الة مقام Øجاز الموسيقية
Maqam Hijaz Music Stick
How to Play
HOLDING:
You should wear the strap around your neck. Make sure the instrument presses into your forearm for leverage.
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PLAYING
1. Right hand: Strum all 3 strings with the right hand. You can use a pick to strum or you can pluck strings
2. Left hand: Only press the string closest to the ground. Put a finger on a fret space. Release pressure, slide up and down, and press in any fret to play.
3. Left hand: You can leave one finger down and "hammer on" another finger to add new sounds and effects
ENJOY!
TUNING:
The strings on your instrument are D A D. Your instrument should be in tune when you receive it. If it is not in tune, use a guitar tuner to adjust it or listen to the sound files below and adjust, but be careful. Do not over tighten the tuning pegs of the strings will break.
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D the string closest to ceiling should sound like this. This is the lowest-sounding string:
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A: the middle string should sound like this:
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D: the string closest to the ground should sound like this: