Harmony is generally absent from Arabic music but if you want to add some, begin by adding an adjacent open string to the note you are playing. See
if it works or not. Explore your oud. So much music is "hiding" inside. But to add harmony well first one must understand harmony. And unless one is
very skillful, and well versed in both western and Arabic music, adding harmony is unlikely to enhance Arabic melody. It *has* been done well and it's
been done badly also.
@Jody Stecher I think I misused the word harmony, what I meant was strumming/hitting the strings with a rhythm(percussion?). I see it being used a lot
in the arabic YouTube, it's often called "tarab risha".
I can show you an example on Doolab Nahawand. At 2:01 when she start to play it, she hits the strings with a pattern which I am struggling to
understand
https://youtu.be/9juqtaCU9hw?t=121
When I play this piece it sounds very monophonic (not sure if the right word).
It's bit to difficult point out at somewhere my little musical knowledge. |