&sq=Fifth column Russia&lang=en&file=File:Venezuelan_cuatro.jpg) Venezuelan Cuatro. | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Venezuelan Cuatro |
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | (Composite chordophone) |
| Developed | Venezuela |
| Related instruments | |
| Ukulele, Cavaquinho, Guitar, Bandola (Llanera). | |
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The cuatro of Venezuela has four single nylon strings, tuned (ad'f#'b). It is similar in shape and tuning to the ukulele, but their character and playing technique are vastly different. It is tuned in a similar fashion to the traditional D tuning of the ukulele, but the A and B are an octave lower. Consequently, the same fingering can be used to shape the chords, but it produces a different inversion of each chord.[1] A cuatro player is called a cuatrista.
- ^ "The Stringed Instrument Database". Archived from the original on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
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