Intro Oud Lesson with Demetrios Petsalakis

[@temp289]

Excellent. I’m a guitarist and find your introduction to this instrument just great. Thank you. Your right hand technique is really solid. Beautiful sound.

[@zyriab5797]

c-g-d-a-e-C is the tuning he is using. Thanks for the video; it's one of the most inspiring lesson i've seen on KZbin! :)

[@blueworldadam]

Oud and weed such a great instrument

[@yousefalnahar2567]

Adam Antar haha

[@libanfarah5878]

Will youv teach me please

[@lukeshepard1253]

Bro I’m high asf too

[@googleuser3163]

I love to smoke weed and play my instruments, including Oud. It's a very good thing to help you focus and stay determined.

[@shahrommusic1800]

What abouts qanun

[@adrianaugustus2815]

"Every note has meaning" love that

[@mauriciopizarro1408]

Thanks for your oud lesson. We would like to receive more oud lessons from you.Thanks so much.

[@saraqostahterra4548]

Never knew Greek people also had the Oud adopted in their culture. Nice to know.

[@adamdawood7311]

Actually Greek and Europeans had the lute an adaptation of the oud compared to the middle east.

[@vasiliskaranos605]

@@adamdawood7311 the Greek lute is not the same as the European one. Greek music had the oud for a longer time than Europeans, and the Greek lute (laouto) is something in between the bouzouki and the saz.

[@george_latsos]

Greeks were invaded by the ottomans for hundreds of years (like many other countries). At the time, the ottomans had adopted the oud from the Arabs, and it also happened to get passed onto the Greeks as they were sharing a common space. A lot of their culture got mixed with ours, like other instruments, and food, even the language. So not only do we have the oud, but our music style and instruments are also very close together, especially the songs from Greek Asia Minor (Smyrna, Constantinolple, etc), even having songs with same melodies but with different stories and lyrics behind them.

[@TravisHyllMusic]

@@george_latsosthat’s true! Not to mention, when the central Asian Turkic peoples invaded Anatolia (after spending time in Persia/Iran and adopting a great deal of Persian culture, including Islam), the people in Anatolia were overwhelmingly ethnic Greeks. During Ottoman times, Turks never ethnically replaced the Greeks, they just layered into the society. Ottoman territories were very ethnically and genetically diverse. The Turkish element were just a ruling class basically. They imported slaves (mamluks) from Europe and elsewhere as well, especially as prisoners of war, including many ethnic Greeks and Slavs. That is a tragic aspect of their culture. Their janissaries/soldiers were overwhelmingly slaves. One could say that Ottoman Turkish culture was itself a real melting pot of middle eastern and Mediterranean peoples and cultures, with the Turkic element being mostly in the form of their language. Even then, poetry and education was often in Arabic and Persian, and much of their empire’s population would have only spoken one or the other. I saw an ottoman helmet from the 1500’s the other day in a museum, and it had Arabic characters on it. Apparently the artist/smith who made it didn’t even know Arabic so the language was garbled, but they believed because of the culture of Islam that the presence of Arabic itself was holy. The Greek, Persian, and Semitic cultures were far older and deeper rooted in the region and were incorporated into what became Ottoman culture. It wasn’t until after WWI that modern Turkey began expelling and killing other ethnic groups that were not Turkish/Turkicized. To this day, Greeks and Turks will argue about who invented this or that, be it baklava, certain instruments, etc. Historically, the Turkish empire did a lot of adopting other things and just spreading them around, so it is fair to say many of their claimed creations were already present in much older civilizations they happened to conquer.

[@sleekismboyz605]

@@george_latsos That is very false, oud and kanonaki were both prominent in the times of byzantium, when turkish people came into Anatolia they were influenced from surrounding populations like byzantines, persians, armenians, etc.

[@CatmomJules]

The Oud is one of my favorite instruments.

[@godbear6241]

ohh waw! this instrument can haunt you

[@peterg.bassist]

Great introductory lesson!

[@anetageorgemusic]

Thanks for your instructions, very helpful ❤❤❤

[@ЭлинаВалиева-э7ь]

Wow that's beautiful

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Great lesson for any instrument!

[@_MP004]

Thanks for the video bro. Im even more excited about the oud. One day gonna play the oud in church! Thank you Jesus! 😊

[@alexandertorres6401]

Looking into these instruments for the exact same reason. Halleluyah

[@1milebehind]

Amen!!

[@mohaglade4892]

Imagine playing without frets! , this is God tier instrument

[@tookurjaerbs]

I want one!

[@DarrinKobetich]

This is great. Thank you.

[@meryldanziger4870]

I really loved this! Do you give lessons, Demetrios?

[@samf8887]

He's a great teacher

[@IDMD8]

I play the mandolin and I want one of these

[@johnnywalker6808]

Ωραίος ρε Δημήτρη!

[@rickyantolini6187]

Thank you thank you so much! Now I think I got a Turkish oud, I guess the main difference is the tuning?

[@eddyray666]

Late response but the size is different too!

[@sleekismboyz605]

Turkish oud is also higher pitched than arabic

[@asmaajomha901]

Almost all oudists are buying turkish ouds like this one even same color same style. I have the zyrab Syrian oud and I prefer it over the Turkish one.

[@user-id8cl5zd9e]

The original is Arab Syrian. I live in Jordan so my first Oud was an Arabic one cuz it’s even easier to get it than other ouds but I guess in other regions of the world Turkish is more wide spread

[@asmaajomha901]

Yeah the Syrian oud has this warm Arabic unique sound

[@googleuser3163]

I'm in Ireland, I was able to get my hands on an Arabic. I would love to try the other styles and see how they compare! In honestly, I think all Ouds sound amazing!

[@truebomba]

@@asmaajomha901 This is a very old comment, but I would like to know how I can get my hand on one being in Europe, and how much a decent one costs?

[@asmaajomha901]

@@truebomba I don't know about Europe to be honest. Try searching online maybe you'll find something!

[@woelneberg]

Amazing! Do you have any advice on getting into arabic music? I am a harmonica player

[@anthonychaa3447]

Is it easy to play oud if i have a guitar background?

[@MidnightPixies]

Yeah but it's diffrent cuz no frets and also you can't vibrato string vertically you should move ur hand on the strings to left and right in a way to make it vibrato

[@mouradbencheikh2442]

Hello ! Any one knows what is this piece of music in the intro, the first 20 seconds ?

[@Donkeyjuice2]

Where do i get one. I really wanna learn

[@rayneryami7060]

Ebay Amazon

[@fihrilkamal7296]

Wow, 4 notes and we can make taksim. Awesome

[@rafikelkhoury7253]

Cool

[@thunderpoet]

Where is a good source to buy our

[@dom0201]

Hi Demitri and thanks. Do you play Greek music with this Arabic tuning or do you use a Turkish oud for that?

[@sleekismboyz605]

You can use either

[@jasonstringer7701]

is this specific one an arabic or turkish style Oud?

[@stefanhansen5882]

This is super cool! Is it mostly tradition that dictates the use of these sticks to hit the strings or do they work differently than guitar picks?

[@sultan511ksa]

Its between slapping and picking the string its easier with the “risha” (feather) in arabic ; cause u have more control by the way u hold it

[@Conan2433]

It sounds very nicely percussive. Good attack sound.

[@foreskinawareness3697]

Can you play with guitar plectrum?

[@nikoud1960]

Yes you can, but the sound will be different. Not as good as with that kind of plectrum. so, try that one.

[@20thanasi]

Nice

[@suroorfatima4505]

what oud are you using?

[@OudforGuitarists]

suroor fatima this appears to be an oud by Faruk Turunz.

[@d.a.bochum7419]

What Kind of plectrum is that ?

[@GlennFiddles]

It's called a "risha" - traditionally made from an eagle's quill but now all manner of materials used.

[@antonisatwork]

At 0:38 and 0:39 you said the strings were tuned A, A but they weren't octaves apart or the same note. What note was the second "A" supposed to be?

[@antonisatwork]

@CBC Music

[@seron2568]

It's D and then A.

[@Final_Turn]

If I know violin scales, does Oud ll be easy for me to pick?!!

[@kindofsimplereally]

tuned in 4ths not 5ths like violin family or mandolin family. More similar to guitar tuning (besides that pesky 3rd in there on guitar!)

[@sambana88]

Any maqaams?

[@kemalmighty2288]

Is it Turkish Oud?

[@cbcmusic]

Not sure. Possibly arabic?

[@kemalmighty2288]

@@cbcmusic It's possible that it can be Zeryab(Syrian) or Egyptian.But I don't sure either.

[@tugrulgudul5281]

This is turkish oud absoluetly

[@kemalmighty2288]

@@tugrulgudul5281 What makes it sure for you?

[@arisdelis1]

@@kemalmighty2288 Here Dimitris plays a 100% Turkish Oud..He should have explained this. .the Turkish Oud is identified by appearance and by sound, Turkish Oud gives a higher, brighter sound with a buzzing tone, even if a Turkish Oud is tuned in standard Arabic tunning you can identify it by sound.and by its buzzing vibration..The Arabic Oud usually has a larger bowl and has a deeper more like bass guitar like sound. The Syrian Oud usually has 3 oval sound holes in the sound board and gives a deeper warm, bass like sound...The Iraqi Oud has a floating bridge and has a higher tune than Turkish and sounds almost like a banjo....they are ALL good..its personal choice...

[@oud13yearsago83]

Hmm

[@magiclord3294]

arab best instument

[@SB-ij9sx]

This instrument is originally from Mesopotamia. Who told you it's Arabic?

[@mohammadrayyan7851]

@@SB-ij9sx and whats mesopotamia Genius? Its modern day iraq

[@SB-ij9sx]

@@mohammadrayyan7851 Ancient Mesopotamia cannot be compared with present-day Iraq. That's what it was all about.

[@mohammadrayyan7851]

@@SB-ij9sx Buddy this conversation is pointless and this is my last reply but Mesopotamia is modern-day Eastern parts of Iraq and Syria and Western parts of Iran

[@Samimusic.1]

Somali oud 🇸🇴

[@blueghost8057]

What does this oud cost?

[@OudforGuitarists]

Trap Cars and money this oud costs anywhere between $1500-3000 USD.

[@user-id8cl5zd9e]

U can get an amazing one for 500 and 400 at least in my country

[@ubhan3416]

What are you talking about dudes its 100$ only

[@ersinbereketlioglu8811]

Ther is a car 10.000 ther is a car 500.000

[@MidnightPixies]

In saudi arabia the cheapest is 79$

[@ASMROW]

Oreos

[@ccda3324]

thank you Mario

[@stevewalther2293]

It's pronounced Ooood...oh..

[@ersinbereketlioglu8811]

This is Turkish enstruman

[@kemalmighty2288]

Doğu enstrümanı desek daha doğru olur.Araplar ve Acemlerde de epey yaygın.

[@monkeyrater]

Hey, that nose ring totally makes you look cool!! No, just kidding, it makes look like a cow.

[@Rustynail-k9n]

What Kind of plectrum is that ?

[@ccda3324]

it's a risha