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The '''double bass''' or '''contrabass''' is the lowest-pitched of the bowed string family of instruments. It usually has four or five strings and in its four-stringed version is tuned an octave lower than the [[guitar]]'s four lowest strings, to the pitches E, A, D, G. Five-string basses have one lower string, tuned to a C.  

The '''double bass''' or '''contrabass''' is the lowest-pitched of the bowed string family of instruments. It usually has four or five strings and in its four-stringed version is tuned an octave lower than the [[guitar]]'s four lowest strings, to the pitches E, A, D, G. Five-string basses have one lower string, tuned to a C.  

Although it is an integral part of the modern [[orchestra]] (a large [[symphony]] orchestra will normally have six to eight), its poor projection power precludes proper solo-playing. It gives weight, and power and occasional rhythm.  

Although it is an integral part of the modern [[orchestra]] (a large [[symphony]] orchestra will normally have six to eight), its poor projection power precludes proper solo-playing. In its role as the orchestral foundation, it provides a thick but slow-speaking timbre which lends weight to the bottom end.  

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