The invention relates to a musical string (1) for a stringed instrument (27) with a scale length (28), having a supporting string core (2), which is designed as a wire strand (3) having a core (4) and a cover (5), the core (4) having at least three core wires (6, 7, 8) and the cover (5) having at least six cover wires (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) provided next to one another, a first cover wire (9) having a first modulus of elasticity, a first tensile strength, and a first spring-back behavior, and a second cover wire (10) having a second modulus of elasticity, a second tensile strength, and a second spring-back behavior. According to the invention, in a first longitudinal portion (37) of the musical string (1) within which the scale length (28) is situated and which equals between 8% and 80% of the scale length (28), - the second modulus of elasticity differs from the first modulus of elasticity and / or - the second tensile strength differs from the first tensile strength and / or - the second spring-back behavior differs from the first spring-back behavior to a specifiable degree.