Chords for How does the hurdy gurdy work? How is it built?
Tempo:
96.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] Today we start a new series where you and I will learn about the Hairdy Girdy basics.
It features maintenance, playing techniques [F] and we will figure out the solutions for the troubles that [C] you will encounter along the way.
[F]
[C] In case you're here for the first time, my name is Michalina Malisz.
I am a musician.
I play the Hairdy Girdy for five years now and for the last three years
I have been touring the world with a metal band called Elveity.
Here on YouTube I post my covers.
I also have another series called Hairdy Girdy TV where I do more advanced tutorials and
interviews with my fellow [Am] Hairdy Girdy players.
And last but not least I run a Hairdy Girdy store and
workshop together with my fiancé.
Let's start with [C] the video then.
The Hairdy Girdy is a bowed string instrument.
To imagine it as a violin combined with the piano would be a good hint,
but we have to underline one quite important thing.
Instead of [D] a separate bow,
the Hairdy Girdy has a [C] wheel.
Hairdy Girdy is a complex instrument and it has plenty [Am] of parts and
[C] because of that the most important rule in building the Hairdy Girdy and also playing it [F] is balance.
We want to have all the [C] parts working well together.
Let's take a closer look at how it's built.
We are starting from the head.
Here's where the melody strings are hooked on the tuning pegs.
You can tune the strings by turning the pegs around.
Loosening the strings makes the pitch lower.
Tightening the strings makes the pitch higher.
The next thing is the tangent box with the keyboard.
Tangents are fixed on the keys.
When you press a key the tangent hits the string and shortens it,
which results in changing the note that the string is playing.
There are also nuts so you can adjust the scale length.
Scale length is the distance from here to here and it is the maximum vibrating length of the string to produce sound.
The nut is a very important part for tuning and tuning is a huge topic on its own,
so I will do a separate video about this.
Then we have the little string grips where you keep the melody strings that you don't use and
here's the wheel and the bridge.
Now, here is the heart of the Hairdy Girdy.
The wheel is your bow.
Between the string and the wheel you need to have friction.
So on this little part where the wheel touches the string you wrap the cotton around the string and then you rosin the wheel.
You can either use liquid rosin or rosin in stone.
Bridge, the main fulcrum of the melody strings, is here.
On the bridge you can regulate how much [D] the string is pressing [C] on the wheel while it's being played.
There are three options.
One, [Am] you can have a plain and simple bridge [C] with no regulation.
Then if you wish to change the pressure of the melody string,
you get [G] familiar with these little [C] pieces of paper that you place over here.
Loosen the string,
put the paper in place and tighten the string again.
Two,
regulation of the whole bridge.
Here are two screws that you can move up and down.
Up is less pressure,
down is more pressure.
Then you have to balance them out to achieve preferable sound.
Sometimes it's challenging because by moving one screw you are affecting the whole construction,
but if you are careful you got it.
Three,
separate regulation for every string.
You can adjust the bridge for every single string separately without affecting other strings.
When the screw goes in there is less pressure, when the screw goes out there is more pressure.
Here's a tailpiece.
It holds the strings on the crank side,
so they are tense.
The crank is usually made out of metal with a wooden handle.
You use it to turn the wheel.
Besides the melody strings, the Herdy Gerdy also has drum strings, trumpet strings and
sympathetic strings.
Drone is a low constant sound which you can use as a
harmonical basis for your melody.
Trumpet string is the rhythm string and it sounds like this.
It is a gut or nylon string sitting on a buzzing bridge.
It's a
relatively loose part and it vibrates a lot, which results in this buzzing sound.
Then to extract the short crispy buzz
you apply small finger movements to push and pull the handle of the crank.
The following movement of the wheel pushes the bridge up, but the trumpet string is [F] really tight, so its tension pulls it [Cm] down again.
[C] Trumpet and drone strings can have [A] capos.
They are a tool with which you can shorten [B] the string quickly to make the note higher.
Usually by one whole [F] tone.
Melody strings [Am] can also have capos, but right now
I [C] don't have any Gerdy that would have these to show you.
It is also possible to have sympathetic strings on your Herdy Gerdy.
Their tuning corresponds with the tuning of the rest of the strings.
They are not touching the wheel directly,
but when you play they vibrate along and they make your sound fuller.
And this is roughly how the Herdy Gerdy works.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
If you have any questions or ideas for future topics,
please write me a comment or a [F] message on Facebook or Instagram or send me [C] an email.
I would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in following Herdy Gerdy Basics,
please feel free to subscribe to my channel.
And we see each other next time.
It features maintenance, playing techniques [F] and we will figure out the solutions for the troubles that [C] you will encounter along the way.
[F]
[C] In case you're here for the first time, my name is Michalina Malisz.
I am a musician.
I play the Hairdy Girdy for five years now and for the last three years
I have been touring the world with a metal band called Elveity.
Here on YouTube I post my covers.
I also have another series called Hairdy Girdy TV where I do more advanced tutorials and
interviews with my fellow [Am] Hairdy Girdy players.
And last but not least I run a Hairdy Girdy store and
workshop together with my fiancé.
Let's start with [C] the video then.
The Hairdy Girdy is a bowed string instrument.
To imagine it as a violin combined with the piano would be a good hint,
but we have to underline one quite important thing.
Instead of [D] a separate bow,
the Hairdy Girdy has a [C] wheel.
Hairdy Girdy is a complex instrument and it has plenty [Am] of parts and
[C] because of that the most important rule in building the Hairdy Girdy and also playing it [F] is balance.
We want to have all the [C] parts working well together.
Let's take a closer look at how it's built.
We are starting from the head.
Here's where the melody strings are hooked on the tuning pegs.
You can tune the strings by turning the pegs around.
Loosening the strings makes the pitch lower.
Tightening the strings makes the pitch higher.
The next thing is the tangent box with the keyboard.
Tangents are fixed on the keys.
When you press a key the tangent hits the string and shortens it,
which results in changing the note that the string is playing.
There are also nuts so you can adjust the scale length.
Scale length is the distance from here to here and it is the maximum vibrating length of the string to produce sound.
The nut is a very important part for tuning and tuning is a huge topic on its own,
so I will do a separate video about this.
Then we have the little string grips where you keep the melody strings that you don't use and
here's the wheel and the bridge.
Now, here is the heart of the Hairdy Girdy.
The wheel is your bow.
Between the string and the wheel you need to have friction.
So on this little part where the wheel touches the string you wrap the cotton around the string and then you rosin the wheel.
You can either use liquid rosin or rosin in stone.
Bridge, the main fulcrum of the melody strings, is here.
On the bridge you can regulate how much [D] the string is pressing [C] on the wheel while it's being played.
There are three options.
One, [Am] you can have a plain and simple bridge [C] with no regulation.
Then if you wish to change the pressure of the melody string,
you get [G] familiar with these little [C] pieces of paper that you place over here.
Loosen the string,
put the paper in place and tighten the string again.
Two,
regulation of the whole bridge.
Here are two screws that you can move up and down.
Up is less pressure,
down is more pressure.
Then you have to balance them out to achieve preferable sound.
Sometimes it's challenging because by moving one screw you are affecting the whole construction,
but if you are careful you got it.
Three,
separate regulation for every string.
You can adjust the bridge for every single string separately without affecting other strings.
When the screw goes in there is less pressure, when the screw goes out there is more pressure.
Here's a tailpiece.
It holds the strings on the crank side,
so they are tense.
The crank is usually made out of metal with a wooden handle.
You use it to turn the wheel.
Besides the melody strings, the Herdy Gerdy also has drum strings, trumpet strings and
sympathetic strings.
Drone is a low constant sound which you can use as a
harmonical basis for your melody.
Trumpet string is the rhythm string and it sounds like this.
It is a gut or nylon string sitting on a buzzing bridge.
It's a
relatively loose part and it vibrates a lot, which results in this buzzing sound.
Then to extract the short crispy buzz
you apply small finger movements to push and pull the handle of the crank.
The following movement of the wheel pushes the bridge up, but the trumpet string is [F] really tight, so its tension pulls it [Cm] down again.
[C] Trumpet and drone strings can have [A] capos.
They are a tool with which you can shorten [B] the string quickly to make the note higher.
Usually by one whole [F] tone.
Melody strings [Am] can also have capos, but right now
I [C] don't have any Gerdy that would have these to show you.
It is also possible to have sympathetic strings on your Herdy Gerdy.
Their tuning corresponds with the tuning of the rest of the strings.
They are not touching the wheel directly,
but when you play they vibrate along and they make your sound fuller.
And this is roughly how the Herdy Gerdy works.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
If you have any questions or ideas for future topics,
please write me a comment or a [F] message on Facebook or Instagram or send me [C] an email.
I would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in following Herdy Gerdy Basics,
please feel free to subscribe to my channel.
And we see each other next time.
Key:
C
F
Am
D
G
C
F
Am
[C] Today we start a new series where you and I will learn about the Hairdy Girdy basics.
It features maintenance, playing techniques [F] and we will figure out the solutions for the troubles that [C] you will encounter along the way.
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] In case you're here for the first time, my name is Michalina Malisz.
I am a musician.
I play the Hairdy Girdy for five years now and for the last three years
I have been touring the world with a metal band called Elveity.
Here on YouTube I post my covers.
I also have another series called Hairdy Girdy TV where I do more advanced tutorials and
interviews with my fellow [Am] Hairdy Girdy players.
And last but not least I run a Hairdy Girdy store and
workshop together with my fiancé.
Let's start with [C] the video then.
The Hairdy Girdy is a bowed string instrument.
To imagine it as a violin combined with the piano would be a good hint,
but we have to underline one quite important thing.
Instead of [D] a separate bow,
the Hairdy Girdy has a [C] wheel.
Hairdy Girdy is a complex instrument and it has plenty [Am] of parts and
[C] because of that the most important rule in building the Hairdy Girdy and also playing it [F] is balance.
We want to have all the [C] parts working well together.
Let's take a closer look at how it's built.
We are starting from the head.
Here's where the melody strings are hooked on the tuning pegs.
You can tune the strings by turning the pegs around.
Loosening the strings makes the pitch lower.
Tightening the strings makes the pitch higher.
The next thing is the tangent box with the keyboard.
Tangents are fixed on the keys.
When you press a key the tangent hits the string and shortens it,
which results in changing the note that the string is playing.
There are also nuts so you can adjust the scale length.
Scale length is the distance from here to here and it is the maximum vibrating length of the string to produce sound.
The nut is a very important part for tuning and tuning is a huge topic on its own,
so I will do a separate video about this.
Then we have the little string grips where you keep the melody strings that you don't use and
here's the wheel and the bridge.
Now, here is the heart of the Hairdy Girdy.
The wheel is your bow.
Between the string and the wheel you need to have friction.
So on this little part where the wheel touches the string you wrap the cotton around the string and then you rosin the wheel.
You can either use liquid rosin or rosin in stone.
Bridge, the main fulcrum of the melody strings, is here.
On the bridge you can regulate how much [D] the string is pressing [C] on the wheel while it's being played.
There are three options.
One, [Am] you can have a plain and simple bridge [C] with no regulation.
Then if you wish to change the pressure of the melody string,
you get [G] familiar with these little [C] pieces of paper that you place over here.
Loosen the string,
put the paper in place and tighten the string again.
Two,
regulation of the whole bridge.
Here are two screws that you can move up and down.
Up is less pressure,
down is more pressure.
Then you have to balance them out to achieve preferable sound.
Sometimes it's challenging because by moving one screw you are affecting the whole construction,
but if you are careful you got it.
Three,
separate regulation for every string.
You can adjust the bridge for every single string separately without affecting other strings.
When the screw goes in there is less pressure, when the screw goes out there is more pressure.
Here's a tailpiece.
It holds the strings on the crank side,
so they are tense.
The crank is usually made out of metal with a wooden handle.
You use it to turn the wheel.
Besides the melody strings, the Herdy Gerdy also has drum strings, trumpet strings and
sympathetic strings.
Drone is a low constant sound which you can use as a
harmonical basis for your melody.
Trumpet string is the rhythm string and it sounds like this.
_ _ It is a gut or nylon string sitting on a buzzing bridge.
It's a
relatively loose part and it vibrates a lot, which results in this buzzing sound.
Then to extract the short crispy buzz
you apply small finger movements to push and pull the handle of the crank.
The following movement of the wheel pushes the bridge up, but the trumpet string is [F] really tight, so its tension pulls it [Cm] down again.
[C] Trumpet and drone strings can have [A] capos.
They are a tool with which you can shorten [B] the string quickly to make the note higher.
Usually by one whole [F] tone.
Melody strings [Am] can also have capos, but right now
I [C] don't have any Gerdy that would have these to show you.
It is also possible to have sympathetic strings on your Herdy Gerdy.
Their tuning corresponds with the tuning of the rest of the strings.
They are not touching the wheel directly,
but when you play they vibrate along and they make your sound fuller.
And this is roughly how the Herdy Gerdy works.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
If you have any questions or ideas for future topics,
please write me a comment or a [F] message on Facebook or Instagram or send me [C] an email.
I would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in following Herdy Gerdy Basics,
please feel free to subscribe to my channel.
And we see each other next time.
It features maintenance, playing techniques [F] and we will figure out the solutions for the troubles that [C] you will encounter along the way.
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] In case you're here for the first time, my name is Michalina Malisz.
I am a musician.
I play the Hairdy Girdy for five years now and for the last three years
I have been touring the world with a metal band called Elveity.
Here on YouTube I post my covers.
I also have another series called Hairdy Girdy TV where I do more advanced tutorials and
interviews with my fellow [Am] Hairdy Girdy players.
And last but not least I run a Hairdy Girdy store and
workshop together with my fiancé.
Let's start with [C] the video then.
The Hairdy Girdy is a bowed string instrument.
To imagine it as a violin combined with the piano would be a good hint,
but we have to underline one quite important thing.
Instead of [D] a separate bow,
the Hairdy Girdy has a [C] wheel.
Hairdy Girdy is a complex instrument and it has plenty [Am] of parts and
[C] because of that the most important rule in building the Hairdy Girdy and also playing it [F] is balance.
We want to have all the [C] parts working well together.
Let's take a closer look at how it's built.
We are starting from the head.
Here's where the melody strings are hooked on the tuning pegs.
You can tune the strings by turning the pegs around.
Loosening the strings makes the pitch lower.
Tightening the strings makes the pitch higher.
The next thing is the tangent box with the keyboard.
Tangents are fixed on the keys.
When you press a key the tangent hits the string and shortens it,
which results in changing the note that the string is playing.
There are also nuts so you can adjust the scale length.
Scale length is the distance from here to here and it is the maximum vibrating length of the string to produce sound.
The nut is a very important part for tuning and tuning is a huge topic on its own,
so I will do a separate video about this.
Then we have the little string grips where you keep the melody strings that you don't use and
here's the wheel and the bridge.
Now, here is the heart of the Hairdy Girdy.
The wheel is your bow.
Between the string and the wheel you need to have friction.
So on this little part where the wheel touches the string you wrap the cotton around the string and then you rosin the wheel.
You can either use liquid rosin or rosin in stone.
Bridge, the main fulcrum of the melody strings, is here.
On the bridge you can regulate how much [D] the string is pressing [C] on the wheel while it's being played.
There are three options.
One, [Am] you can have a plain and simple bridge [C] with no regulation.
Then if you wish to change the pressure of the melody string,
you get [G] familiar with these little [C] pieces of paper that you place over here.
Loosen the string,
put the paper in place and tighten the string again.
Two,
regulation of the whole bridge.
Here are two screws that you can move up and down.
Up is less pressure,
down is more pressure.
Then you have to balance them out to achieve preferable sound.
Sometimes it's challenging because by moving one screw you are affecting the whole construction,
but if you are careful you got it.
Three,
separate regulation for every string.
You can adjust the bridge for every single string separately without affecting other strings.
When the screw goes in there is less pressure, when the screw goes out there is more pressure.
Here's a tailpiece.
It holds the strings on the crank side,
so they are tense.
The crank is usually made out of metal with a wooden handle.
You use it to turn the wheel.
Besides the melody strings, the Herdy Gerdy also has drum strings, trumpet strings and
sympathetic strings.
Drone is a low constant sound which you can use as a
harmonical basis for your melody.
Trumpet string is the rhythm string and it sounds like this.
_ _ It is a gut or nylon string sitting on a buzzing bridge.
It's a
relatively loose part and it vibrates a lot, which results in this buzzing sound.
Then to extract the short crispy buzz
you apply small finger movements to push and pull the handle of the crank.
The following movement of the wheel pushes the bridge up, but the trumpet string is [F] really tight, so its tension pulls it [Cm] down again.
[C] Trumpet and drone strings can have [A] capos.
They are a tool with which you can shorten [B] the string quickly to make the note higher.
Usually by one whole [F] tone.
Melody strings [Am] can also have capos, but right now
I [C] don't have any Gerdy that would have these to show you.
It is also possible to have sympathetic strings on your Herdy Gerdy.
Their tuning corresponds with the tuning of the rest of the strings.
They are not touching the wheel directly,
but when you play they vibrate along and they make your sound fuller.
And this is roughly how the Herdy Gerdy works.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
If you have any questions or ideas for future topics,
please write me a comment or a [F] message on Facebook or Instagram or send me [C] an email.
I would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in following Herdy Gerdy Basics,
please feel free to subscribe to my channel.
And we see each other next time.