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  2. Cigar box guitar - Wikipedia

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    Many different tunings can be used for cigar box guitars. Common tunings are: [13] Open tuning three strings: for example A – e – a or G – d – g; four strings: for example A – e – a – c#' or G – d – g – b; Classical tuning of a six-string guitar (E – A – d – g – b – e’)

  3. Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments - Wikipedia

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    Tuning pins are used on instruments where there is no space for a knob on each string, such as pianos and harps. Turning the peg or pin tightens or loosens the string. Some tuning pegs and pins are tapered, some threaded. Some tuning pegs are ornamented with shell, metal, or plastic inlays, beads (pips) or rings.

  4. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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    Essentially a 4-string bass with one added high or low string. Choice of tuning depends whether the added string is low or high. Guitar, bass (6-string) 6 strings 6 courses. Standard/common: B 0 E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 C 3. Alternate: E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 B 2 E 3. Bass, electric bass, 6-string bass, contrabass guitar Essentially a 4-string bass with either ...

  5. Four-string guitar - Wikipedia

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    There are many instruments which can be or are commonly referred to as four string guitars. Guitar family instruments with four strings ... Cigar box guitars often ...

  6. List of guitar tunings - Wikipedia

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    Standard seven-string tuning for Brazilian choro. Drop D + B 7-string tuning – B'-D-A-d-g-b-e' Standard seven-string tuning with the low E dropped to D, which results in a minor 3rd interval between the two lowest strings of B and D. Used by Ed Sloan of Crossfade. Also used by Animals as Leaders on the song "CAFO".

  7. List of string instruments - Wikipedia

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    Cigar box guitar; Classical guitar; Eight-string guitar; Electric guitar; Flamenco guitar; Guitalele; Harp guitar; Nine-string guitar; Octave guitar; Dobro; Seven-string guitar; Tailed bridge guitar; Tenor guitar; Ten-string guitar; Twelve-string guitar; Guitaro; Guitarrón argentino (Argentina) Guitarrón mexicano (Mexico) Guitarrón chileno ...

  8. Guitar tunings - Wikipedia

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    Standard tuning is the tuning most frequently used on a six-string guitar and musicians assume this tuning by default if a specific alternate (or scordatura) is not mentioned. In scientific pitch notation, [4] the guitar's standard tuning consists of the following notes: E 2 –A 2 –D 3 –G 3 –B 3 –E 4.

  9. Musical tuning - Wikipedia

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    The pitches of open strings on a violin. Play ⓘ. In music, the term open string refers to the fundamental note of the unstopped, full string.. The strings of a guitar are normally tuned to fourths (excepting the G and B strings in standard tuning, which are tuned to a third), as are the strings of the bass guitar and double bass.