Baritone Uke

M
Guitar

Standard Tuning
Open D Tuning
Open E Tuning
Open A Tuning
Open G ("Slack Key" Tuning)
D Modal Tuning

Touynletrain
nstruments
Ia

E
D
E
E
D
D

B
A
B
C#
B
A

G
F#
G#
A
G
G

D
D
E
E
D
D

A
A
B
A
G
A

E
D
E
E
D
D

.010
.012
.013

.014
.016
.017

.023W
.024W
.026W

.030W .039W .047W

.032W .042W .052W
.036W .046W .056W

Electric (Solid Body)

Extra Extra Light
Extra Light
Light

.009
.010

.011
.013

.016
.017

.024W .032W .042W

.026W .036W .046W

.010

.014

.022W

.030W .038W .049W

.016

.012

.025W

.010 .010
.012 .012

Light
Medium

G
G

D
D

.040W .055W
.045W .065W

.033W

.040W

.055W

6 String

Light

.070W
.080W

Bluegrass Tuning

1
F#
.013

2
Eb
.015

6
G#
.022

E
.014

C
.017

A
G
E
C
A
F
C
.020 .024W .030W .036W .042W .050W .066W

B-B

7
8
9
10
F#
E
D
B
.026W .030W .034W .038W

6-7-8

4
C

Light
Medium

.009
.010

.010
.012

.013
.016

.20W
.023W

Mandolin

1-2
.011-.011

F#-F#-F#

D-D-D

A-A

.012-.26W-.012

.015-.34W-.015

.010-.022W

7-8

5-6

DD

GG

.009-.009

.013-.013

.022W-.022W

.034W-.034W

.010-.010

.012-.012

.024W-.024W

.036W-.036W

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

AA

DD

GG

CC

Violin (Fiddle)
E
D

A
A
A
A

C#

D
D
E
E

G
G
A
A

Viola and Cello

Standard

1
D
G
C

D Mixolydian
G Mixolydian
C Mixolydian

2
D
G
C

3
A
D
D

4
G
G
C

.012
.012
.012
.022W
Three string dulcimers skip the first string eliminating the pair

Irish Bouzouki
1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

DD

AA

DD

GG

Greek Bouzouki
7-8

1-2

3-4

5-6

DD

AA

FF

CC

.009-.009

.011-.011

.021W-.010

.030W-.010

.011-.011

.014-.014

.024W-.010

.030W-.013

Standard

5-6

7-8

9-10

A-A

E-E

B-B

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

.024W-.024W

.030W-.014

.042W-.024W

Bajo Sexto

3-4

D-D
.014-.014

3-4

AA

Standard
D Tuning
A Tuning "Sawmill Tuning"
A Tuning "Black Mt. Rag Tuning"

9-10

Cuatro (Puerto Rican)

G-G

Dulcimer

4
E
.014

3-4-5

Tiple
.010-.010

.125W

3
G#
.010

1-2

.009
.010

C6th Tuning
G
.011

.020W
.023W

.013
.016

10 String Pedal Steel

5
B
.018

.010
.012

Mandola

Other open guitar tunings can also be used.

A medium set of acoustic guitar strings can be used,
but some players like a heavier 1st & 2nd string.

E/9th Tuning

.009
.010

.070W .090W

G
G
A Or F#
A
D
G

Light
Medium

D
C
D
D
C
C

(Same length neck as 5 String)

G
G
F#
F
G
G

EE

Resophonic Guitar (Dobro)

1

B
B
A
A
C
C

Plectrum

.090W .115W
.105W .125W

G
A

.009
.016
.023W
.030W
Irish players sometimes use 17 fret tenors and tune them an octave lower than a mandolin.

E
E

1-2

A
A

3
C
D

1
D
D
D
D
D
E

.014 .014 .023W .008 .030W .012 .039W .018 .047W .027W
.016 .016 .024W .010 .032W .014 .042W .020 .052W .030W

4 String
5 String
Light
Medium

2
E
F#

4 String Banjo

.034W .041W .052W

Electric Bass Guitar

1
A
B

5 String Banjo

Standard G Tuning
Drop C Tuning
D Tuning
D Minor Tuning
Double C Tuning
Open C Tuning

12 String Guitar
Extra Light
Light

Alternate Tuning

Tenor

Electric (Archtop)
Light
Medium

Standard Tuning

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Acoustic
Extra Light
Light
Medium

Soprano, Concert,
and Tenor Uke

Requinto
1

1-2

3-4

5-6

FF

CC

GG

DD

.032W-.032W
.035W-.035W

.040W-.020W
.043W-.023W

.020-.020
.023-.023

.025W-.025W
.027W-.027W

7-8

9-10
AA

.052W-.025W
.069W-.027W

11-12
EE
.070W-.032W
.087W-.035W