Chords for Mridangam Master
Tempo:
86.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
F
G
Dm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Fm]
[D] My name is Rohan Krishnamurti and I'm a fourth year student [Ab] at Kalamazoo College, double
[D] majoring in music and chemistry.
I've been a long time resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan and I've also been pursuing music,
one of my passions, quite rigorously for nearly the past ten years.
What I'll be performing today is a piece for the South Indian classical drum, known as
[Ab] the mrdangam.
The mrdangam is an ancient [D] instrument that has a history of nearly two thousand years
and of course it originated in southern India.
This is an interesting instrument because unlike many drums around the world, the mrdangam
is a pitched drum, meaning that it has a pitched or tonal element to it.
So on this right head we have the capability of performing pitches, [F] for example,
[D] and a
variety of non-tonal strokes as well.
So these are all produced using structured fingering techniques that require us to split
our hands and fingers into different formations to create different tonal and non-tonal sounds.
[N] So for example, on the tonal head we can play strokes [D] such as
[F]
[D]
And on the bass head we can play strokes such as
And a pitch [C] variation
[D] [N]
In addition to this, we can [D] play strokes simultaneously on the left and right heads together to produce
a completely different sound.
For example, plus gives us a [Dm] similarly
[G] The piece that I'll be playing [D] today, Feeling the Pulse, is equally pre-composed and improvised
and features virtually [Gm] all of the important fingering strokes and techniques [N] on the mrdangam.
So in this piece you'll hear the wide variety of tonal and non-tonal sounds that mrdangam
is capable of [Dm] producing.
[G] [Dm]
[C]
[F]
[A] [G] [D]
[F]
[G]
[D]
[Ebm]
[Fm]
[D] My name is Rohan Krishnamurti and I'm a fourth year student [Ab] at Kalamazoo College, double
[D] majoring in music and chemistry.
I've been a long time resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan and I've also been pursuing music,
one of my passions, quite rigorously for nearly the past ten years.
What I'll be performing today is a piece for the South Indian classical drum, known as
[Ab] the mrdangam.
The mrdangam is an ancient [D] instrument that has a history of nearly two thousand years
and of course it originated in southern India.
This is an interesting instrument because unlike many drums around the world, the mrdangam
is a pitched drum, meaning that it has a pitched or tonal element to it.
So on this right head we have the capability of performing pitches, [F] for example,
[D] and a
variety of non-tonal strokes as well.
So these are all produced using structured fingering techniques that require us to split
our hands and fingers into different formations to create different tonal and non-tonal sounds.
[N] So for example, on the tonal head we can play strokes [D] such as
[F]
[D]
And on the bass head we can play strokes such as
And a pitch [C] variation
[D] [N]
In addition to this, we can [D] play strokes simultaneously on the left and right heads together to produce
a completely different sound.
For example, plus gives us a [Dm] similarly
[G] The piece that I'll be playing [D] today, Feeling the Pulse, is equally pre-composed and improvised
and features virtually [Gm] all of the important fingering strokes and techniques [N] on the mrdangam.
So in this piece you'll hear the wide variety of tonal and non-tonal sounds that mrdangam
is capable of [Dm] producing.
[G] [Dm]
[C]
[F]
[A] [G] [D]
[F]
[G]
[D]
[Ebm]
Key:
D
F
G
Dm
Ab
D
F
G
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ My name is Rohan Krishnamurti and I'm a fourth year student [Ab] at Kalamazoo College, double
[D] majoring in music and chemistry.
I've been a long time resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan and I've also been pursuing music,
one of my passions, quite rigorously for nearly the past ten years.
_ What I'll be performing today is a piece for the South Indian classical drum, known as
[Ab] the mrdangam.
The mrdangam is an ancient [D] instrument that has a history of nearly two thousand years
and of course it originated in southern India.
This is an interesting instrument because unlike many drums around the world, the mrdangam
is a pitched drum, meaning that it has a pitched or tonal element to it.
So on this right head we have the capability of performing pitches, [F] for example, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] and a
variety of non-tonal strokes as well.
So these are all produced using structured fingering techniques that require us to split
our hands and fingers into different formations to create different tonal and non-tonal sounds.
[N] So for example, on the tonal head we can play strokes [D] such as_
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And on the bass head we can play strokes such _ as_
_ And a pitch _ _ [C] variation_
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ In addition to this, we can [D] play strokes simultaneously on the left and right heads together to produce
a completely different sound.
For example, _ plus gives us a _ _ [Dm] similarly_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ The _ _ _ piece that I'll be playing [D] today, Feeling the Pulse, is equally pre-composed and improvised
and features virtually [Gm] all of the important fingering strokes and techniques [N] on the mrdangam.
So in this piece you'll hear the wide variety of tonal and non-tonal sounds that mrdangam
is capable of [Dm] producing. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ My name is Rohan Krishnamurti and I'm a fourth year student [Ab] at Kalamazoo College, double
[D] majoring in music and chemistry.
I've been a long time resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan and I've also been pursuing music,
one of my passions, quite rigorously for nearly the past ten years.
_ What I'll be performing today is a piece for the South Indian classical drum, known as
[Ab] the mrdangam.
The mrdangam is an ancient [D] instrument that has a history of nearly two thousand years
and of course it originated in southern India.
This is an interesting instrument because unlike many drums around the world, the mrdangam
is a pitched drum, meaning that it has a pitched or tonal element to it.
So on this right head we have the capability of performing pitches, [F] for example, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] and a
variety of non-tonal strokes as well.
So these are all produced using structured fingering techniques that require us to split
our hands and fingers into different formations to create different tonal and non-tonal sounds.
[N] So for example, on the tonal head we can play strokes [D] such as_
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And on the bass head we can play strokes such _ as_
_ And a pitch _ _ [C] variation_
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ In addition to this, we can [D] play strokes simultaneously on the left and right heads together to produce
a completely different sound.
For example, _ plus gives us a _ _ [Dm] similarly_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ The _ _ _ piece that I'll be playing [D] today, Feeling the Pulse, is equally pre-composed and improvised
and features virtually [Gm] all of the important fingering strokes and techniques [N] on the mrdangam.
So in this piece you'll hear the wide variety of tonal and non-tonal sounds that mrdangam
is capable of [Dm] producing. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _