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While the standard tuning for open strings of the violin is GDAE—with the G being the tuning of the lowest-pitched string and the E being the tuning for the highest-pitched string—fiddlers playing tunes in the key of D major sometimes employ a tuning of ADAE.
- Are there different tunings for violin?
- What is the standard tuning for a violin?
- What is violin tuning called?
- What key is a violin tuned to?
Are there different tunings for violin?
The strings of the violin are usually tuned in perfect fifths. From lowest to highest, the pitches are: G3, D4, A4, and E5. Alternate tunings are sometimes used - particularly in Bluegrass and other fiddling styles.
What is the standard tuning for a violin?
On a standard violin, the strings should be tuned (in order from the thickest to the thinnest string) to the notes G, D, A and E. The tension on these strings is adjusted using the violin's tuning pegs. Turning these pegs will tighten or loosen the respective strings.
What is violin tuning called?
Violin, viola, and cello strings are tuned to fifths. However, non-standard tunings (called scordatura) exist to change the sound of the instrument or create other playing options. To tune an instrument, often only one reference pitch is given.
What key is a violin tuned to?
A violin is tuned in fifths, in the notes G3, D4, A4, E5. The lowest note of a violin, tuned normally, is G3, or G below middle C (C4). (On rare occasions, the lowest string may be tuned down by as much as a fourth, to D3.)
