Stringed Instrument Tunings - A

Instrument	Strings & Courses	Tuning(s)	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes	Picture
Ahenk	12 strings 6 courses	Standard/Common: A3 A3•B3 B3•E4 E4•A4 A4•D5 D5•G5 G5 Alternates: May also use various oud tunings		Turkey
Ajayu	12 strings 5 courses	Standard/Common: A A•E E•A A•C# C# C#•F# F# F# Alternate: C C•G G•C C•E E E•A A A		Chile	A very recent instrument, invented in 2007
Akkordolia	4 strings 4 courses	F2 A2 C3 F3	Taishogoto, Bulbul-tarang, Benju	Germany & Austria / Japan / India / Pakistan	There are also a number of drone strings, the number and tuning of which vary widely.
Akonting	3 courses 3 strings	Common: D3 G3 F4 C3 F3 E4	Ekonting, Bunchundo, Econtin, Konting	Senegal	Often strung with fishing line. A rare 4-string version also exists.
Amzad	1 string 1 course	No standard tuning; tuned to any convenient note.	Imzad	Niger, Mali, Algeria	Horse hair string.
Archlute	27 strings 14 courses	F1 F2•G1 G2•A1 A2•B1 B2•C2 C3•D2 D3•E2 E3•F2 F3•G2 G2•C2 C2•F3 F3•A3 A3•D4 D4•G4	Arciliuto, Erzlaute.	Europe	Number of courses could vary from 11-14, and the number of strings from 21-27.	12-course, 23-string archlute:
Armonico	7 strings 6 courses	E3•A3•D4•G4 G4•B3•E4		Cuba
Arpeggione	6 strings 6 courses	E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4		Vienna, Austria	Rare. Tuning is same as guitar.
Autoharp	36 strings 36 courses	F2 G2 C3 D3 E3 F3 F#3 G3 A3 A#3 B3 C4 C#4 D4 D#4 E4 F4 F#4 G4 G#4 A4 A#4 B4 C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 C6	Chord zither	USA	Instruments with additional bass strings exist (from 37 - 48 totalstrings), but are very rare.