Introduction To Indian Classical Music for Guitar

[pkharry]

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[pkharry]

Hey guys thanks for all the comments ...

[vikasuploader]

Wow! Its amazing :)

[lipidzkikka]

I love you

[tarunb]

Very talented. God bless, keep it going

[Mahakalidevi]

Haribol! You are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge! Now I wish I had of kept my electric guitar. I will have to acquire another. Is it possible to play as such on an acoustic? I am studying raga for both playing the music and singing. It is very important, as this is what Lord Shiva wishes of me. Thanks! Ram Ram Ji!

[mailtozan]

thank u so much for this lesson.....this was what i was looking for after i tried to imitate the motherjane guitarist... thanks a lot..

[ajraj4]

Plz make some more videos on Indian classical guitar..

[666bobfilth666]

Very nice. But the angle of your guitar with the camera is not so right.

[666bobfilth666]

oops the angle changed its perfect now :-)

[musicianimran]

As always great

[Django5198]

OMG thanks so much!!!!!

[kotrakesh]

wer can we find ur other lesons on carnatic music???

[kotrakesh]

ohh really gr88 video waiting for uer other lessons

[YnoTtfg]

i have now learned something

[heyvictim]

thanks for the great lesson

[phthphbreasts]

b-b-b-bonus!

this is good, spectacular, and whatNOT, I must commend you for sharing such knowledge. can you please do a video with raga yaman?

[TheHappenincat]

wow. thank you so much for this lesson! ive always wanted to learn more about indian technique and this seriously explains a lot. its something that im totally going to apply to my own technique and yes more videos are needed sir!! i will be checking and thank you very much!

[CombatWilley]

What kind of cream or lubricant does he use at 01:46?

I couldn't understand what he said right there.

[pkharry]

@CombatWilley

hey dude .. i use a soft cotton dumpling .. and pour a few drops of COCONUT oil into it (any non-viscous oil can be used).. another option is you can try any lubricating spray for guitar frets .. u get in the market .. but i prefer the oil cos it works best .. cheers

[gurindernegi]

Awesome lesson. Although I don't play Carnatic style, I aspire to play Hindustani Classical on standard tuning. I am at a very beginner stage or learning Classical, although I have been playing guitar for a long time. I have learnt Shivaranjani and Yaman, although i still struggle with improvisation and playing on any other tala except teen taal. I sometimes use the C A D G B C tuning, while playing in the C scale, so that the lower 6th and the upper 1st string can be used for sympathetic effect

[undergroundair]

very cool!

[melrhyne]

Well explained lesson, with great content!

Thanks Prakash!!!

The more you play it, the more your mouth is left agape-stunned!

[lmanderman]

Good stuff! As soon as my left hand heals from Dupuytren's surgery, I'll give it a try. I've been interested in Indian music since the 1960s.

[mbtrinity]

Wow, excellent lesson! I've been using some of the modal scales trying to get the indian sound without much true success. The slide techniques were explained very well. Thanks!

[pkharry]

@mbtrinity

cheers .. you can chk out some of our vids at my channel, and can also write to me if you want to take some online lessons ..

[dendzamer]

Big like! :)

[Hoopermazing]

That sounds like a minor pentatonic scale...

[pkharry]

@Hoopermazing

Thats right! the Indian Classical version is called Suddha Dhanyasi

[Hoopermazing]

@pkharry Thanks for the info. I'd imagine that this kind of music would lend itself to a guitar with a scalloped fretboard... to get all of those extra-chromatic tones. Dude should slap some drone-strings on that bad boy too.

[pkharry]

@Hoopermazing

I do not endorse that idea too much .. though ive seen people try it .. its more of use for Hindustani than Carnatic Music .. cheers

[Hoopermazing]

@pkharry As I am clueless as to the differences between various genres of Indian music, I'll have to take your word for that. (I just read that Hindustani music is northern Persian/Muslim influenced music. And yes, that is likely what I was thinking of... with the microtonal intervals)

[Hoopermazing]

Just use flatwound strings...

[penurdikus]

nice lesson!!! thank you

[AHBritton]

Although I have enjoyed all the lessons so far, this one definitely excited me.

Like some of the other commenters I too have long been interested in indian classical music, and more recently have been trying to get more serious about it relying on various resources (hardly any actually geared for the guitar) such as the great (and very thorough) book The Raga Guide - A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas.

[AHBritton]

Although it is a great resource, it is rather overwhelming and does not explain many of the purely practical aspects of performance very clearly.

This video, however, looks like it has the exact kinds of tips I've been looking for in order to understand how to make those ragas and melodic outlines come to life musically. Greatly appreciated!

[pkharry]

@AHBritton

cheers and if you'd like to get more insight and lessons you could try the online courses i do too ..

[mrperipheral]

Wow this explains Indian music very clearly for guitarists. It sounds like the real thing not just some westernised 'pop' version done on guitar. Thanks.

[allogenesutube]

Thank you for the inspiration! Great post, can't wait for more.

[pkharry]

Cheers Thanks guys .. @dannix87 - I also do some online courses for Indian Carnatic on Mandolin & Guitar, you may get in touch if interested

[dannix87]

Can't wait for your next lesson. I've been into indian music for a while, and tried learning to get the sounds on the guitar, but it's always sounded like i'm trying to make it sound like indian music, but when you play on a guitar it sounds like genuine indian music. This video helps a lot

[gigahari]

GReat video! Very well explained!

[ItinerantMonk108]

Exceptional! Thanks for posting this and I hope we see and Hear a lot more from Mandolin Prakash!