This article is all about taking a simple melodic passage and doubling up the notes played to spice it up. If you haven’t seen Doubling Up Part 1, check out it below.
Now I’m going to show you a simple level above what is shown in Part 1. This is Doubling Up Part 2. What you’re going to learn is one of the hallmarks of good Oudmanship. It is truly a great Oud technique.
Check it out below!
Doubling Up Part 2 – Oud Technique
difficulty: intermediate
What?
We are taking a simple string of notes, and adding extra notes in between those notes to spice up the passage. In musical notation it would look like this:
Take note to compare Doubling Up Part 1 to Doubling up Part 2.
Why?
It is a great way of highlighting the Oud in ways that sound great for the instrument. The Oud is all about melody, and this Oud technique adds rhythmical gusto to something very simple.
How?
Add a note above your starting note, and for every note in the passage.
What’s Next?
I’m preparing to start featuring excerpts from well-known traditional instrumental pieces for the Oud for Guitarists Techniques Series so that you can learn how to put these techniques into action. So if you would like to be the first to see these free oud lessons, sign up to our newsletter below!
Hi, what tune you are ussing in yours videos, like this?
I generally use Arabic tuning CFADgc low to high strings.