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Home Instr. Descriptions Tunings Instrument Care Fitting a Banjo Head


Note:  Below you will find a large number of stringed musical instrument tunings.  While making use of these tunings please be aware of the fact that the final pitch of a given instrument may have variables in scale-length, string-thickness and overall stability of the instrument.  Please use the relative tuning between the strings as a guideline.  Some guitars for instance sound better with heavy gauge strings but tuned to a lower pitch.  Any suggestions are always welcomed!  

Another Note:  We do not carry all of these instruments.  This list is for reference only.

      INSTRUMENT         STRING TUNING:   Bass  to  Treble
BAJO SEXTO Ee Aa Dd Gg Cc Ff
BAJO SEXTO - (MEX) Ee Aa Dd gg bb Ff
BALALAIKA - SOP ee EE AA
BALALAIKA - ALTO aa AA DD
BANDURRIA G#G# C#C# F#F# BB EE AA g#g#
BANDOLA AA DD GG CC FF Bb
BANDOLA - ALT F# F# BB ee aa dd gg
BANJO 5-STRING G D or C G B D
BANJO 6-STRING E A D G B E
BANJO - PLECTRUM C G B D
BANJO PLECTRUM (Alt Tuning:) D G B E
BANJO TENOR - JAZZ C G D A
BANJO TENOR - IRISH G D A E
BANJO MANDOLIN GG DD AA EE
BANJUKE G C E A
BASS VIOLIN E A D G
BOUZOUKI - GREEK Cc Ff AA DD
BOUZOUKI - IRISH GG DD AA EE or DD
CELLO C G D A
CHARANGO GG CC Ee AA EE
CITTERN GG DD AA EE AA
CUATRO BB EE AA DD GG
CUATRO A D F# B
DULCIMER  MTN. (Ionian Mode) DD A D
DULCIMER MTN. (Myxolydian Mode) D AA AA
GUITAR - 12 STRING eE aA dD gG BB EE
GUITAR - ACOUSTIC E A D G B E
GUITAR - BASS E A D G
GUITAR - DROP D D A D G B E
GUITAR - ELECTRIC E A D G B E
GUITAR - HAWAIIAN E A E A C# E
GUITAR RESOPHONIC G B D G B D
GUITAR TENOR C G D A
GUITAR TENOR-ALT G D A E
GUITARRA - PORTUGUESE D A B E A B/D
GUITARRONE A D G C E A
HURDY GURDY AA AA G C
LAUD GG CC F#F# BB EE AA
LUTE DD FF GG CC FF AA DD G
MANDOCELLO CC GG DD AA
MANDOLA CC GG DD AA
MANDOLIN GG DD AA EE
OCTAVE MANDOLIN GG DD AA EE
OUD - ARABIC D G A D G C
OUD - TURKISH A D E A D G
OUD - TURKISH (ALT) F# B E A D G
REQUINTO A D G C E A
RONROCO G C E A E
SAZ C G C
SAZ D G C
SAZ C F C
SITAR c c G C G C F
TIPLE - ARGENINIAN G A d g b e
TIPLE - COLUMBIAN d-D-d g-G-g b-B-b e-e-e
TIPLE - VENEZUELAN d-d-D g-g-G b-b-B e-e-E
UKULELE - BARITONE D G B E
UKULELE - SOPRANO G C E A
UKE SOP. (Alternative) A D F# B
UKULELE - TENOR G C E A
VIHUELA A D G B E
VIOLA C G D A
VIOLIN G D A E
WALAYCHO B E B G D