Brazilian 7-string guitar range

The brazilian 7-string guitar’s range in notes and hertz

A nylon-strung classical guitar with a seventh string, so the classical 19 frets set the top. The seventh string is also tuned to B1 or A1, which moves the bottom down.

Written and sounding pitch

The brazilian 7-string guitar is a transposing instrument: it sounds an octave lower than written. So the range on its part is C3–B6, while the notes you hear are C2–B5. The transposing-instrument tuner reads out the written note as you play.

Instruments with a similar range

The instruments whose normal range shares the most notes with the brazilian 7-string guitar’s:

• Cello · C2–A6 48 notes shared
• 7-string guitar · B1–C♯6 48 notes shared
• 8-string guitar · F♯1–C♯6 48 notes shared
• Baritone guitar · B1–B5 48 notes shared
• Harp · C2–A6 48 notes shared
• Marimba · C2–C7 48 notes shared

Tune it, play it

• Brazilian 7-string guitar tuner — tune by microphone, with the brazilian 7-string guitar’s own target notes.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• Wikipedia, Guitar
• Range computed from the open strings (C2 to E4) and the fret count (19 frets).