Stringed Instrument Tunings - Z

Instrument	Strings & Courses	Tuning(s)	Alternative Names	Origin	Notes
Zheng	18 strings 18 courses	Common: C2 D2 E2 G2 A2 C3 D4 E4 G4 A4 C4 D4 E4 G4 A4 C5 D5 E5	Guzheng, Gu Zheng, Pinyin	China	Tuning is not absolute, and is not limited by Western equal temperament. Zhengs also come with varying numbers of strings, typically from 16-26; the pentatonic tuning is extended to accommodate these extra (high and low) strings.
Zhonghu	2 strings 2 courses	G3 D4 A3 E4		China	Either tuning may be considered "standard".
Zither Alpine	5 fretted strings 5 courses plus 37 open accompaniment & bass strings	Fretted Strings Standard/Common: A4 A4 D4 G3 C3 Alternate: Vienna: A4 D4 G3 G3 C3	Alpine Zither, Harp Zither	Austria, Germany, elsewhere.	Standard Tuning AKA "Munich" 5 fretted melody strings 12 unfretted accompaniment strings 12 unfretted bass strings 13 unfretted contrabass strings
Zither, Concert	5 fretted strings 5 courses plus 29 - 30 open accompaniment & bass strings	Fretted Strings Standard/Common: A4 A4 D4 G3 C3 Alternate: Vienna: A4 D4 G3 G3 C3	Concert Zither, Fretted Zither	America, Germany, elsewhere.	Standard AKA "Munich" 5 fretted melody strings 12 unfretted accompaniment strings 12 unfretted bass strings up to 13 unfretted contrabass strings (5 or 6 is the most common)
Zither Guitar	Varies	Varied open string chord sets and chromatic or diatonic tuning of additional open strings. The string tuning is often printed on the instrument itself. See the picture. No frets nor fingerboard.	Guitar zither, Chord zither, Fretless Zither	Austria, Germany, elsewhere.	May have from 12 to 50 strings, or more, depending on design See also Autoharp which has diatonic and chromatic open strings, and a stop mechanism to produce chords.