Instrument String Gauges and Tuning Chart

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Baritone Barito ne Uke 1

2

3

4

E

B

G

D

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1

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

3

B A B C# B A

E D E E D D

.0 1 0 .0 1 2 .0 1 3

G F# G# A G G

. 01 014 . 01 016 . 01 017

4

5

6

D D E E D D

A A B A G A

E D E E D D

.023W .024W .026W

.030W .039W .047W .032W .042W .052W .036W .046W .056W

Electric (Solid Body) Extra Extra Light Extra Light Light

Medium

.0 0 9 .0 1 0

.011 .013

.0 1 6 .0 1 7

.024W .032W .042W .026W .036W .046W

.010

.014

.022W

.030W .038W .049W

.016

.012

.025W

.034W .041W .052W

.010 .010 .012 .01 .012 .0122

Light Medium

1

4 String 5 String Light Medium

2

G G

3

D D

A A

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

1

2

G

D

.033W

.040W

.055W

6 String

C

Light

.070W .080W

2

4

D

Bluegrass Tuning

B

4

G

D

5

1 F# .013

2 Eb .015

6 G# .022

E .014

5

6

B

G

C .017

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

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

F#-F#-F#

6-7-8

D-D-D

9-10

.012-.26W-.012

.015-.34W-.015

.010-.022W

B-B

1-2 .011-.011

4 C

Light Medium

.009 .0 1 0

.010 .0 1 2

.013 .016

.20W .023W

Mandolin

A

2 E

3-4

EE

5-6

AA

7-8

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

E D

A A A A

E

C#

D D E E

G G A A

Viola and Cello Standard

1

2

3

4

A

D

G

C

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 .0 2 2 W 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 Gree k Bou Bouzou zouki ki 5-6

3-4

1-2

7-8

DD

AA

FF

CC

.009-.009

.011-.011

.021W-.010

.030W-.010

.011-.011

.014-.014

.024W-.010

.030W-.013

Standard

7-8

9-10

E-E

B-B

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

.024W-.024W

.030 .0 30WW-.0 .014 14

.042 .0 42WW-.0 .024 24W W

Bajo Sexto

5-6

1-2

Requinto 1

4

C

A-A

3-4

D-D .014-.014

3

G

3

A-A

Cuatro (Puerto Rican) G-G

2

D

G

Tiple .010-.010

.009 .010

Dulcimer

4 E .014

3-4-5

.020W .0 2 3 W

.013 .016

B

.125W

3 G# .010

1-2

.010 .012

2

6

C6th Tuning G .011

.0 0 9 .0 1 0

D

10 String Pedal Steel 5 B .018

G G A Or F# A D G

1

B

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

5

D C D D C C

Mandola

E

.070W .090W

3

4

G G F# F G G

A

Light Medium

Resophonic Guitar (Dobro) 1

3

B B A A C C

(Same length neck as 5 String)

B

A

G A

2

Plectrum 1

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

3

4

.009 .0 1 6 .0 2 3 W .030W Irish players sometimes use 17 fret tenors and tune them an octave lower than a mandolin.

5

E E

3 C D

1 D D D D D E

1-2

4

2 E F#

4 String Banjo

.0144 .014 .02 .01 .023W 3W .00 .0088 .03 .030W 0W .01 .0122 .039W.01 .039W.0188 .04 .047W 7W .02 .027W 7W .016 .01 .016 .0166 .024W .024W .01 .0100 .03 .032W 2W .01 .0144 .04 .042W 2W .020 .020 .05 .052W.03 2W.030W 0W

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

Standard Tuning

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Acoustic

Extra Light Light Medium

Soprano, Concert, and Tenor Uke

3

C

4

5

6

G

D

A

FF .0 20 20 -. -.0 20 20 .023-.023

3-4 CC ..0 0 25 25 WW-. 02 02 5W 5W .027W-.027W

5-6 GG .032W-.032W .035W-.035W

7-8

DD

9-10 AA

.04 0W 0W- .0 .0 20 20 W . 05 05 2W 2W- .0 .0 25 25 W .043W-.0 .043 W-.023W 23W .069W-.0 .069W-.027W 27W

11-12 EE

. 07 07 0W 0W -. -.0 32 32 W .087W-.03 .087 W-.035W 5W