The Salamanca- Karl Nesbitt Bouzouki tutorial with Tommy Cunniffe

[Rinty145]

Jus tstarted to learn the bouzuki. Brissiant tutorial clip, but one step at a time.

[kyriacos40]

Very nice, I like Irish music it is totaly different from Greek.Its amazing how the bouzouki has been played and adapted by two cultures with different style of music.I also luve the way Irish dance,interesting culture.

[ElfoLuriel]

@kyriacos40 totally agree

[ebebimik]

how is that a bouzouki??!! type in "bouzouki manolis" click the first one and youll hear and see the real bouzouki

[dutchlemmings]

@ebebimik it's definitely a bouzouki, but it's an irish bouzouki. the bouzouki you mention is a greek bouzouki.

[ebebimik]

@dutchlemmings thanks smartass but bouzouki is a greek word as well. tell me in which part of ireland do they speak greek?

[foooshle]

@ebebimik wow, you're so polite! Actually an irishman visiting Greece brought a bouzouki home with him back in the 60s. It got adopted into the irish folk scene quickly by bands such as Sweeney's Men and Planxty and instrument builders started to make their own version of the greek bouzouki; the irish bouzouki. If you don't believe me look it up.

[bjokane]

Excellent video - is there any chance of giving the same treatment to a few more good session tunes on the zouk? Would really appreciate it!

[justnobody5192]

This isn't buzuki

[Kazbahn1]

Nor is your face.

Although, to be honest, this is a bouzouki.

[lollypoplauraable]

Thanks for tutorial.!but is there any chance of the second half of tune..?Thanks

[PaddyIrishGirl]

Just after getting a bouzouki but i don't know how to play it! (although i already play the mandolin and fiddle)

Please upload more tutorials if you get a chance .. this is great :)

[ceanadach]

I second this lassie's plea!

LoL

Just bought A Zouk some days ago(1st time playin strings...Ach!),not alot of tutorial on em here on YT!

Good playin!

Slainte Mhath!

[Dannicthemanic]

Doesn't the bouzouki have the exact same tuning as a mandolin though?

[PaddyIrishGirl]

Nope, the mandolin is tuned to GDAE and the bouzouki is GDAD. (You can tune it the same but its not the normal way.)

Not much of a difference in tuning but its played quite differently (Irish mandolin usually plucks the melody while bouzouki usually plays accompaniment)

:)

[Dannicthemanic]

lol the person in the music store lied to me then...sad face:( GDAD makes more sense for Irish music though, because they do a lot of modal stuff(neither major nor minor).

[SFungi]

Actually, if it's any consolation - a lot of folks do tune the zouk GDAE (particularly if you like mixing melody and accomp.) or even ADAD ..... it really comes down to what works best for you!

[hobocan22]

haha you should listen to our band then.. we use a bouzouki , and holy crap that thing is awesome for runs and fills.. the band is bass, guitar, and zouk

[Rednuts142]

class

[berrygoose]

Great stuff Karl....I'd love to learn the bodhran so just going to check that one out now.

[pianobox6]

Great stuff Karl - fair play to ya! Best of luck in the virtual world. Talk soon :-)

[galballybears]

..excellent..I dont play the bouzouki, but I enjoyed this interesting and valuable tutorial..mighty!