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- How is a renaissance lute tuned?
- What are the notes on a lute?
- Why do lutes have bent necks?
- Do you have to tune a lute?
How is a renaissance lute tuned?
(Much renaissance lute music can be played on a guitar by tuning the guitar's third string down by a half tone.) ... Thus an 8-course tenor Renaissance lute would be tuned to (D'D) (F'F) (G'G) (Cc) (FF) (AA) (dd) (g), and a 10-course to (C'C) (D'D) (E♭'E♭) (F'F) (G'G) (Cc) (FF) (AA) (dd) (g).
What are the notes on a lute?
By the 16th century the classic form of the lute was established, with its six courses of strings (the top course a single string) tuned to G–c–f–a–d′–g′, beginning with the second G below middle C.
Why do lutes have bent necks?
Lutes are hollow instruments with short necks and strings. ... This bend helps keep the tension on the strings and keeps the lute in tune. As with many stringed instruments, such as the guitar, autoharp, or banjo, the lute player produces sound by plucking the strings.
Do you have to tune a lute?
A lute is tuned sort of like a modern guitar. If you tune a guitar with the G string tuned down to F# you will have the relative pitches of a lute, and you will be able to play from lute tablature. The most common pitch of the top string on a lute is g, which you would get by capoing a guitar up three frets.
