Violin &
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viol family
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Violin
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GDAE
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viola
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CGDA
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cello
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CGDA octave below viola
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Double bass.
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EADG 5 string basses with a low C
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Viol treble
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D G C E A D |
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Viol tenor
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G C F A D G
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Viol bass
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D G C E A D |
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Viola d' amore
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Common tuning as C minor or C major chord |
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Quinton
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G D A D G |
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Hardanger fiddle
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A D A E.. symapthetic strings D E F# A |
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Nyckelharpa
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G C (drone) A D (keyed) traditional |
Often C G D A for chromatic |
Guitar family
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6 string
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EADGBE standard |
Lots of other tunings. |
12 string |
Ee-Aa-Dd-Gg-BB-EE |
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Tenor
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CGDA or GDBE or DGBD long. |
GDAE short scale |
Bass
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EADG |
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Ukulele
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D tuning
A D F# B.
C tuning
G C E A |
A or G string high octave |
Tenor uke
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A D F# B. |
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Baritone uke
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D G B E |
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Cittern-English guitar
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EE-DD-GGG-AAA |
Various other tunings |
Cittern modern
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CGDAE or DGDAD various others |
short scales GDAEA. GDAEB |
Cittern Waldzither
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Banjo
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5
string or G
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octave G.
CGBD standard or |
GDGBD.
open chord. Bluegrass |
Tenor
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19 fret
CGDA Standard tuning tuning |
17 fret
GDAE Irish |
ukulele
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D tuning
A D F# B |
C tuning
G C E A |
mandolin banjo
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GG DD AA EE 8
strings. |
banjolin 4 string same |
Plectrum
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CGBD
or DGBE (guitar) |
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Guitar banjo |
EADGBE |
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6- &- 7.
string banjo
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Tuning
often as 5 string (with octave peg) |
plus extra low end strings tuned to
suit, |
Mandolin family
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Mandolin
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GG DD AA EE |
12 string mandriola GGG DDD AAA EEE |
Mandola
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CC GG DD AA |
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Ocatave mandola
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GG DD AA EE |
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Mandocello
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CC GG DD AA |
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Bouzouki Irish
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Gg Dd AA E E most common used |
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Bouzouki Greek.
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Ee-BB-EE 6string or Dd-Gg-BB-EE 4string |
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Ethnic
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Balalika
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E E A. piccolo B E A. Alto E E A. Bass E A D
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Charrango
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EE-A A- CC-E E -GG |
Regional variations |
Oud or ud
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AA BB EE AA DD G |
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Appalachian dulcimerg |
Melody strings G C drone strings |
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Concert zithers.. Vienna tuning |
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Munich tuning |
Concert zithers |
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Bowed zither |
,Concert
zithers |
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