Portuguese musical instruments

A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of eight strings. A variety of string types are used, with steel strings being the most common and usually the least expensive. The courses are typically tuned in an interval of perfect fifths, with the same tuning as a violin (G3, D4, A4, E5). Also, like the violin, it is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and mandobass.

thumb|start=8|thumbtime=63|Ukulele made by Jonah Kumalae The ukulele ( ; ), also called a uke (informally), is a member of the lute (ancient guitar) family of instruments. The ukulele is of Portuguese origin and was popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.

thumb|Video of a hurdy-gurdy being played

plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings

The cavaquinho (pronounced in Portuguese) is a small Portuguese string instrument in the European guitar family, with four wires or gut strings.

thumb|3D model The pandeiro () is a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil. The pandeiro is used in a number of Brazilian music forms, such as samba, choro, coco, capoeira, and bossa nova music.

musical instrument

thumb|Adufe being played

traditional bagpipe of Galicia

thumb|A sarronca. The sarronca, zambomba, runcho or furruco is a traditional percussion musical instrument, more precisely a rubbed membranophone. It is typical of Portugal, Spain, where it usually accompanies villancicos, aguinaldos, and other popular songs. It is also used in traditional music in latin american countries such as Colombia or Venezuela.

The rajão () is a 5-stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal. The instrument traces back to the country's regional folk music, where it is used in folklore dances of Portugal in addition to other stringed instruments from the same region.

type of bagpipe native to the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal