Armónico

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title: "Armónico" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["guitar-family-instruments", "cuban-musical-instruments"] description: "Cuban string instrument" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armónico" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Cuban string instrument ::

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The armónico, also known as trilina, is a guitar-like instrument from Cuba. It is a hybrid between the Spanish guitar and the Cuban tres. The armónico has seven strings: five single strings, plus one pair of strings tuned in unison. The armónico was invented by Cuban trova musician Compay Segundo, who loved the instrument as it allowed him to exploit the possibilities of both the guitar and the tres.

Counting from the lowest-pitched, the first three strings, E, A and D, are tuned an octave higher than the equivalent strings on a guitar with standard tuning. The fourth string, G, is doubled as well as also being an octave higher than on a guitar. The remaining two, B and E, are at the same pitch as a standard guitar. Therefore, the bottom E string is only one octave lower than the top E string on the armónico, instead of two octaves lower on the guitar."Armonico". Listed under "A" at The Stringed Instrument Database website. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Gallery

File:Compay Segundo by David Shankbone.jpg|Compay Segundo playing his armónico File:Buena Vista Social Club (503812561).jpg|Felix Martinez of Grupo Compay Segundo with an armónico File:Armonico.jpg|Compay Segundo holding his armónico

References

References

1. (3 April 2013). "El armónico de Compay Segundo".
2. [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RA80SuPSvEE Compay Segundo explaining the tuning of the armónico]. 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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