001 Sitar Foundation Lesson Series. How to Tune Sitar in D.

Welcome to the Sitar Foundation Lesson Series! Here in lesson #001, we'll learn how to tune sitar.
The very first step in learning to tune sitar. Each lesson in the Foundational Sitar Lesson Series focuses on a specific topic to teach you how to play the sitar with ease, comfort and proper technique. These lessons are intentionally designed to be short so that you can fully grasp and integrate each topic before moving on to the next. By following each lesson, you will be able to progress in your sitar playing with proper foundations. With practice and understanding, you'll be playing your first raga very soon!
Enjoy!
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Bio - Will Marsh brings refined melody, imagination and devotion to all facets of his music. He has been performing classical sitar for fourteen years and guitar twenty. He is blessed to have studied under India’s greatest musicians. Will’s taleem (training) began under Ustad Aashish Khan (the eldest son of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) at the California Institute of the Arts, where Will received his M.F.A in World Music. He has also worked with sitar masters Roshan Jamal Bhartiya, Tushar Bhaita and Shakir Khan. Will resides in the California Bay Area where he is an active teacher, performer and recording artist.

[@samarpitbrijwasi3090]

Thank you 😊

[@saurabhsingh1255]

Thank you so much for doing this series will. cheers.

[@WillMarsh]

thanks Saurabh for your support. cheers

[@yasodhara4261]

Thank you🙏

[@WillMarsh]

Welcome!

[@pollywanda]

Much beauty

[@TheMetalMachineMusic]

Your Sympathetic Strings resonate very nicely. I wish I could get mine to sound that resonant! Haha.

[@WillMarsh]

lol tuning the sympathetic strings is an art in and of itself.

[@jorgebrasil2117]

Thank you😍

[@WillMarsh]

You're welcome!

[@amitkhare3223]

Very nice nicely explained thank you

[@WillMarsh]

glad to hear.

[@danzakundalini]

I would like you help me tune my Sitar

[@WillMarsh]

I would be happy to. Please reach out to me via email. [e-mail]

[@jennyfox1398]

My God that's so beautiful sounding.💓

[@WillMarsh]

thank you!

[@stevebuffington6534]

Dear Mr. Marsh - if you tune to D, do you still use the same gauge taraf strings, .009? Or do you go .010? Same for the main string - .011, or .012?Thank you, I am very curious!

[@WillMarsh]

Hello Steve, sorry I'm just seeing this now. I use .009 for taraf strings and .012 for the main string.

[@stevebuffington6534]

@@WillMarsh Thank you, Sir!

[@user-xn8fr3mx6d]

If you were to tune in C#, would every note be a half step lower?

[@WillMarsh]

yes that's correct. My bad if I said otherwise.

[@marineforces3214]

…& that’s what I meant, he picked something up somewhere, he even doesn’t understand himself : it is complete nonsense here, fact is : c# means half a note higher

[@user-xn8fr3mx6d]

The third string is it tuned to F# or F?

[@WillMarsh]

F# in this case. However depending on the raga, either could be used.

[@hynesie11]

my strings are snapping before I get to the correct register

[@WillMarsh]

it's common for strings to break while tuning, especially the sympathetic ones.

[@EvilSam31]

My string broke trying to tune in D 😫😫😫😫😫 idk how to restring

[@marineforces3214]

It is an honorable attempt, but I’d say pretty useless for someone who isn’t an experienced sitar player !

[@TheMetalMachineMusic]

Not quite sure how much more simple you would want it ?