Chiterra sarda

The chiterra sarda (Sardinian for "Sardinian guitar") or chitarra sarda in Italian, is a large-bodied baritone guitar from Sardinia used primarily to accompany singers in the cantu a chiterra genre. The body is larger than a dreadnought guitar with a scale length of about 680mm.^[1] In Italian, it also goes by the names chitarrone and chitarra gigante, both referring to its large size.^[2]

Chiterra sarda

A chiterra sarda
String instrument
Other names	Chitarra sarda, chitarrone, chitarra gigante
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.322 (Composite chordophone)
Related instruments
Baritone guitar, Dreadnought guitar
More articles or information
Music of Sardinia

Tuning

It is usually tuned a fourth lower than a standard guitar: B (Si) E (Mi) A (La) D (Re) F# (Fa#) B (Si).^[3]

Standard tuning of the chiterra sarda

Notable players

• Paolo Angeli