Viola braguesa

Viola braguesa

String instrument
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	(Composite chordophone)
Developed	Braga, north-western Portugal
Related instruments
Viola caipira, Viola beiroa, Viola campaniça, Viola da terra, Viola de arame, Viola sertaneja, Viola terceira, Viola toeira, Viola amarantina.

Viola braguesa is a stringed instrument from Braga, north-western Portugal. It has 10 strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel. It is tuned C₄/C₃–G₄/G₃–A₄/A₃–D₄/D₄–G₄/G₄. The scale length is about 500 mm (20 inches).

Requinta

Many Portuguese violas, such as the Viola braguesa, have smaller requinto versions also, called 'requinta'. The viola braguesa requinta is tuned: A₄/A₃–C₅/C₄–F₅/F₄–C♯₅/C♯₅–E₅/E₅. This tuning is a fifth above the standard Viola braguesa.

See also

• Viola caipira
• Cavaquinho
• Bandolim
• Guitarra portuguesa

External links

• The Stringed Instrument Database
• ATLAS of Plucked Instruments