Acoustic guitar like a sitar [was Re: Cinema Volta: Daily Ambience reaches the half-way mark]

Paul Erlich wrote:
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Jon Szanto <jszanto@c...> wrote:
>
> > So inspirational to know that someone
> > has given making music a priority in their daily life!
>
> Many of you may not believe this, but I've done this too. And I mean
> daily. And I mean priority. If you're out in Harvard Square from 6 to
> 11 tonight, I'm the guy playing acoustic guitar like a sitar with the
> guy playing doumbek like a tabla. Only a small percentage of this stuff
> is microtonal, unless you use Johnny Reinhard's definition of
> microtonal. But stop by and say hello if you find me -- I'd love to
> meet any of you in person.

Paul,
I'd love to hear your music!

Bit far to travel tonight tho ... :-(

So, how _do_ you "play acoustic guitar like a sitar"?! 8-0

Regards,
Yahya

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--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Yahya Abdal-Aziz"

> So, how _do_ you "play acoustic guitar like a sitar"?! 8-0

That's what everyone who comes up to us seems to think, anyway. I tune
all the strings to root or fifth, mostly play melody-over-drone, use a
lot of ornaments and slides, and mostly we play in odd time signatures.
I have a custom tuning I'd like to use for this music, but haven't
found the perfect luthier to implement it yet. Anyway, we've grown a
lot and the samples I've posted so far should be quite obsolete once we
do some recording in the next few weeks -- knock on wood.

P,

{you wrote...}
>... recording in the next few weeks -- knock on wood.

Knocking as we 'speak'. :)

Cheers,
Jon