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| Instrument | Strings & Courses | Tuning(s) | Alternative Names | Origin | Notes | Picture |
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| Veena | 7 strings
7 courses |
C3 • D3 • E3 • F3 • G3 • A3 • B3 |
Vina, Saraswati Veena; Sawaswati Vina | South India | Pitches are approximate: does not use the western equal tempered tuning system. | |
| Vihuela | 5 strings
5 courses |
A3 • D4 • G4 • B3 • E4 |
Mexico | This is the modern Mariachi instrument. Vihuela also refers to many historic antecedents of the guitar, in various configurations, most of them currently obsolete. | ||
| Viol, alto | 6 strings
6 courses |
A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 A4 |
Europe | |||
| Viol, bass | 6 strings
6 courses |
D2 G2 C3 E3 A3 D4 |
Europe | |||
| Viol, bass | 7 strings
7 courses |
A1 D2 G2 C3 E3 A3 D4 |
Europe | |||
| Viol, contrabass | 6 strings
6 courses |
D1 G1 C2 E2 A2 D3 |
violone, D'violone | Europe | octave lower than the 6-string bass viol | |
| Viol, Tenor | 6 strings
6 courses |
G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 G4 |
Viol da Gamba, Viola da Gamba | Europe | ||
| Viol, Treble | 6 strings
6 courses |
D3 G3 C4 E4 A4 D5 |
Europe | |||
| Viola | 4 strings
4 courses |
C3 G3 D4 A4 |
Europe | Pitched a 5th below the violin. | ||
| Viola Amarantina | 10 strings
5 courses |
D3 D2•A3 A2•B3 B2•E3 E3•A3 A3 | Viola Aramante, Viola de dois coracois | Amarante, Portugal | ||
| Viola Beiroa | 12 strings
7 courses |
D3•D3•A3 A2•D3 D2•G3 G2•B3 B3•D3 D3 | Portugal | |||
| Viola Braguesa | 10 strings
5 courses |
C4 C3•G4 G3•A4 A3•D4 D4•G4 G4 |
Viola Da Braga | Portugal | ||
| Viola caipira | 10 strings
5 courses |
A3 A2 • D4 D2 • F#4 F#3 • A3 A3 • D4 D4 |
Viola de dez cordes, Viola sertaneja | Brazil | ||
| Viola Campanica | 10 strings
5 courses |
C3 C2 • F3 F2 • C3 C3 • E3 E3 • G3 G3 |
Viola de Beja | Portugal | ||
| Viola da Gamba | See Viol, Tenor | See Viol, Tenor | ||||
| Viola Da Terra | 12 strings
5 courses |
A4 A4 A3•D4 D4 D3•G3 G3•B3 B3•D4 D4 |
Azores (Portugal) | |||
| Viola De Arame | 9 strings
5 courses |
G3 G2•D3 D2•G3 G3•B3•D3 D3 |
Viola de Madeira | Madeira, Portugal | ||
| Viola de cocho | 5 strings
5 courses |
G3 • D3 • E3 • A3 • D4 |
Mato Grosso, South-western Brazil | |||
| Violao De Sete Cordas | 7 strings
7 courses |
Standard/Common:
C2•E2•A2•D3•G3•B3•E4 Alternate:
|
Brazil | |||
| Viola Sertaneja | 10 strings
5 courses |
A3 A2•D4 D2•F#4 F#3•B3•A3 A3 A3•D4•G4 G4•B3•B3 B3 B3•E4 E4 E4 |
Viola Nordestina | Brazil | Two different arrangements are employed for the courses:
2-2-2-2-2 (1st tuning) or 1-1-2-3-3 (2nd tuning) |
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| Viola Terceira | 15 strings
6 courses |
E3 E3 E2•A3 A3 A2•D3 D3 D2•G3 G2•B3 B3•E3 E3 |
Viola Da Terceira, Viola Terceirense | Azores (Portugal) | ||
| Viola Toeira | 12 strings
5 courses |
A3 A3 A2 • D3 D3 D2 • G3 G2 • B3 B3 • E3 E3 |
Portugal | |||
| Violin | 4 Strings
4 courses |
G3 D4 A4 E5 |
Fiddle (colloquial) | Lombardy | For other tunings see fiddle | |
| Violin, Tenor | 4 Strings
4 courses |
Standard/Common:
G2 D3 A3 E4 Alternate:
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Tenor violin, baritone violin, violotta | US | Standard is one octave below the violin;
4th below the viola. Rare. |
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