Fado Tuning
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| Tuning:
Lisboa guitarra: scale length 44-46cms bb, aa, ee, Bb, Aa, Dd (top down) the 2nd string is in fact 440Hz, so is the A above middle C, making the latter (middle C) 1st fret on the 4th string. Coimbra guitarra: scale length 47cms aa, gg, dd, Aa, Gg, Cc (top down) the top string is in fact 440Hz, so is the A above middle C, making the latter (middle C) 3rd fret on the 4th string. |
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| Strings Manufacturer: | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
| Novagi (Lisbon) | b/b .009 | a/a .010 | e/e .013 | B/b .020w/.009 | A/a .024w/.010 | D/d .036w/.018w | |
| (Coimbra) | a/a .011 | g/g .012 | d/d .015 | A/a ..022w/011 | G/g .024w/.012 | C/c .036w/.019w | |
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