3 weeks ago I found a bouzouki in my basement (my dad bought it 10 years ago!) And decided: I want to lern the bouzouki. It was never been played before and it sounded horrible! I thought this bouzouki deserves something better and gave it to an specialist A week later (today) I got it back and its sounds like new So I'm motivated as hell to try it out and your video is really helpful Even for someone like me, who never touched a instrument before its really easy to follow and understand what you are doing So thank you so much for helping us ❤
Slimwillywilliams, so many hard to follow bouzouki stuff on line, but I found you very easy to follow, please please post more lessons for beginners I want to learn to play zorba step by step but nothing online that's easy to understand I'm sure by this video, you have helped so many of us wanting to learn to play thank you
Thanks so much for uploading! I recently bought a bouzouki on a whim during a recent trip to Greece and I was looking for learning materials in English.
Ευχαριστώ για το βιντεο! While I am learning Greek to prepare for my move...it's sometimes nice to relax the mind and just focus on the music instead of having to focus on understanding the language as well ;P
Awesome video..love the details and very complete and thorough explanation..just bought a new trixordo...keep the beginner videos coming..slow baby steps..I Love it!!!
Thank you very much ! I have a 4-string Bouzouki. On the 4th string I got it with a pair of octave stings D&d' .Is this original or should it be unison? I'd be very greatfull for your comment. Kindest regards, Michael
Waiting for ,mine from Pegasus on Etsy. Babis in Brooklyn is very good too. Karolos Tsakirian is legendary as was his father, who made bouzoukia for Xiotis, probably one of the first, if not THE first to make a tetra chordo. Pavlos Kakouris in California sells Bouzoukia online at www.bouzouki.org. He has many offerings in stock and many can be ordered from beginner to professional to super-glorious inlayed beautiful madness...
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.
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...
If you do go up to F, you will probably want a lighter gauge string. But the problem is that bouzoukia are longer than guitars, so there is more tension on the instrument at a given pitch and a given gauge. This would make it harder to play, and may damage the instrument. If you go down to F, that is what is typical on a 4 course bouzouki. I think the high F is a very light gauge and the low F is like a g string gauge on a guitar. But I may be getting this wrong. My only 4 course now bouzouki is an Irish bouzouki, and is very different, and I don't remember what it is on a 4 Greek bouzouki anymore.
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.
This man started his video by apologizing for the fact it's only in one language, rather than any of the other 300 different languages. This is unusual behavior, even for people who consider themselves Global Citizens not tied to any particular nation or culture.
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 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
