String Instruments
9 indexed entriesPart of Musical Instruments.
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Banjo
Standard 5-string banjo Open G tuning, thickest to thinnest full-length string: D3, G3, B3, D4 (4th to 1st string), plus a short 5th drone string tuned to G4 -- higher than every other string. At A440 concert pitch these are 146.83 Hz, 196.00 Hz, 246.94 Hz, 293.66 Hz, and 392.00 Hz.
Bass Guitar
Standard 4-string bass guitar tuning is E1-A1-D2-G2, exactly one octave below the bottom four strings of a standard guitar. At concert pitch, the frequencies are E1 41.20 Hz, A1 55.00 Hz, D2 73.42 Hz, and G2 98.00 Hz.
Cello
Standard cello tuning uses four strings in perfect fifths, low to high: C2, G2, D3, and A3. At A440 concert pitch these correspond to 65.41 Hz, 98.00 Hz, 146.83 Hz, and 220.00 Hz -- the same pitch classes as the viola, just one octave lower.
Double Bass
Standard orchestral double bass tuning uses four strings tuned in perfect fourths -- not fifths like the rest of the violin family -- low to high: E1, A1, D2, and G2. At A440 concert pitch these correspond to 41.20 Hz, 55.00 Hz, 73.42 Hz, and 98.00 Hz.
Guitar
Standard 6-string guitar tuning (E2-A2-D3-G3-B3-E4) fundamental frequencies: 6th String E2 (82.41 Hz), 5th String A2 (110.00 Hz), 4th String D3 (146.83 Hz), 3rd String G3 (196.00 Hz), 2nd String B3 (246.94 Hz), 1st String E4 (329.63 Hz).
Mandolin
Standard mandolin tuning matches violin pitch, G3-D4-A4-E5, but each note is doubled into a two-string course tuned in unison, producing the instrument's characteristic bright, shimmering tone. All four courses are tuned in perfect fifths, the same interval pattern as a violin.
Ukulele
Standard soprano and concert ukulele tuning is G4-C4-E4-A4, a re-entrant tuning where the G string is pitched higher than the C and E strings below it. At concert pitch, the frequencies are G4 392.00 Hz, C4 261.63 Hz, E4 329.63 Hz, and A4 440.00 Hz.
Viola
Standard viola tuning uses four strings in perfect fifths, low to high: C3, G3, D4, and A4. At A440 concert pitch these correspond to 130.81 Hz, 196.00 Hz, 293.66 Hz, and 440.00 Hz -- one perfect fifth below the violin's tuning and one octave above the cello's.
Violin
Standard violin tuning uses four strings in perfect fifths: G3, D4, A4, and E5. At concert pitch, A4 equals 440 Hz, these correspond to 196.00 Hz, 293.66 Hz, 440.00 Hz, and 659.25 Hz. Unlike guitar, violin strings are single courses with no doubled strings.