Middle Eastern Music

sozekizer · Post by **sozekizer** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:18 pm

I've suddenly in the last few weeks gained a pretty strong interest in Middle Eastern music mostly brought on by a coworker of mine who plays and rebuilds/restores ouds. Knowing that the majority of oud-played music cannot be easily reproduced on a guitar, i'm wondering if anyone knows of any tutorials to show how to play middle eastern music (theory, etc) on guitars.

thanks for the help.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:22 pm

Do you plan on using semitones?

Alot of music that is played on guitar to sound middle eastern uses the melodic minor scale. I think it is a raised 6th and 7th, but I am not 100% on that, I haven't used it in ages.

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:33 pm

if you are just looking for scales this could help

http://www.jguitar.com/scalelisting?scale=Arabian
http://www.jguitar.com/scalelisting?scale=Gypsy

here is a total list, you could fool around with all of them if youd like. as far as the theory behind them goes, im not to sure you would have to ask someone else.

http://www.jguitar.com/scaledictionary.jsp

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:40 pm

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:if you are just looking for scales this could help

http://www.jguitar.com

Cool site.

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:44 pm

i like tictacs wrote:Do you plan on using semitones?

Alot of music that is played on guitar to sound middle eastern uses the melodic minor scale. I think it is a raised 6th and 7th, but I am not 100% on that, I haven't used it in ages.

thats correct on the melodic minor in relation to natural minor. but i was thinking that middle eastern music uses more harmonic minor? with just the raised 7, the 6 is a normal natural minor 6. it creates a 1 and a half step between 6 and 7 that has a very distinct sound

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:57 pm

Eh, whichever, something -----ic minor

dmbguitar718 · Post by **dmbguitar718** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:54 pm

yeah, it's some dick minor scale.