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How to Play Basic Sitar : How To Tune a Sitar

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Uploaded by on Sep 16, 2008

Some sitar players tune to C sharp (C#) but many to D, and tuning occurs before and during playing each time. Learn to tune the sitar from an authentically trained player in this free sitar video lesson.

Expert: Daisy Paradis
Contact: www.lotusmusicanddance.org
Bio: Daisy Paradis has been a sitar disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan since 1966, playing many performances alongside legendary sitar players and attending workshops with Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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  • damn this woman is like the martha stewart of sitars

  • I just got mine.. damn this is hard to tune. I just snapped two strings

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  • I'm having trouble tuning my sitar. What notes should the strings be tuned to?  Is there an online tuner that plays each tuned string?

  • @GunTotinHippie She does but she is awesome! I want one someday :)

  • @stripes5150

    has a similar voice, doesn't she?

  • Thank you very much for posting this video. I was wondering what scale you tune the sympathetic strings? Is is D major or D minor, if neither, then what is it? Thanks once again.

  • click 0:54. soooo trippy man!

  • where can i buy one those electric tempora

  • I want to buy a sitar, but want a good one...Not an ornament....Any idea what I should be looking for? And price?

  • @cactusleaf i play guitar but i think it would be cool to have a citar

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