sufi - 5-30-2007 at 02:09 PM
hi,
i am a beginner cumbus player and i am making a south america tour with my new cumbus now. here is the only place for me to learn some tips and tricks
about this instrument.
i always watch videos on youtube to learn some more and it is very useful to discover the instrument, but i have a question. on some videos i see that
players are playing some chords on oud and i want to know how i can play these chords with cumbus to get a full sound of notas.
my tuning is from low to high EF#BEAD
THERE ARE PEOPLE USING THIS TUNING FOR OUD AND IF THEY CAN SHARE WITH EM THE POSITION OF THE HAND TO PLAY SOME CHORDS WITH CUMBUS.
thanks
sufi
MatthewW - 6-14-2007 at 03:48 AM
Hi Sufi- Depending on if you are familiar with stringed instruments like oud, guitar, mandolin, etc and how to do chords on them, or if you know
anything about how simple chords are made up, then I think you would be able to figure out how to come up with basic simple chords on your cumbus or
oud. Some oud methods have chord charts, such as the one by John Bilezikjian (link below), and by studying these chord charts and then with some
slight modifications of fingering you might be able to apply similiar chord shapes to your cumbus or oud in your preferred tuning- as they say-
"necessity is the mother of invention" good luck buddy!
http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Leonard-Method-John-Bilezikjian/dp/063407...
sufi - 6-14-2007 at 04:46 PM
thanks a lot man i am checking now.
i will be glad to hear to hear from you more
sufi - 6-14-2007 at 04:51 PM
but i have a problem, 
i am street musician and right now in argentina with my poor cumbus, impossible to get the book, if you have some papers please share them with me. i
will be happy to have an electronic method in my mail
okan_alt@yahoo.com
thanks
MatthewW - 6-15-2007 at 12:55 AM
Hey sufi - check your email, let me know if you got anything. Whatever tuning you use you can get some ideas from the chord charts. buena suerte!
sufi - 6-15-2007 at 07:40 AM
thanks matthew, simple and great information about what i am looking for.
mucho gracias 