5 String Banjo

Soprano, Concert,and Tenor Uke

Baritone Uke

4 String Banjo

Tenor

Plectrum

Light

Light

Medium

Medium

1

1

11

1

1

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

2

2

22

2

2

3

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3

33

3

3

4

4

44

4

4

A D G C

.009 .016 .024W .030W

D B G C

LightMedium

.009

.010-.010

.023-.023

.009-.009

.011-.011

.011-.011

.011

.014-.014

.027W-.027W

.011-.011

.015-.015

.014-.014

.20W

.034W-.034W

.043W-.023W .069W-.027W .087W-.035W

.030W-.010

.040W-.040W

.030W-.013

.013

.024W-.024W

.035W-.035W

.021W-.010

.028W-.028W

.024W-.010

.010 .013 .016 .024W

5D B

BE

G D

DG

G

.009 .010 .013 .020W .009

.010 .012 .016 .023W .010

Alternate Tuning

Drop C Tuning D B G C GD Tuning D A

AD

F#

F#B

D A Or F#D Minor Tuning D A F D ADouble C Tuning D C G C DOpen C Tuning E C G C G

Mandolin

Mandola

Violin (Fiddle)

5-6

5-6

5-6

5-6

7-8

7-8 9-10 11-12

7-8

7-8

E E

F F

DD

A A

A A

C C

AA

D D

D D

G G

DD

G G

G G

D D A A E E

GG

C C

E A D GG

G C

Standard

Standard

D Tuning D A

A

D

D

A Tuning E A E AA Tuning

Standard

C# A E A"Sawmill Tuning"

"Black Mt. Rag Tuning"

Irish players sometimes use 17 fret tenors and tune them an octave lower than a mandolin.

(Same length neck as 5 String)

Dulcimer

Viola and Cello

Greek Bouzouki

Bajo Sexto

Cuatro (Puerto Rican)

Requinto

D MixolydianG MixolydianC Mixolydian

1 2 43D D A GG G D GC C D C

.012 .012 .014 .022WThree string dulcimers skip the first string eliminating the pair

Wound strings are on top. Opposite the way that 12 string guitars are done.

Guitar

Electric Bass Guitar

10 String Pedal Steel

Tiple

Resophonic Guitar (Dobro)

Standard TuningOpen D TuningOpen E Tuning

Open G ("Slack Key" Tuning)

Acoustic

Electric

Electric

(Solid Body)

(Archtop)

Extra LightLightMedium

Extra Extra LightExtra LightLight

Light

Light

Light

Medium

Medium

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1

1-2

1-2

2

3-4-5

3-4

3

6-7-8

5-6

4

9-10

9-107-8

5 6

E

A

B

E

G

C

D

G

A

D

E

A

D A F# D A DE B G# E B EE C# A E A EOpen A Tuning

D Modal TuningD B G D G DD A G D A D

.010 .014 .023W .030W .039W .047W

.012 .016 .024W .032W .042W .053W

.016 .018 .026W .036W .046W .056W

.009 .011 .016 .024W .032W .042W

.010 .013 .017 .026W .036W .046W

.010

.012

.040W

.045W

.033W

.014

.016

.060W

.065W

.040W

.022W

.025W

.080W

.085W

.055W

.030W

.034W

.100W

.105W

.070W

.038W

.041W

.115W

.130W

.090W

.049W

.052W

.125W

G D A E4 String5 String

6 String

E/9th Tuning

C6th Tuning

Bluegrass Tuning

Other open guitar tunings can also be used.

12 String GuitarExtra LightLight

D

B-B

G-G

B

F#-F#-F#

D-D

G

D-D-D

A-A

D

A-A

E-E B-B

B G

5

5 6

G D A E

GC D A BE

B

F#

G

Eb

E

G#

C

E

A

B

G

G#

E

F#

C

E

A

D

F

B

C

.013

.011

.010-.010

.011-.011

.015

.014

.012-.26W-.012

.014-.014

.010

.017

.015-.34W-.015

.024W-.024W

.014

.020

.010-.022W

.030W-.014 .042W-.024W

.017

.024W

.020

.030W

.026W

.036W

.030W

.042W

.034W

.050W

.036W

.066W

.010.010 .014.014 .023W .008 .030W .012 .039W .018 .047W .027W

.012 .012 .016 .016 .024W .010 .032W .014 .042W .020 .052W .030W

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Instruments

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

DD A A FF CC

Irish Bouzouki

.020-.020 .025W-.025W .040W-.020W .052W-.025W .070W-.032W.032W-.032W

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A C GE

Standard G Tuning

Standard Tuning

.013 .017 .026W .036W .046W .056W

1 2 3 4 5 6