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Naseer Schamma

amine - 11-8-2008 at 06:44 AM

Hello every one,
I'm a young aoud player from tunisia, and i'm fasinated by Naseer Schamma. So i would like to know if some one have some notes or tablature ( partitions en français)???
I would be very happy if you can reply me.
Thanck you
Amine Othmane

suz_i_dil - 11-8-2008 at 10:07 AM

As far as I know, there is not so much transcription for Naseer Shamma pieces.
I would recommend you to use the help of a slow downer music program such as " transcribe" to work by the ear on his pieces.
His tuning is bass Fa Do Re Sol Do Fa treble. Sometimes one tone higher.
But anyway, here is one I have called Hilal es Saba.

suz_i_dil - 11-8-2008 at 10:08 AM

second part of the score.

Owain-Hawk - 11-8-2008 at 12:11 PM

Wow, thanks suz_i_dil! From all the Naseer Shamma peices I know, I think I want to learn Hilal Saba the most! I'll play it with Arabic tuning though, and by the way Anime, be careful tuning to such a high note like Naseer Shamma, if your Oud isn't designed for it, it could damage the face or bridge. Ask someone who knows more or your Oud maker.

suz_i_dil - 11-8-2008 at 01:04 PM

Yes, you're right Owain-Hawk, and I sould have said that to Amine.
You should use a custom set of strings for this tuning, with a tension adapted to your oud.
I am actually using a set of strings made by Mathias Wagner, but I would never use it on a fix bridge oud. If I wished so I would ask him lower string tension.

amine - 11-15-2008 at 10:21 AM

thank you very much for your helps.
I'll try to play hyle as saba, but I can't change my tuning now because I have orther workers where i need the classic arabic tuning do, sol/fa, ré, sol, do.