer to a plectrum-plucked chordophone from Spain. It belongs to the cittern family of instruments. It has six double courses , similarly to the bandurria, but its neck is longer...	D, A, E, B, F#, C# (or D).	12 strings/6 courses	Spanish laud	Spain	Cuban tuning
Li'liu	G3 • C3 C4 • E4 • A4 A4	6 strings/4 courses	Lili'u, Taropatch, Tenor Ukulele	Hawaii	Standard C6 tuning. Tenor Ukulele with courses 1 and 3 doubled.
Li'liu	G3 G4 • C3 C4 • E4 E4 • A4 A4	8 strings/4 courses	Lili'u, Taropatch, Tenor Ukulele	Hawaii	Standard C6 tuning. Double-strung tenor ukulele.
Liuqin Liuqin The liuqin is a four-stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked musical instrument, the pipa. The range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and it has its own special place in Chinese music, whether in...	G3 • D4 • G4 • D5	4 strings/4 courses	liuyeqin, willow leaf instrument	China	Standard tuning
Lute Lute Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....	G2 G2 • C3 C3 • F3 F3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4 • G4 G4	12 strings/6 courses		Europe	Medieval tuning 6-course tuning
Lute Lute Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....	C'C D'D E♭'E♭ F'F G'G Cc FF AA dd g	19 strings/10 courses		Europe	Renaissance 10-course tuning
Lute Lute Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....	D'D F'F G'G Cc FF AA dd g	15 strings/8 courses		Europe	Renaissance 8-course tuning
Lute Lute Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....	A"A' B"B' C'C D'D E'E F'F G'G A'A' DD FF AA d f	24 strings/13 courses		Europe	Baroque D minor tuning for 13 courses
Lyra Lyra Lyra is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Its principal star, Vega — a corner of the Summer Triangle — is one of the brightest...	D3 A3 E5	3 strings/3 courses		Crete, Greece	Modern tuning

M

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Mandobass Mandobass Mandobass is a common term for the largest members of the mandolin family, sometimes used as bass instruments in mandolin orchestras.-Variants:There are three main variants of the mandobass:...	E1 A1 D2 G2	4 strings/4 courses			Standard tuning
Mandola Mandola The mandola or tenor mandola is a fretted, stringed musical instrument. It is to the mandolin what the viola is to the violin: the four double courses of strings tuned in fifths to the same pitches as the viola , a fifth lower than a mandolin...	C3 C3 • G3 G3 • D4 D4 • A4 A4	8 strings/4 courses	Tenor mandola		Standard tuning. Pitched a 5th below mandolin tuning. Known in Europe as the tenor mandola.
Mandocello Mandocello The mandocello is a plucked string instrument of the mandolin family. It has eight strings in four paired courses, tuned in 5ths like a mandolin, but is larger, and tuned CC-GG-dd-aa . It is to the mandolin what the cello is to the violin.-Construction:Mandocello construction is similar to the...	C2 C2 • G2 G2 • D3 D3 • A3 A3	8 strings/4 courses	mandolincello or mandoloncello		Standard tuning. Pitched an octave below the mandola.
Mandolin Mandolin A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...	G3 G3 • D4 D4 • A4 A4 • E5 E5	8 strings/4 courses	Mando (colloquial)		Standard tuning
Mandolin Mandolin A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... (piccolo)	C4 C4 • G4 G4 • D5 D5 • A5 A5	8 strings/4 courses	Brilliant tone mandolin		Standard tuning
Mandolin (Octave)	G2 G2 • D3 D3 • A3 A3 • E4 E4	8 strings/4 courses	Tenor Mandolin, Irish Bouzouki, Octave mandola		Standard tuning. Known in Europe as the octave mandola. Pitched an octave below the mandolin.
Mejorana	D4 A4 A3 B3 E4	5 strings/5 courses	Mejoranera	Panama	"Por veinticinco" tuning
Mejorana	D4 G4 G3 B3 E3	5 strings/5 courses		Panama	"Por seis" tuning

N

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes	Picture
Nyckelharpa	C G C A	4 strings/4 courses		Sweden	4 melody strings and several sympathetic strings.

O

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Octobass Octobass The octobass is an extremely large bowed string instrument constructed about 1850 in Paris by the French luthier Jean Baptiste Vuillaume...	C0 G0 C1	3 strings/3 courses	Subcontrabass, triple bass	France	Orchestral tuning
Oud Oud The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...	D G A D G C	11 strings/6 courses	Ud, Al-Ud, Oud Arbi	Middle East	Traditional Arabic tuning
Oud Oud The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...	C#/D F# B E A D	11 strings/6 courses	Ud, Al-Ud, Oud Arbi	Middle East	New Turkish classical tuning. Lowest (single) string pitch varies. Notated a fourth higher.

P

Instrument	Tuning	Strings & Courses	Origin	Notes
Palida	D3 • A3 • E4 • B4	4 strings/4 courses	Europe	Standard tuning
Pedal Steel Guitar Pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...	B2 D3 E3 F#3 G#3 B3 E4 G#4 D#4 F#4	10 strings/10 courses	United States	E9 Standard tuning, single neck (S-10) or front neck of a double neck (D-10) instrument
Pedal Steel Guitar Pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...	C2 F2 A2 C3 E3 G3 A3 C4 E4 D4	10 strings/10 courses	United States	C6 Standard tuning, rear neck of a double neck (D-10) instrument. Some players use G4 instead of D4.
Phin	A3 E4 A4	3 strings/3 courses	Thailand	Standard tuning
Pipa	A2 D3 E3 A3	4 strings/4 courses	China	Standard tuning
Portuguese guitar Portuguese guitar The Portuguese guitar or Portuguese guitarra is a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings, strung in six courses comprising two strings each. It is one of the few musical instruments to use Preston tuners. It is most notably associated with fado.-History:The origin of the Portuguese... / guitarra portuguesa	D3 D2 • A3 A2 • B3 B2 • E3 E3 • A3 A3 • B3 B3	12 strings/6 courses	Portugal	Lisbon / Lisboa tuning
Portuguese guitar Portuguese guitar The Portuguese guitar or Portuguese guitarra is a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings, strung in six courses comprising two strings each. It is one of the few musical instruments to use Preston tuners. It is most notably associated with fado.-History:The origin of the Portuguese... / guitarra portuguesa	C3 C2 • G3 G2 • A3 A2 • D3 D3 • G3 G3 • A3 A3	12 strings/6 courses	Portugal	Coimbra tuning

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Qinqin Qinqin The qinqin is a plucked Chinese lute. It was originally manufactured with a wooden body, a slender fretted neck, and three strings. Its body can be either round, hexagonal , or octagonal. Often, only two strings were used, as in certain regional silk-and-bamboo ensembles...	G3 D4 A5	3 strings/3 courses		China

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Rajao	D G C E AA	6 strings/5 courses	Rajão	Portugal
Ramkie Ramkie The Ramkie is a type of guitar usually made in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Malawi. It is made using a discarded oil can for the soundbox. The strings are made of fishing wire or bicycle brake wire...	C F A C	4 strings/4 courses	Afri-can, Kitaar	South Africa	Common 4-string open tuning
Rebab Rebab The rebab , also rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababah, or al-rababa) is a type of string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East...	D3 A3	2 strings/2 courses		Java	Tuning given is approximate: does not follow western equal temperament
Requinto Requinto The term requinto is used in both Spanish and Portuguese to mean a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument. Thus, there are requinto guitars, drums, and several wind instruments.-Wind instruments:...	A2 D3 G3 C4 E4 A4	6 strings/6 courses		Latin America	Standard tuning
Ronroco	G3 G3 • C3 C3 • E4 E3 • A3 A3 • E4 E4	10 strings/5 courses	Ronrroco	Andean Region Andean region Andean region may refer to:* Andes, mountain chain in South America* Andean Region * Andean Region of Colombia...	Standard C6 tuning (tuned an octave below the charango).
Ruan Ruan The ruan is a Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel...	G2 D3 G3 D4	4 strings/4 courses	Ruanqin	China	Standard tuning
Russian guitar Russian guitar The Russian guitar is a seven-string acoustic guitar that arrived in Russia toward the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, most probably as an evolution of the cittern, kobza, and torban...	D G B D G B D	7 strings/7 courses	semistrunnaya gitara, semistrunka	Russia	Standard tuning

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Sanshin Sanshin The sanshin is an Okinawan musical instrument and precursor of the Japanese shamisen. Often likened to a banjo, it consists of a snakeskin-covered body, neck and three strings....	C • F • C	3 strings/3 courses	Okinawa shamisen, jabisen	Ryukyu Islands Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin... , Japan	Standard tuning
Sargija Šargija The šargija is a plucked, fretted long necked chordophone used in the folk music of various Balkan countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania and Serbia....	C3 C3 • G3 G3 • D3 D3	3 strings/3 courses	Sharkia, Sharki, Shargija	Albania	Standard tuning
Setar Setar SETAR N.V., is the privatised full telecommunications service provider for the island of Aruba. The services provided by SETAR include: telephone, internet and GSM-related wireless services. SETAR also owns Tele Aruba....	C3 C4 • G3 • C4	4 strings/3 courses		Iran	Standard tuning
Shamisen Shamisen The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...	D G D	3 strings/3 courses	Samisen, Sangen	Japan	Standard "Honchoshi" tuning
Shamisen Shamisen The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...	D G C	3 strings/3 courses	Samisen, Sangen	Japan	"San sagari" tuning
Shamisen Shamisen The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...	D A D	3 strings/3 courses	Samisen, Sangen	Japan	"Ni agari" tuning
Sitar Sitar The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...	C5 C4 G3 C2 G2/C2 C2 F2	3 drone strings, 5 melody strings, usually 12 sympathetic strings.		North India	5th string can be tuned in C. Sympathetic strings are tuned depending on the raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... being played.
Socavon	E D A B	4 strings/4 courses	Bocona	Panama	Standard tuning
Strumstick	G D G	3 strings/3 courses	Dulcitar, Dulcimer stick, Strumbly	USA	Standard tuning

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Tahitian ukulele Tahitian ukulele The Tahitian ukulele is a short-necked fretted lute with eight nylon strings in four doubled courses, native to Tahiti and played in other regions of Polynesia...	G4 G4 • C5 C5 • E5 E5 • A4 A4.	8 strings/4 courses	Tahitian banjo, Ukulélé Tahitien, Youke (coloquial).	Tahiti	Standard tuning
Tambura Tambura The tambura, tanpura, or tambora is a long-necked plucked lute . The body shape of the tambura somewhat resembles that of the sitar, but it has no frets – only the open strings are played to accompany other musicians...	DD • GG • BB • EE	8 strings/4 courses	Tamboura	Bulgaria	Standard tuning
Tambura Tambura The tambura, tanpura, or tambora is a long-necked plucked lute . The body shape of the tambura somewhat resembles that of the sitar, but it has no frets – only the open strings are played to accompany other musicians...	DD • AA	4 strings/2 courses	Tamboura	Macedonia	Standard tuning
Tar Tar (lute) The tār is a long-necked, waisted Iranian instrument. It has been adopted by other cultures and Azerbaijan. The word tar itself means "string" in Persian, though it might have the same meaning in languages influenced by Persian or any other branches of Iranian languages like Kurdish...	C3 C4 • G3 • C4C4	4 strings/3 courses		Iran	Standard tuning
Tarica	C2 • G2 G2 • C3 C3	5 strings/3 courses	Tarika, Tricord, Trichord	Europe	Standard tuning
Tarica	D2 • A2 A2 • D3 D3	5 strings/3 courses	Tarika, Tricord, Trichord	Europe	Ionian tuning
Taro patch	G3 G4 • C4 C5 • E4 E4 • A4 A4	8 strings/4 courses	Taropatch, Tenor Ukulele, Li'liu	Hawaii	Standard C6 tuning. The taro patch is a double-string ukulele.
Terzin Kitarra	G#2 B2 E3 A3 C#4 E4	6 strings/6 courses		Malta	Standard 'sol' tuning.
Timple Timple The timple is a traditional Spanish plucked string instrument of the Canary Islands.In La Palma island and in the north of the island of Tenerife, many timple players omit the fifth string, in order to play the timple as a four-string ukulele, though this is considered less traditional by players...	G4 C5 E4 A4 D5	5 strings/5 courses	Canary Island Tiple	Canary Islands, Spain.	Standard tuning.
Tiple Tiple Tiple is the Spanish word for treble or soprano, is often applied to specific instruments, generally to refer to a small chordophone of the guitar family. A tiple player is called a tiplista.-Colombian tiple:... , American	A4 A3 • D4 D3 D4 • F#4 F#3 F#4 • B3 B3	10 strings/4 courses	Tiple ukulele, Martin Tiple	USA	Standard D6 tuning. The D and F# are triple-strung; the other strings are paired.
Tiple Tiple Tiple is the Spanish word for treble or soprano, is often applied to specific instruments, generally to refer to a small chordophone of the guitar family. A tiple player is called a tiplista.-Colombian tiple:... , Colombian	C4 C3 C4 • E4 E3 E4 • A4 A3 A4 • D4 D4 D4	12 strings/4 courses	Tiple Colombiano	Colombia	Traditional tuning.
Tiple Tiple Tiple is the Spanish word for treble or soprano, is often applied to specific instruments, generally to refer to a small chordophone of the guitar family. A tiple player is called a tiplista.-Colombian tiple:... , Colombian	D4 D3 D4 • G4 G3 G4 • B4 B3 B4 • E4 E4 E4	12 strings/4 courses	Tiple Colombiano	Colombia	Modern G6 tuning.
Tiple Tiple Tiple is the Spanish word for treble or soprano, is often applied to specific instruments, generally to refer to a small chordophone of the guitar family. A tiple player is called a tiplista.-Colombian tiple:... , Puerto Rican	E3 • A3 • D4 • G4 C5	5 strings/5 courses	Tiple Doliente	Puerto Rico	Standard tuning
Trembulo Trembulo The trembulo is an instrument similar to a tiple, but smaller. It is thought to have been first developed by Portuguese luthiers around 1600. It seems likely to have developed from the 4-course renaissance guitar....	DD • AA • EE • BB	8 strings/4 courses		Europe	8 string tuning tuning
Trembulo Trembulo The trembulo is an instrument similar to a tiple, but smaller. It is thought to have been first developed by Portuguese luthiers around 1600. It seems likely to have developed from the 4-course renaissance guitar....	D • AA • EE • BB	7 strings/4 courses		Europe	7 string tuning tuning
Trembulo Trembulo The trembulo is an instrument similar to a tiple, but smaller. It is thought to have been first developed by Portuguese luthiers around 1600. It seems likely to have developed from the 4-course renaissance guitar....	D • A • EE • BB	6 strings/4 courses		Europe	6 string tuning tuning
Trembulo Fusão Trembulo The trembulo is an instrument similar to a tiple, but smaller. It is thought to have been first developed by Portuguese luthiers around 1600. It seems likely to have developed from the 4-course renaissance guitar....	D • A • EE • BB	6 strings/4 courses		South America	Common tuning
Tres Tres The tres is a 3-course, 6-string chordophone which was created in Cuba. A tres player is called a tresero in Cuba and a tresista in Puerto Rico.-Cuban tres:In Cuba, the son was created as a song and a salon dance genre...	G4 G3 • C4 C4 • E4 E3	6 strings/3 courses	Tres Cubano, Cuban Tres	Cuba	Traditional C major tuning
Tres Tres The tres is a 3-course, 6-string chordophone which was created in Cuba. A tres player is called a tresero in Cuba and a tresista in Puerto Rico.-Cuban tres:In Cuba, the son was created as a song and a salon dance genre...	A4 A3 • D4 D4 • F4 F3	6 strings/3 courses	Tres Cubano, Cuban Tres	Cuba	New D major tuning	\| \|
Tzouras Tzouras The Tzouras , is a stringed musical instrument from Greece. It is related to the Bouzouki.It has 6 strings in 3 courses and is tuned D3 D4, A3 A3, D4 D4 or D4 D3, A3 A3, D4 D4. The strings are made of steel.-See also:*Greek musical instruments...	D3 D4 • A3 A3 • D4 D4	6 strings/3 courses	Tzouras	Greece	Standard tuning

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Ukulele, Concert	G4 C4 E4 A4	4 strings/4 courses	Uke (colloquial)	Hawaii	Standard C6 tuning for concert; also used on soprano.
Ukulele, Soprano	A4 D4 F4 B4	4 strings/4 courses	Uke (colloquial)	Hawaii	The standard, basic ukulele. This standard D6 tuning is sometimes also used on the Concert Ukulele.
Ukulele Ukulele The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings.... (Tenor)	G3 C4 E4 A4	4 strings/4 courses	Uke, Tenor Uke	Hawaii	Standard tenor uke C6 tuning.
Ukulele Ukulele The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings.... (Baritone)	D3 G3 B3 E4	4 strings/4 courses	Baritone uke (colloquial)	Hawaii	Standard baritone uke G6 tuning

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Vihuela Vihuela Vihuela is a name given to two different guitar-like string instruments: one from 15th and 16th century Spain, usually with 12 paired strings, and the other, the Mexican vihuela, from 19th century Mexico with five strings and typically played in Mariachi bands.-History:The vihuela, as it was known...	A3 • D4 • G4 • B3 • E4	5 strings/5 courses		Mexico	Standard tuning
Viol Viol The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...	D G C E A D (bass viol)	6 strings/6 courses			Bass viol tuning
Viol Viol The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...	A D G C E A D (bass viol)	7 strings/7 courses			7-string bass viol tuning
Viol Viol The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...	G C F A D G (tenor viol)	6 strings/6 courses			Tenor viol tuning
Viola braguesa	cC, gG, aA, dd, gg	10 strings/5 courses		Portugal	Standard tuning
Viola caipira	A3 A2 • D4 D2 • F#4 F#3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4	10 strings/5 courses	Viola de dez cordes, Viola sertaneja	Brazil	Standard tuning
Viola de cocho	G3 • D3 • E3 • A3 • D4	5 strings/5 courses		Mato Grosso, South-western Brazil	Standard tuning
Viola toeira	A3 A3 A2 • D3 D3 D2 • G3 G2 • B3 B3 • E3 E3	12 strings/5 courses		Portugal	Standard tuning
Viola Viola The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...	C3 G3 D4 A4	4 strings/4 courses			Standard tuning. Pitched a 5th below the violin.
Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....	G3 D4 A4 E5	4 Strings/4 courses	Fiddle (colloquial)	Lombardy Lombardy Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...	Standard tuning
Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.... , Tenor	G2 D3 A3 E4	4 Strings/4 courses	Tenor violin Tenor violin A tenor violin is an instrument with a range between those of the cello and the viola. An earlier development of the evolution of the violin family of instruments, the instrument is not standard in the modern symphony orchestra... , baritone violin	USA	Standard tuning

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Walaycho Walaycho The walaycho, or hualaycho, is a small lute-like fretted stringed instrument, the smallest member of the charango family. It is the same or similar to the maulincho.The Walaycho along with the Charango and its variations are believed to have been born around native people in the Cerro Rico de...	C4 C4 • F4 F4 • A5 A4 • D5 D5 • A5 A5	10 strings/5 courses	Waylacho, hualaycho, maulincho	Andean region	F6 tuning
Walaycho Walaycho The walaycho, or hualaycho, is a small lute-like fretted stringed instrument, the smallest member of the charango family. It is the same or similar to the maulincho.The Walaycho along with the Charango and its variations are believed to have been born around native people in the Cerro Rico de...	D4 D4 • G4 G4 • B5 B4 • E5 E5 • B5 B5	10 strings/5 courses	Waylacho, hualaycho, maulincho	Andean region	G6 tuning
Waldzither Waldzither The Waldzither is a stringed instrument from Germany, a type of cittern.It has 9 strings in 5 courses and is tuned C, G G, C C, E E, G G. The strings are made of Steel.-References:* * * *...	C G C E G	9 strings/5 courses	Forest zither	Germany	Open C major standard tuning
Waldzither Waldzither The Waldzither is a stringed instrument from Germany, a type of cittern.It has 9 strings in 5 courses and is tuned C, G G, C C, E E, G G. The strings are made of Steel.-References:* * * *...	G D G B D	9 strings/5 courses	Forest zither	Germany	Open G major tuning
Waldzither Waldzither The Waldzither is a stringed instrument from Germany, a type of cittern.It has 9 strings in 5 courses and is tuned C, G G, C C, E E, G G. The strings are made of Steel.-References:* * * *...	G D G B D	9 strings/5 courses	Forest zither	Germany	Open G major standard tuning. Mandolin-sized waldzither.

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Yueqin Yueqin This article is about the Chinese Yuequin. The Vietnamese Đàn nguyệt is also often referred to as a 'moon guitar'.The yueqin is a traditional Chinese string instrument...	G3 D4 G4 D5	4 strings/4 courses	Yueh qin, Yueh chin, Moon guitar	China	Standard Chinese tuning
Yueqin Yueqin This article is about the Chinese Yuequin. The Vietnamese Đàn nguyệt is also often referred to as a 'moon guitar'.The yueqin is a traditional Chinese string instrument... , Taiwanese	D3 A4	2 strings/2 courses	Yueh qin, Yueh chin, Moon guitar	Taiwan	Standard Taiwanese tuning

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Zither Zither The zither is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China... Alpine	Munich tuning a4-a4-d4-g3-c3 standard. Vienna tuning a4-d4-g3-g3-c3 traditional.	5 fretted melody strings, additionally 12 accompanyment open strings and 12 bass open strings tuned to circle of fifths Circle of fifths In music theory, the circle of fifths shows the relationships among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys... notes over two octaves, and up to 13 contra bass open strings tuned chromatically. This allows all chords to have the same fingering pattern in the accompanyment/bass. With a full contra bass set, and the range of the melody strings, the Concert Zither has the range of a concert piano, and music is written for it in the G (treble) and F (bass) clefs, such that the instrument can play folk or classical music, alike.	Alpine Zither, Harp Zither	Austria, Germany, elsewhere.	Munich tuning has come to be standard.
Zither Zither The zither is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China... Concert, Fretted	Munich tuning a4-a4-d4-g3-c3 standard.	5 fretted melody strings, additionally 12 accompanyment open strings and 12 bass open strings tuned to circle of fifths Circle of fifths In music theory, the circle of fifths shows the relationships among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys... notes over two octaves, and typically 5 or 6 contra bass open strings tuned chromatically.	Concert Zither	America, Germany, elsewhere.	Munich tuning has come to be standard. See also Vienna tuning.
Zither Zither The zither is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China... Guitar or Chord	Varied.	Varied open string chord sets and chromatic or diatonic tuning of additional open strings. The string tuning is often printed on the instrument itself. See the picture. No frets nor fingerboard.	Guitar zither or Chord zither or Fretless Zither, with all open strings.	Austria, Germany, elsewhere.	See also Autoharp Autoharp The autoharp is a musical string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers, which, when depressed, mute all of the strings other than those that form the desired chord. Despite its name, the autoharp is not a harp at all, but a chorded zither. -History:There is debate over the... which has diatonic and chromatic open strings, and a stop mechanism to produce chords.

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