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Performer: Ben Jensen Please note: All pitches sound an octave lower than written. The standard tuning for the contrabass is used here: perfect 4ths ascending from E. Alternate tuning are more common on the bass than on any other bowed string instrument. The lowest string is often tuned down as low as C, and about a third of the basses used by professionals have an extension of the E string's length, making low C possible without re-tuning.

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