I need some help!

[Black Bullet]

Hi, a few days ago I got a tambura from my parents for my birthday. I play electric guitar for some years now but I never played tambura before and I want to try I it. I did some internet research to find more about tambura but I still had some questions without answers... so maybe you guys can help me out smile.gif

this is the pic of my tambura:

http://www.blackbulletmusic.com/pictures/prive/tambura.jpg

these are my questions:

What kind of tambura is this? couse I saw on the internet that there a few diffrent sorts but I couldn`t figure out wich sort was mine

How do I need to tune the tambura? I mean in wich notes? standard guitar tuning is E-A-D-G-B-E... what`s the most used on tambura?

...and the last: Do you have some tips for a starting tambura player? smile.gif

That`s all... thanx! and please help out if you can

[frenchyz]

Gotta Dance - excellent site!

[Black Bullet]

thanx for the info GottaDance! I`m little wiser now smile.gif so if you have for string you have to tune them like G-G-C-F. does anybody know how to tune the the fifth string?

and thanx for that link too.. I`m looking around there too.

[malaciganka]

Black Bullet nice site! I too am a big fan of 70/80 metal/hard rock and of course now Tambura. Both excellent in their own ways ...and for a little strange blend, I think I remember Mr. Bungle mixing it up a bit on their album California (not necessarily Tambura but some gypsy-esque influences (along with the rest of their Zappa/metal/progressive schtick).

By the way - some nice guitar work on Tequila! Slammin' 200 proof! :cool:

Also, way to go getting a rockstar member number... :cool:

[Black Bullet]

hey malaciganko! smile.gif thanx for visiting my site and listining to the music.. and yeah I think it would be cool to mixup some tambura with rock/metal guitar :cool: do you play a tambura yourself btw?

[malaciganka]

No, I don't play...yet. Maybe some day down the road. Never heard of it until I started dating my husband (100% 1st generation Croatian who grew up singing, playing and dancing - and more ;) ). It's all quite new to me (or it least it was - getting more familiar slowly). But it seems I'm a little spoiled now? There are a lot of VERY talented Tamburasi here on Tamburaland which I've been fortunate enough to hear, see, dance to(with?) ;) , sing with and party with. Hopefully someday you'll have the same opportunity. You came to the right place with your questions. Good luck! :cool:

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