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<h2 id="list-of-plucked-string-instruments">List of plucked string instruments</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/3rd_bridge/bKzXpTy4">3rd bridge guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Akonting/nbsE0nSr">Akonting</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Appalachian_dulcimer/8e5cXnEU">Appalachian dulcimer</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Autoharp/T0LMDpIN">Autoharp</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ba%C4%9Flama/srAX820P">Bağlama</a> (<a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Baglamas/hw8XYDDd">Baglamas</a> (<a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bajo_sexto/W2zrfCf3">Bajo sexto</a> (<a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Balalaika/fs4r4VEo">Balalaika</a> (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bandura/nmkns9sr">Bandura</a> (<a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj">Ukraine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bandurria/DTYcAqwl">Bandurria</a> (<a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bandolin/q80pyRgT">Bandolin</a> (<a href="/facts/Ecuador/Tdv7czY4">Ecuador</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Banjo/6A5l5Bmd">Banjo</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">American</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Banjolele/XTMnqsJv">Banjolele</a> (<a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Barbat_(lute)/3zrrcIND">Barbat</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Begena/aEJBEYtS">Begena</a> (<a href="/facts/Ethiopia/LVujNp5v">Ethiopia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Biwa/galH8Nnt">Biwa</a> (Japan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bordonua/jQ7oTwhs">Bordonua</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bouzouki/IR3V98FB">Bouzouki</a> (Greece)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bugarija/2g7QGmm9">Bugarija</a> (Croatia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cak_(instrument)/fylaRPlJ">Cak</a> (Indonesia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cavaquinho/rIdGrtyb">Cavaquinho</a> (Portugal and Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C3%87eng/HVFTDcNo">Çeng</a> (Turkey)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charango/5hqEKlR7">Charango</a> (South America)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chitarra_battente/d2MCzwac">Chitarra battente</a> (Italy)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C3%87iftelia/Sv6erBqg">Çiftelia</a> (Albania and Kosovo)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Citole/bInmIY85">Citole</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cittern/IXT7usxM">Cittern</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cobza/Xr5eRokt">Cobza</a> (Romania and Hungary)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Colascione/cl9AYxDF">Colascione</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Contrabass/rEpoK1zH">Contrabass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cuatro_(instrument)/7RDIr3aV">Cuatro</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cuk_(instrument)/FgRXqPVI">Cuk</a> (Indonesia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/C%C3%BCmb%C3%BC%C5%9F/VdUb12At">Cümbüş</a> (Turkey)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C4%90%C3%A0n_b%E1%BA%A7u/bSy3kEus">Đàn bầu</a> (<a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C4%90%C3%A0n_nguy%E1%BB%87t/r1C24gTb">Đàn nguyệt</a> (Vietnam)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C4%90%C3%A0n_tam/v7yYyuqq">Đàn tam</a> (Vietnam)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C4%90%C3%A0n_tranh/VEyKucvM">Đàn tranh</a> (Vietnam)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C4%90%C3%A0n_t%E1%BB%B3_b%C3%A0/23AIKUvE">Đàn tỳ bà</a> (Vietnam)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Daruan/nULz3bKM">Daruan</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Diddley_bow/hhso2v2E">Diddley bow</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dombra/modS3rTg">Dombra</a> (East Europe and Central Asia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Domra/Fl6vdEsI">Domra</a> (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Doshpuluur/XLVKPLlf">Doshpuluur</a> (<a href="/facts/Tuva/PNR0xpI9">Tuva</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dotara/4etYz93s">Dotara</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dutar/4vNRPpqf">Dutar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Duxianqin/APJcUQ5b">Duxianqin</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ektara/SnPlqjYQ">Ektara</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Electric_bass/lbeoAatH">Electric bass</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electric_upright_bass/szV1Wkvq">Electric upright bass</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gayageum/V2cgfRnG">Gayageum</a> (<a href="/facts/Korea/cj2kDBzc">Korea</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Geomungo/1Bj2u6kl">Geomungo</a> (Korea)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gittern/xonmlqnR">Gittern</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gottuvadhyam/E9sKmu2p">Gottuvadhyam</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Guitar/QIJdTYa6">Guitar</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Classical_guitar/P1QRb2lo">Classical guitar</a></li> <li>Solid-body classical guitar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Acoustic_guitar/E9ITItBq">Acoustic guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Steel-string_acoustic_guitar/V2Uuu68I">Steel-string acoustic guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bass_guitar/lbeoAatH">Bass guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Acoustic_bass_guitar/BmSaIF4V">Acoustic bass guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chapman_Stick/WDg70FM7">Chapman Stick</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cigar_box_guitar/wYFrBBc6">Cigar box guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Slide_guitar/VxsGfvTK">Slide guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electric_guitar/yNL6qSw4">Electric guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harp_guitar/KcX8kAvC">Harp guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Resonator_guitar/wvyEKJVD">Resonator guitar</a> (a.k.a. <a href="/facts/Dobro/qQfwg9xH">dobro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lyre-guitar/1aJDvUNx">Lyre-guitar</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Guitarr%C3%B3n_chileno/92NpTKx5">Guitarrón chileno</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Guitarr%C3%B3n_mexicano/Mpz9mIyv">Guitarrón mexicano</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gusli/wnzP6p7A">Gusli</a> (Russia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Guqin/7sxBY2Ew">Guqin</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Guzheng/6ANPVzQ4">Guzheng</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harp/FhRqeCDf">Harp</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electric_harp/KDpJkfzf">Electric harp</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cross-strung_harp/03YnA6fS">Cross-strung harp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harpsichord/8RtW7bzM">Harpsichord</a> (Europe, <a href="/facts/Keyboard_instrument/zVUA9QNG">keyboard instrument</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Irish_bouzouki/hzxDUBoL">Irish bouzouki</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jakhe/VaR1QjTj">Jakhe</a> (Thailand)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jarana_huasteca/mcpk1x1E">Jarana huasteca</a> (Mexico)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jarana_jarocha/8GyAak0f">Jarana jarocha</a> (Mexico)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jouhikko/rVtr2bT0">Jouhikko</a> (<a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a>, <a href="/facts/Karelia/T5WUp69y">Karelia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/C%C3%BCmb%C3%BC%C5%9F/VdUb12At">Jumbush</a> (Turkey)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kacapi/gT6n6erv">Kacapi</a> (Indonesia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kankl%C4%97s/x9cNo7jj">Kanklės</a> (<a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kannel_(instrument)/mYFvkQsS">Kannel (instrument)</a> (<a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kantele/pt3jIafd">Kantele</a> (Finland)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kithara/zP3L04TP">Kithara</a> (<a href="/facts/Ancient_Greece/PTVBrWXq">Ancient Greece</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kobyz/QJP9XxP8">Kobyz</a> (<a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kobza/32WTnNeN">Kobza</a> (Ukraine)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kokles/EMK6vquo">Kokles</a> (<a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Konghou/IG7KsWQQ">Konghou</a> (<a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kontigi/Qe2tbh40">Kontigi</a> (Nigeria)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Komuz/oEhaUPFP">Komuz</a> (Central Asia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kora_(instrument)/JpWqgcBn">Kora</a> (West Africa)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Koto_(musical_instrument)/MFCyLArP">Koto</a> (Japan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Krar/061m6fGr">Krar</a> (Ethiopia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kutiyapi/mPmKyuBh">Kutiyapi</a> (<a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV">Philippines</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Langeleik/wS8LUcRa">Langeleik</a> (Norway)</li> <li><a href="/facts/La%C3%BAd/RzMBlsEc">Laúd</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Liuqin/qbGhYH7f">Liuqin</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lute/CQhyHry9">Lute</a> (Europe) <ul><li><a href="/facts/Archlute/LuRbpXQW">Archlute</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Theorbo/Fu8Rr7vx">Theorbo</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lyre/aCzXT1L4">Lyre</a> (Ancient Greece, Sumer)</li> <li>Mandolin family <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mandolin/IRpwRJDY">Mandolin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandore_(instrument)/S2X6uRTc">Mandore (instrument)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandola/2BgByJmY">Mandola</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Octave_mandola/fSgD2pvx">Octave mandola</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandocello/hHetnTfX">Mandocello</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandobass/on8RN3MA">Mandobass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandolone/lBwvgLdD">Mandolone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Laouto/7UzlNUUC">Laouto</a> (Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Albania)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandolin-banjo/nel7okwt">Mandolin-banjo</a> (a crossover instrument, not part of the mandola family)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mejoranera/HU99jx5G">Mejoranera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mohan_veena/1memNQsw">Mohan veena</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Monochord/LXK66HV6">Monochord</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Musical_bow/8DmbH40l">Musical bow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nyatiti/vXePy8Bj">Nyatiti</a> (Kenya)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Octavina/vg81ls74">Octavina</a> (Philippines)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oud/JlLPe2Cq">Oud</a> (Middle East, Greece)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pandura/Pg7gMnll">Pandura</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Panduri/sxcMK2F3">Panduri</a> (<a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE">Georgia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Phandar/pnpEbVqG">Phandar</a> (<a href="/facts/Chechnya/mjpuy4nm">Chechnya</a> and <a href="/facts/Ingushetia/pEDo7uYn">Ingushetia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pipa/vXGRIrh5">Pipa</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Portuguese_guitar/zjnaJSGm">Portuguese guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Psaltery/nSPAK55K">Psaltery</a></li> <li>Pyngyr (Ukraine)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kanun_(instrument)/KoEk5kp9">Qanún/kanun</a> (Middle East, Persia, Greece)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Qanb%C5%ABs/37or9E3E">Qanbūs</a> (<a href="/facts/Arabian_Peninsula/x1fDka2b">Arabian Peninsula</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Qinqin/9nCL6BRM">Qinqin</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rawap/pqgHEVRs">Rawap</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Requinto/64w3DArE">Requinto</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Crwth/ch3hkNTN">Rote</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rubab_(instrument)/GUll7VYM">Rubab</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rudra_veena/3e1a6vrY">Rudra veena</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sagar_veena/CY9qET08">Sagar veena</a> (Pakistan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sallaneh/o569aXp3">Sallaneh</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanshin/7dPkkfWo">Sanshin</a> (Japan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanxian/Bc8jRnUG">Sanxian</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saraswati_veena/MbAPfWKK">Saraswati veena</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%C5%A0argija/HVpuqWIm">Šargija</a> (Eastern Europe)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sarod/IE6o6bt9">Sarod</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sasando/bvmp2rDa">Sasando</a> (Indonesia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saung/po17ETEU">Saung</a> (Burma)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Swaraj/PVzLeff3">Swaraj</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ba%C4%9Flama/srAX820P">Saz</a> (Turkey)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Setar/c5I5MBY6">Setar</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shamisen/K8MYXRnv">Shamisen</a> (<a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sitar/U4U9vPec">Sitar</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tanpura/fDe6jup9">Tambura</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tamburitza/2g7QGmm9">Tamburitza</a> (<a href="/facts/Pannonian_plain/9USv54w0">Pannonian plain</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tanbur/e9Jrx27M">Tanbur</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tar_(string_instrument)/IkzBlvEu">Tar</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tati_(instrument)/YBWk4VnA">Tati</a> (<a href="/facts/Nagaland/DIhsVRqL">Nagaland</a>, India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tea_chest_bass/zaE1K1jY">Tea chest bass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tiple/aoVTeRWz">Tiple</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Colombian_tiple/kTFJJmlo">Colombian tiple</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Torban/ozjzNdrU">Torban</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tremoloa/Vy8THk4y">Tremoloa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tres_(musical_instrument)/0jVVTjoC">Tres</a> (<a href="/facts/Cuba/vHjTXLPW">Cuba</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ukulele/BwpjfePy">Ukulele</a> (<a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Valiha/mJf7bjkd">Valiha</a> (<a href="/facts/Madagascar/ez12IAcY">Madagascar</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Veena/LrbUhrwg">Veena</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vichitra_veena/IKm18nHC">Vichitra veena</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vihuela/ybJ7jQMA">Vihuela</a> (<a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Viola_toeira/Mn2xrUlX">Viola toeira</a> (<a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xalam/CYxL7GMe">Xalam</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yueqin/UCfPVxql">Yueqin</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zhongruan/cwbcvWk4">Zhongruan</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zhu_(string_instrument)/s8ue9nyd">Zhu</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zither/wbQB1Q84">Zither</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Stringed_instrument_tunings/ddsuKk8r">Stringed instrument tunings</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081011055947/http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/">Atlas of Plucked Instruments</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190808095956/http://www.granary-guitars.com/">Classical Guitar Museum (UK)</a></li></ul>