Connor Helms

Yangtze River Serenade

for Liuqin, Zhongruan, and Daruan
Tunings:
Liuqin: G3 D4 G4 D5
Zhongruan: G2 D3 G3 D4
Daruan: D2 A2 D3 A3

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