Online Tuner for Lute
Here you can tune to recordings of a digital Oboe for a accurate result.
The number of strings and courses on a lute can vary alot. Here are five of the more common forms of tuning. We have included the strings order number, starting from the top for a better and easier overview.
Lute | Medieval 12 string (6 course)
(First digit is string number from top)
1 – G2
2 – G2
3 – C3
4 – C3
5 – F3
6 – F3
7 – A3
8 – A3
9 – D4
10 – D4
11 – G4
12 – G4
Lute | Medieval 13 string (7 course)
1 – D2
2 – D3
3 – G2
4 – G3
5 – C3
6 – C4
7 – F3
8 – F3
9 – A3
10 -A3
11 – D4
12 – D4
13 – G4
Lute | Renaissance 15 string (8 course)
1 – D2
2 – D3
3 – F2
4 – F3
5 – G2
6 – G3
7 – C3
8 – C4
9 – F3
10 – F3
11 – A3
12 – A3
13 – D4
14 – D4
15 – G4
Lute | Renaissance 19 string (10 course)
1 – C2
2 – C3
3 – D2
4 – D3
5 – Eb2
6 – Eb3
7 – F2
8 – F3
9 – G2
10 – G3
11 – C3
12 – C4
13 – F3
14 – F3
15 – A3
16 – A3
17 – D4
18- D4
19 – G4
Lute | Baroque 24 string (13 course)
1 – C2
2 – C3
3 – B1
4 – B2
5 – C2
6 – C3
7 -D2
8 – D3
9 – E2
10- E3
11 – F2
12 – F3
13 – G2
14 – G3
15 – A2
16 – A2
17- D3
18 – D3
19 – F3
20 – F3
21 – A3
22 – A3
23 – D4
24 – F4
For further reading and more information on playing lute.
Visit these websites.
The Lute Society UK
The Lute Society of America
