The viola is tuned one fifth below the violin and therefore they have three strings tuned in common: G, D, and which other?
Viola Viola The viola (; ) is a string instrument that is bowed or played with varying techniques. It is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below). The strings from low to high are typically tuned to C, G, D, and A. In the past, the viola varied in size and style as did its names. The word viola originates from
Bass violin at first three, and later usually four strings, as opposed to five, six, or seven strings, it was tuned in fifths, and it had no frets. With its F-holes and stylized C-bouts it also more closely resembled the viola da braccio. The name "bass violin" is also sometimes used for the double bass. Occasionally historians have used the term "bass violin" to refer other various instruments of the violin family that were larger than the alto violin or viola, such as the tenor violin. This use can be synonymous with "harmony violin." After the 1950s, the term "bass violin" sometimes