Awesome stuff, thanks a lot. Making baby steps as I just got a saz and this is so helpful, hearing own progress is the best motivation. Keep it coming!
Fabulous, exactly what I was looking for… expressing emotion through sound! Not giving a damn about notes, theory blah, blah… well - maybe a bit, but finding what sounds bad/good and merging them together - thanks, taught me more than my guitar teacher has!
Thanks for this video. The explanation and the tempo are very good done. I'll be very happy for some more Saz lessons videos... they are hard to find if you dont speak turkish. I hope that you will go on posting saz videos, also with some more advanced technics, like how to use and combine the first and middle group of strings. thanks a lot for your sharing :-)
Hey! Thank you so much for your video's! They're really helpfull! I had a look on your blog and you put some links on how the learn the guitar etc. Could you put on some links for the baglama saz too please? I would really appreciate it! I just bought a saz and I dont know anything about it, could you put on video's on how to play the notes (like which notes are where) and how you press the strings and some things like that..? You would really help me out, I cant find anything on the internet about it... Thank you so much, you're amazing! I really love all of your video's!
You are using a gda tuning, and this melody you played, sounds like eurpean old folksongs. It sounds beautifull and badass at the same time. Im gonna try and exercise this but im scared for my strings to snap on gda. My current is bottom C, middle F, top B and the B is really tight already :`( stringed instruments, especially with metal strings are a pain in the butt😂 thanks for the effort sir💪
Hey Guitar101Ramstein ! Cool video. One of the very few on youtube in english and pretty good for a basic overview! I have a peice of info that you might find useful concerning tunings and different types of saz. Long story short, I bought a short stemmed saz in turkey and it had a different tuning than the long stemmed one you have. It was in AGD instead of GDA. Maybe you might want to get yourself a short one and experiment making music with both! Cheers!
hey man i just have a question: i have a saz and it looks like yours but it has 6 strings instead of 7 and i was wondering if you knew what were the main differences regarding the tuning and whatnot thanks
@Ankara Taç idin no the bouzouki doesnt look like the saz at all. You can have a long neck saz with 5 strings, and a short neck with 7 strings, it doesnt matter. With 6 strings (please tell me what location it is, upper 1 or 2? Middle 1 or 2? Or bottom 1 or 2 or 3?) He might lose an octave which makes his saz sound less 'noisy'
@@Guitar101Ramstein I've just recieved an electric baglama in the post from Turkey, there's a problem the nut is too low on one side and the bass string buzzes like heck, but what a beautiful sounding instrument, I can't wait until I can get it fixed, it was great to see another westerner with a cat playing one! I wonder how you're getting on 5 years later, are you still playing?
@@davidbradshaw659 That should be a relatively easy fix if you take it to a shop. Depending on how the nut is attached, it's possible to even make a small paper shim under it to raise the string a bit.
@@davidbradshaw659 no problem, I have not been very active with this channel, I still use the Saz on recordings here and there, but must admit it's not something I practice on a regular occasion.i will try to get some new videos up soon though.
Lessons in turkish mostly have other tunings (traditional CFB tuning i think) so they usually play old folksongs or popular 'turkuler' which are turkish songs by famous people. But if you just want to learn how to use a saz, no language is going to stop you
have you made more saz lessons? I can't seem to find any after lesson 2. I am learning from scratch after buying one in Antalya. The maker/shop owner told me to tune it quite differently than you show. I changed over to your tuning of GDA. He spoke little English so I am doing a lot of guessing on how to get started. The exercise you describe is a good one as I am learning where to stop my sliding hand, which I know is a key to getting better. Thanks.
My camera broke, and waiting on a new one in the Mail, so I had to take a break from videos. - There are a lot of options in tuning, and they are all pretty interesting to explore,.
Hi, Do u think I can follow ur lessons with a Cura Saz its a smaller one. I havnt bougt one yet but im looking to buy a cheaper on and the smaller ones are cheaper..
Yes, though I don't think it will be the same tuning. I haven't tried the Cura Saz, but have heard it is a bit easier to play because of the short scale neck.
Alright thanks for the reply tho, Than I gonna figure out myself :p Or just watch poeple play on it . I apriciate this videos u make in English so people who have intrest in other culture music can also learn it without searching for hours for someting English .
@@Guitar101Ramstein short necks have a smaller playroom so you dont need to swipe your hand from left to right. You can put your hand in...something in the middle of the neck, and play a whole song without lifting your hand. But the long neck needs your hand to swipe through it to find the correct note
See the way your head looks like a guitar? Can you find a saz with 6 strings tuned like a guitar? I have found other Turkish instruments tuned like a guitar.
the only one ive seen was custom made. you won't find one unless you ask the luthier to make you one. but to me it sounded like shit. why not just play the guitar?
you might find these songs nice to play : musa eroglu - halil ibrahim kubat - fidayda cahit berkay - al yazmalim mehmet demirtas - ayas guzeli menberi ozkan ozcan- hayati tesbih yapmisim and you should listen to arif sag, a good saz player
And as for you I have some suggestions as well. You should listen to: -ΖΟΥΛΑ Η ΜΑΡΙΩΡΗ -Η ΦΩΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΡΓΙΛΕ -ΟΙ ΣΦΟΥΓΓΑΡΑΔΕΣ -Η ΜΠΑΓΛΑΜΑΔΕΣ I would also recommend for to search up Γιοβαν Τσαους. He's a better musician than the one you selected.
i will give you a band to listen to. You will love me for me it :D The name of the band is "Kara Gunes". They do not have a baglama player in their group but the music is mostly traditional and they are street musicians with great skill and taste. Check them out on youtube and spotify. if you like them let me know and I will give you a few more bands.
Firstly great video! I whish the saz would be more international but i have some issues. You have to hold the instrument just withe the right arm without force. You have to balance the instrument basically. And guitar plektrums are to hard you have to use very soft plektrums for the saz. Watch this guy he is a famous teacher in turkey maybe you will see what i mean. Hasan GENÇ - NİHAVEND LONGA
I'm wondering how do you teach people and you don't know anything about Saz !! I've been playing Saz for 20 yrs and I have never seen anyone plays bad as you play. if you don't know kurdish or turkish music you should not hold the Saz .
+Dakhil Yazidi I have not found ANY examples of Kurdish or Turkish people giving saz lessons in English also there are no musical boundaries for some musicians myself included as I find rules and laws can be very restricting I intend to respectfully learn about this instrument and its traditional uses and tunings,however I also intend to jam along to Led Zep,Tool,Groundhogs blues band and many many more Do you even know what trolling is? You should not hold a keyboard or mouse
Paul Wood i will give you a band to listen to. You will love me for me it :D The name of the band is "Kara Gunes". They do not have a baglama player in their group but the music is mostly traditional and they are street musicians with great skill and taste. Check them out on youtube and spotify. if you like them let me know and I will give you a few more bands.
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I really appreciate the lesson. Just got a saz. It's a wonderful instrument. Thanks!
Awesome stuff, thanks a lot. Making baby steps as I just got a saz and this is so helpful, hearing own progress is the best motivation. Keep it coming!
Fabulous, exactly what I was looking for… expressing emotion through sound! Not giving a damn about notes, theory blah, blah… well - maybe a bit, but finding what sounds bad/good and merging them together - thanks, taught me more than my guitar teacher has!
Thanks for this video. The explanation and the tempo are very good done. I'll be very happy for some more Saz lessons videos... they are hard to find if you dont speak turkish.
I hope that you will go on posting saz videos, also with some more advanced technics, like how to use and combine the first and middle group of strings.
thanks a lot for your sharing :-)
Thank you again for the video. I finally found an English version. Very very helpful. Please upload more videos.
I found your videos very helpful indeed,thank you
thank you a looot from deep of my heart, and btw I just found the turkish you, search koray avci and you may find your twin, much love
Hey! Thank you so much for your video's! They're really helpfull! I had a look on your blog and you put some links on how the learn the guitar etc. Could you put on some links for the baglama saz too please? I would really appreciate it! I just bought a saz and I dont know anything about it, could you put on video's on how to play the notes (like which notes are where) and how you press the strings and some things like that..? You would really help me out, I cant find anything on the internet about it... Thank you so much, you're amazing! I really love all of your video's!
Thanks very much for this orientation. I just ordered a baglama today.
No problem, I will be doing more very soon.
Thanks a lot for this videos. Finally I played and my daughter says it's sound great. Waiting next lesson :-)
You are using a gda tuning, and this melody you played, sounds like eurpean old folksongs. It sounds beautifull and badass at the same time. Im gonna try and exercise this but im scared for my strings to snap on gda. My current is bottom C, middle F, top B and the B is really tight already :`( stringed instruments, especially with metal strings are a pain in the butt😂 thanks for the effort sir💪
to from CFB get to GDE wouldnt it be better to tune DOWN, instead of up then? i mean, the way is shorter and your strings are already tense, so...
thank you.
Hey Guitar101Ramstein !
Cool video. One of the very few on youtube in english and pretty good for a basic overview!
I have a peice of info that you might find useful concerning tunings and different types of saz.
Long story short, I bought a short stemmed saz in turkey and it had a different tuning than the long stemmed one you have. It was in AGD instead of GDA. Maybe you might want to get yourself a short one and experiment making music with both!
Cheers!
hey man i just have a question: i have a saz and it looks like yours but it has 6 strings instead of 7 and i was wondering if you knew what were the main differences regarding the tuning and whatnot thanks
@Ankara Taç idin no the bouzouki doesnt look like the saz at all. You can have a long neck saz with 5 strings, and a short neck with 7 strings, it doesnt matter. With 6 strings (please tell me what location it is, upper 1 or 2? Middle 1 or 2? Or bottom 1 or 2 or 3?) He might lose an octave which makes his saz sound less 'noisy'
thank you
i just got my saz and i dont know anything about guitars... i want to be able to play so i can write a song to my mother.
thnx for the vids
Thanks man, you really helped me out!
sure thing, glad you enjoyed.
@@Guitar101Ramstein I've just recieved an electric baglama in the post from Turkey, there's a problem the nut is too low on one side and the bass string buzzes like heck, but what a beautiful sounding instrument, I can't wait until I can get it fixed, it was great to see another westerner with a cat playing one! I wonder how you're getting on 5 years later, are you still playing?
@@Guitar101Ramstein I just found your more recent posts, sorry.
@@davidbradshaw659 That should be a relatively easy fix if you take it to a shop. Depending on how the nut is attached, it's possible to even make a small paper shim under it to raise the string a bit.
@@davidbradshaw659 no problem, I have not been very active with this channel, I still use the Saz on recordings here and there, but must admit it's not something I practice on a regular occasion.i will try to get some new videos up soon though.
These lessons are very helpful. Will you be doing more?
yes just posted a few more and will be doing more very soon
Guitar101Ramstein That would be awesome! Thank you
Thanks for showing us the basics, its so hard to lean this instrument from Kurdish or Turkish videos... We need someone who can talk english!
Actually i can do it
Do it! Sell it even (not too expensive please). Thaaaanks!
Lessons in turkish mostly have other tunings (traditional CFB tuning i think) so they usually play old folksongs or popular 'turkuler' which are turkish songs by famous people. But if you just want to learn how to use a saz, no language is going to stop you
Hayvan seviyorsun, köpegin var. Duvardaki ayi postu nedir? Ben bunu anlamiyorum??
have you made more saz lessons? I can't seem to find any after lesson 2.
I am learning from scratch after buying one in Antalya. The maker/shop owner told me to tune it quite differently than you show. I changed over to your tuning of GDA.
He spoke little English so I am doing a lot of guessing on how to get started. The exercise you describe is a good one as I am learning where to stop my sliding hand, which I know is a key to getting better. Thanks.
My camera broke, and waiting on a new one in the Mail, so I had to take a break from videos. - There are a lot of options in tuning, and they are all pretty interesting to explore,.
Hi, Do u think I can follow ur lessons with a Cura Saz its a smaller one. I havnt bougt one yet but im looking to buy a cheaper on and the smaller ones are cheaper..
Yes, though I don't think it will be the same tuning. I haven't tried the Cura Saz, but have heard it is a bit easier to play because of the short scale neck.
Alright thanks for the reply tho, Than I gonna figure out myself :p Or just watch poeple play on it . I apriciate this videos u make in English so people who have intrest in other culture music can also learn it without searching for hours for someting English .
@@Guitar101Ramstein short necks have a smaller playroom so you dont need to swipe your hand from left to right. You can put your hand in...something in the middle of the neck, and play a whole song without lifting your hand. But the long neck needs your hand to swipe through it to find the correct note
See the way your head looks like a guitar? Can you find a saz with 6 strings tuned like a guitar? I have found other Turkish instruments tuned like a guitar.
the only one ive seen was custom made. you won't find one unless you ask the luthier to make you one. but to me it sounded like shit. why not just play the guitar?
Could you possibly direct me to some good Saz music? Love this video!
Search on youtube for "Baglama solo"
thank you!
@@BURNTsquid listen to ali ekber çiçek haydar haydar
you might find these songs nice to play :
musa eroglu - halil ibrahim
kubat - fidayda
cahit berkay - al yazmalim
mehmet demirtas - ayas guzeli
menberi
ozkan ozcan- hayati tesbih yapmisim
and you should listen to arif sag, a good saz player
And as for you I have some suggestions as well. You should listen to:
-ΖΟΥΛΑ Η ΜΑΡΙΩΡΗ
-Η ΦΩΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΡΓΙΛΕ
-ΟΙ ΣΦΟΥΓΓΑΡΑΔΕΣ
-Η ΜΠΑΓΛΑΜΑΔΕΣ
I would also recommend for to search up Γιοβαν Τσαους. He's a better musician than the one you selected.
i will give you a band to listen to. You will love me for me it :D The name of the band is "Kara Gunes". They do not have a baglama player in their group but the music is mostly traditional and they are street musicians with great skill and taste. Check them out on youtube and spotify. if you like them let me know and I will give you a few more bands.
Firstly great video! I whish the saz would be more international but i have some issues. You have to hold the instrument just withe the right arm without force. You have to balance the instrument basically. And guitar plektrums are to hard you have to use very soft plektrums for the saz. Watch this guy he is a famous teacher in turkey maybe you will see what i mean.
Hasan GENÇ - NİHAVEND LONGA
Saz = Orhan Gencebay
I'm wondering how do you teach people and you don't know anything about Saz !! I've been playing Saz for 20 yrs and I have never seen anyone plays bad as you play. if you don't know kurdish or turkish music you should not hold the Saz .
+Dakhil Yazidi shut up
+Dakhil Yazidi You're ridicule, try making a tutorial yourself, can't wait
+Dakhil Yazidi
I have not found ANY examples of Kurdish or Turkish people giving saz lessons in English also there are no musical boundaries for some musicians myself included as I find rules and laws can be very restricting
I intend to respectfully learn about this instrument and its traditional uses and tunings,however I also intend to jam along to Led Zep,Tool,Groundhogs blues band and many many more
Do you even know what trolling is?
You should not hold a keyboard or mouse
dont mind this horse shit. He forgets the music is universal. Fuck you and your fucking opinon!
Paul Wood i will give you a band to listen to. You will love me for me it :D The name of the band is "Kara Gunes". They do not have a baglama player in their group but the music is mostly traditional and they are street musicians with great skill and taste. Check them out on youtube and spotify. if you like them let me know and I will give you a few more bands.
thank you