Hi! I'm trying to learn baglamadaki this is helping but it would be awesome to see what chord you're playing and when you're changing it. I don't have a good ear and can not understand what's happening. Thanks a lot!
would you suggest learning the 4 chord or 3 chord version? I'm a decent guitar player so the 4 string would be more natural however I'm wondering if it would be a hinderance to learning / playing the way the songs are suppose to be played. Any thoughts?
@@ChrisGeo-hk4qj 3 course is my preference. It is only a little adjustment from guitar, and will challenge you in ways that make you a better musician. I have played guitar for almost 40 years and I started on a 4 course, but I have played a 3 course exclusively for almost 15 years. If you prefer more modern Greek music, then 4 course may be more convenient.
Hallo my friend from Greece.You play a little wrong the intro.Listen to the authentic recording from 1934.Keep going the nice lessons you teach.Greetings from Athens!!!!!
This is how I knew the song as I grew up in Scotland. It was written as a dirge (a lament for the dead), not as a battle cry that it seems to be now. Roy Williamson was said to have "educated fingers". Seeing the Corries in concert was a magical evening. Roy and Ronnie sat at the front of the stage and played, but behind them there was a row of about sixteen chairs each carrying a different instrument, wind, string, and drum, required for their repertoire. Some string instruments were made specially for them. To see a "guitar-style" instrument with three or four sets of strings could be rather a haunting sound.
I've found that the intonation can be slightly off in the octave pair, the bottom D pair specifically. The plain string is sharper than the wound one at the 12th. Haven't you noticed this? I think I'd have to experiment filing just that spot in the bridge.
Thanks for these simple but great exercises (i just bought my first octa mando/bouzouki) The part about hammering the pinky is hard to pull of just makes my head spin, its a hammer on, so ofcourse its hard to 'pull off'.. sorry just had to say that,.,lol im gonna practice now!
I play bass and some acoustic guitar, I'm Greek and I'd like to do bouzouki or baglama. Which of the two would you recommend for a beginner of the folk music? I think baglama is more a rhythmic instrument than the lead that bouzouki is?
If money isn't an issue, the bouzouki is the way to go. However, you can do a lot with the baglama--not just the rhythmic side of things--and the baglama is kind of bad ass. You could always try the tzoura as well...
Hi! I ordered myself a bouzouki that will arrive in a couple of days. I chose a 6-string. But I'm afraid it was the wrong decision. As I am mostly inspired by Johan Papaconstantino and other modern / folkish Greek music. Would you recommend me to send the 6-string back and order a 8 string? I have good musical sense and play the piano and drums. But my theoretical knowledge about keys and tuning (chromatic etc) is very little.
Hi! I ordered myself a bouzouki that will arrive in a couple of days. I chose a 6-string. But I'm afraid it was the wrong decision. As I am mostly inspired by Johan Papaconstantino and other modern / folkish Greek music. Would you recommend me to send the 6-string back and order a 8 string? I have good musical sense and play the piano and drums. But my theoretical knowledge about keys and tuning (chromatic etc) is very little.
So my instrument based on this is finally coming along. Thanks again for the inspiration. I like that tune you play in this. Eleni Vitali? Where might a find this and/or other music that plays on this tuning please Slim?
I don't know the name of the song, but the it may be something like Η Ελένι ζωτοχήρα (in Greek). I tune it in 4ths and 5ths. D-A-D-A, highest to lowest
Many, many years ago I bought a bouzouki second hand. At the time I couldn't work out how I should play it and it was way before the world wide web. Now I thought I should try learning how to play for English country dance music. Your video is very helpful for the basic aspects. (Mine has 4 courses.) However, I feel that the action is too high. I found guidelines which suggest that the strings should rise to 2.5mm towards the bridge. Mine rise to 8mm at the very end of the fingerboard. What's the best thing to do about this? Thanks.
I can't give you any advice without seeing it. You should probably take it to a luthier. Sometimes older instruments see neck warping or joint failure that makes them unplayable. 8mm anywhere on the fretboard probably needs work to make playable
I was wondering can you provide the tabs for three string bouzouki, numbers on the fretboard? Let me know the cost and if you can set it up, thanks! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RxKKso9SB-I.html Song: AIVALIOTIKO
Banjo has been used in Greek music - especially rempetika - since at least the 1920s. The instrument exists on hundreds of old recordings, in Greek music it tends to sound a bit more eastern than the traditional bouzouki sound
What is that guys name? Holy cow it’s almost impossible to mimic What’s played on a four string , on a six string . Absolutely amazing. That is one brilliant guitar player.
άδης (adis) = hades κόλαση (kolasi) = hell In modern Greek hell is often referred to by the word for the devil (διάβολος) (diavolos). Usually when you're telling somebody to go to hell. Lol I'm a total beginner to music and the Bouzouki, but I really want to learn and I can't find the right starting point. I mean I need to start from the very very beginning... music theory, notes and how to read sheet music, frets, the numbers of the frets. I have all these pieces of knowledge in my head but I don't know how to put them together.
I am a guitar and bouzouki player, and all I can do is speak from my experience. My experience is that I play the bouzouki better when I hold the pick the traditional bouzouki way. In fact, it's now how I play guitar too unless I am arpeggiating across strings. But do what works best for you--all I have is my opinion
