Carnatic Guitar - rAga kApi

[nadhithekkek]

post more please! this is awesome! :)

[akarshnarasimhan]

Your gamakas are very authentic. Your manOdharma is very good too! I've been trying to play the guitar. I hope some day I will be able to play this well...

[haribharadwaj]

@akarshnarasimhan

Thanks :)

[HybridStoner]

is this standard tuning?

[haribharadwaj]

@HybridStoner

No.. the open strings are tuned to the tonic and the perfect fifth alternately..

[subbumurali]

Hi dude, Simply amazing stuff from you. I'm truly amazed at your style of playing. I've been learning guitar since a year; am still doing some basic things. I would like to know lots of things from a senior pro like you. Please let me know if you can give me your contact no. else, I can share mine.

Warm regards

- Subbu

[haribharadwaj]

@subbumurali

Thanks for the remarks.. Something like gtalk would be easier ( I live in Boston).. I can message you my gmail ID if that'll be useful..

[vidhyasrajan]

phenomenal, loved it!

[vidhyasrajan]

phenomenal, loved it!

[srikanth04]

Bro this is amazing.. Can tell me what effect are you using?

[haribharadwaj]

@srikanth04 Thanks!

Effect? I'm using the inbuilt mic and webcam on my laptop... probably the effect is the amp being too close to mic :-/

[maddyrocksthehell]

@srikanth04 Dude effect has a very little to do when it comes to playing it like this guy does!.

[spps1892]

Thats a fantastic composition in Kaapi Raagam.. I just loved it.. This raaga generates a great mood around while being played or being sung in sruthi..

[pendu14330]

B E A U tiful

[kutchdilnaykaha]

excellent performance..made my day......

[Bushrraff]

Pleasent & soothing. Expect more ..

[dnikhilrao]

beautiful mood. is this similar to piloo in hindustani?

sounds like this has most of the 12 notes of the scale.

[haribharadwaj]

@dnikhilrao

It is.. Traditionally that's not the case, but the kApi that I hear these days (and have played) is indeed similar to piloo... It has every note except the sharp Ma and flat Ri

[MegaMaiden21]

Amazing carnatic indian stuff. I'd love to compose some of this stuff

[sparty680]

awesome playing dude..

makes me feel proud of india..

[maheranju]

well done hari... excellent kapi... amazing!

[kumarimay]

Beautiful!!! Amazing playing, I absolutely adore this raga

[sparty680]

just curious,,

which guitar is it,,

looks like a fender, is it?

[haribharadwaj]

Its a squier stratocaster

[curiousmoron]

@haribharadwaj What gear do you use? Any special amplifier/settings that you use? Makes me feel like I should start trying playing Carnatic on guitar! :)

Never heard Carnatic music on guitar sound this nice :)

[haribharadwaj]

@curiousmoron I use just a low end fender amp... I think the 'effect' in this song is inadvertantly because of the speaker being too close to the mic

[pmuruga]

Awsome playing dude!

Would you happen to have the tabs for this raaga by any chance?

[jeffreyvanderveen]

mind blasting!

[anandanmj]

Good.... pure Kapi raga... Many thanks Hari to post this wonderful mindblowing piece of Kapi... May God bless you...

[sandeeparaman]

awsum dude!! great job....

[iamenigma]

absolutely amazing!!!

[panidhar]

wow, super, actually I'm trying to learn classic guitaring... it really sounds divine if you play the right way.

[santhoshjayasankar]

Amazing talent..... Very god gifted... God bless you!!!

[madhuri567]

Awesome, I loved this

[choclate1989]

wow this is amazing...

absolutly awesome

[ilarum6000]

Very nice, keep it coming...

[coolselvan]

a very deft play! salute u!

[guitarguy1381]

I find that its easier to play in a lower pitch, but the gamakas are not as clear as they would be if played in higher pitches. Although its probably just my playing.

[guitarguy1381]

Hari, I am guessing you are playing Sa as A? I normally tune in Sa Pa SA (the original D-string being Sa), however I cannot get pitches as high as you are getting, so I am wondering if you are using some other note insetad of open string as the base. Hope i didn't confuse. I was just curious

cheers

[haribharadwaj]

Hi, yes, I am playing with A as Sa... I am using an open string for Sa.. I do use Sa-Pa-Sa tuning.. May be you are using my tAra sthAyi 'A' as your madhya sthAyi Sa and hence the difficulty?

[guitarguy1381]

Well, I mean the it is impossible for me to tune my standard D string up to an A but it is possible to tune lower to an A, so unless you are tuning the open G up to an A? Basically, I use bF#bF#bF# or ADADAD (first A being the lowest string). Something along those lines?

[dariusananth]

Hello hari, I am ananth a stranger to u..

Great work dude ... can u play the raga darbari kanada and post it. its my request.

[ib422000]

Inspired me to start practicing at 66! Thanks.

[shreekrishna1729]

Brilliant!

[haribharadwaj]

Thank you!

[guitarguy1381]

are you serious? I was just intending to short kapi piece myself. After having listened to this, why bother :) Not a wasted note. guitarists tend to over play everything, but you certainly are not guilty of that.

Keep posting!

[supradeepa]

good one