I'm going to refresh this and post what I've learned. The four strings are indeed drones tuned to different pitches. I've been told by someone that this is fairly close to the traditional Galax style of tuning/playing. Anyway, it is a hoot! I'm glad I didn't misplace, throw out, or give away my nice hand made walnut noter! We don't need no stinkin' chords on this one! (@;->)