Stringed Instrument Tunings - L

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Instrument Strings & Courses Tuning(s) Alternative Names Origin Notes Picture
Laouto 8 strings

4 courses

 Standard/Common:

C2 C3•G2 G3•D2 D3•A3 A3

Alternate:

  • Cretan: G2 G3•D2 D3•A2 A3•E3 E3
 Laghouto Greece Standard aka "Mainland"
Laúd, Philippene ( See Octavina ) (See Octavina )
Laúd 12 strings

6 courses

 Standard/Common:

G#1 G#1•C#2 C#2•F#2 F#2•B2 B2•E3 E3•A3 A3

Alternates:

  • Cuban:

D1 D1•A1 A1•E2 E2•B2 B2•F#3 F#3•C#4 C#4

  • Alt. Cuban:

D1 D1•A1 A1•E2 E2•B2 B2•F#3 F#3•D4 D4

 Spanish laud Spain Standard AKA Spanish Tuning;

one octave lower than the Spanish Bandurria
Laud, Cuban 12 strings

6 courses

 D3 D3•F#3 F#3•B3 B3•E4 E4•A4 A4•D5 D5 Laud Cubano Cuba
Lili'u 6 strings

4 courses

 G3 • C3 C4 • E4 • A4 A4 Li'liu, Taropatch, Tenor Ukulele Hawaii C6 tuning Tenor Ukulele tuning with courses 1 and 3 doubled.
Lili'u 8 strings

4 courses

 G3 G4 • C3 C4 • E4 E4 • A4 A4 Li'liu, Taropatch, Tenor Ukulele Hawaii Double-strung tenor ukulele.
Liuqin 4 strings

4 courses

 G3 • D4 • G4 • D5 liuyeqin, willow leaf instrument China
Liuto cantabile 10 strings

5 courses

 C2 C2•G2 G2•D3 D3•A3 A3•E4 E4 Liuto moderno Naples, Italy Some courses are occasionally single-strung
Luc huyen cam 5 strings

5 courses

 Standard/Common:

C3 • F3 • C4 • G4 • C5

Alternate:

  • Hu ai Cam: G2 • D3 • G3 • B4 • D5

(aka "slide guitar tuning")

 Đàn Ghita, Ghita, Phím Lõm,

Vietnamese guitar

 Vietnam Originally a 4- or 5-string instrument; today often nearly identical to a 6-string western guitar, except for having a scalloped fingerboard and one less string.

(See below.)
Luc huyen cam 6 strings

6 courses

 Standard/Common:

E2 • A2 • D3 • G3 • B4 • E4

Alternates:

  • Day Rach-Gia: E2 • A2 • D3 • G3 • D4 • G4
  • Day Lai: D2 • A2 • D3 • G3 • D4 • G4
  • Day Sai Gon: D2 • G2 • D3 • G3 • D4 • G4
 Đàn Ghita, Ghita, Phím Lõm,

Vietnamese guitar

 Vietnam
  • "Standard" identical with the common western guitar.
  • Day Lai aka "aculturated tuning"
  • Day Sai Gon aka "Saigon Tuning"
Lute
  • Medival 12 string/6 course:

G2 G2 • C3 C3 • F3 F3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4 • G4 G4

  • Medival 13 string/7 course:

D2 D3•G2 G3•C3 C4•F3 F3•A3 A3•D4 D4•G4

  • Renaissance 15 string/8 course

D2 D3•F2 F3•G2 G3•C3 C4•F3 F3•A3 A3•D4 D4•G4

  • Renaissance 19 string/10 course

C2 C3•D2 D3•E♭2 E♭3•F2 F3•G2 G3•C3 C4•F3 F3•A3 A3•D4 D4•G4

  • Baroque 24 string/13 course

A1 A2•B1 B2•C2 C3•D2 D3•E2 E3•F2 F3•G2 G3•A2 A2•D3 D3•F3 F3•A3 A3•d4•f4

 Europe The number of strings and courses on a lute can vary widely depending on period and geographical region. Among the more common forms are 6, 7, 8, 10, and 13 courses. (Pictured: 8 course Renaissance Lute.)
Lyra 3 strings

3 courses

 D3 • A3 • E5 Crete, Greece

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