How To Tune The Sitar with Arjun Verma

Part of a series of instructional videos presented by AACM. This video demonstrates how to tune the Maihar style Sitar shown by our instructor Arjun Verma. The sitar is being tuned to Bilawal Thaat, the major scale. 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - ma String 01:44 - Sa String 01:59 - Pa String (Bass) 02:08 - Sa String (Bass) 02:20 - Fine Tuning in the Upright Position (Using the beads) 03:02 - Chikari Strings (Pa / Sa / High Sa) 03:49 - Tarab/Taraf (Sympathetic) Strings 05:18 - Another Round of Tuning & Stretching the Strings) 06:31 - Setting your Frets For more information, please reach out to us at office@aacm.org or at www.aacm.org