Is sitar easier than guitar?
Is sitar easier than guitar?
The short and sweet answer for this is NO. A person who knows to play the guitar very well has the same advantage in learning sitar as person who is a very good vocalist. Its basically the musical and rhythmic sense that you have developed that helps, apart from that, nothing much!
Can you learn sitar online?
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How many notes are in a sitar?
How to Tune a Sitar
| Tuning the 7 Main Strings on a Sitar (Pancham-Kharaj tuning popularized by Ravi Shankar): | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strings on Sitar | Indian Note Name: | Western Note: |
| 3rd | Pa | G note |
| 4th | Sa | C note two octaves below Middle C (On some sitars this string is tuned the same as the 2nd string). * |
| 5th | Pa | G note one octave above the 3rd string |
Is a sitar played like a guitar?
The sitar and the guitar are both stringed instruments. You have to strum or pluck their strings to produce the sound from the instrument. The sitar has a very unique tone that is quite different from the sound of a guitar. The sound of the sitar is definitely different from the sound of a guitar.
What are the strings on a sitar?
Its strings are metal; there are usually five melody strings, one or two drone strings used to accentuate the rhythm or pulse, and as many as 13 sympathetic strings beneath the frets in the neck that are tuned to the notes of the raga (melodic framework of the performance).
Who is the most famous sitar player?
Pandit Ravi Shankar KBE
Ravi Shankar
| Pandit Ravi Shankar KBE LH | |
|---|---|
| Died | 11 December 2012 (aged 92) San Diego, California, US |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician composer |
| Instruments | Sitar |