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Tuning comparasion table



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 A brief comparasion table between the tunings of some stringed instruments. Expect for the Irish tenor banjo tuning I have only listed the most common tuning for each instrument. Click on an instrument name for some alternative tuning suggestions.

InstrumentE,F,G,A,B,CDEFGABcdefgabc'd'e'f#'g'a'b'c''d''e''f''g''a''
Bass guitar
Double bass
Mandobass
Bass banjo
4  3  2  1                      
Cello
Mandocello
     4   3   2   1              
Guitar
Guitar-banjo
       6  5  4  3 2  1          
Renaissance lute         6  5  4 3  2  1        
Irish bouzouki         4   3   2  1           
Octave mandola
Irish tenor banjo
         4   3   2   1          
Greek bouzouki            4  3 2  1           
Plectrum banjo            4   3 2 1           
Viola
Mandola
Tenor banjo
            4   3   2   1       
Five-stringed banjo             4  3 2 1  5        
Milanese mandolin              6  5  4  3 2  1   
Violin
Mandolin
Mandolin-banjo
Banjolele
                4   3   2   1   
Piccolo mandolin                   4   3   2   1
Soprano ukulele                    3 2 41      

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