Ramesh is a fantastic musician. He lives in Cologne and works there and around the world on various musical projects. You can learn a lot from him; I've certainly benefited from him. His knowledge of Indian rhythms has influenced me over many years of collaboration. He brings entirely new flavors to the music of my bands Terminal A and TA2. In this guest lesson, you'll learn the basic groupings of the Indian Konnakol language. You can then internalize them using two percussion breaks, which are also spoken.
What can you do with this on the guitar? It's rare for a Western guitarist to rhythmically play groups of 5, 7, or 9. I'll show you these three possibilities with catchy examples on the guitar, and you can then effectively implement them into your solos.
Level
Moderate
Lessons
14 Lessons | min
Lesson 1Introduction
Duration: min
Let me introduce you to the topics covered in the course "Entry_level-Konnakol".
Lesson 2Introducing Ramesh Shotham
Duration: min
Who the heck is Ramesh Shotham?
Lesson 3Basic Konnakol Figures
Duration: min
Here you'll learn the first vocabulary of the Konnakol language. Everything is explained using the 4/4 time signature. 2 = ta-ka, 3 = ta-ki-ta, 4 = ta-ka-di-mi, 5 = ta-ka-ta-ki-ta or ta-di-gi-na-tom, 6 = ta-ka-di-mi-ta-ka, 7 = ta-ki-ta-ta-ka-di-mi, 8 = ta-ka-di-mi-ta-ka-jo-nu, 9 = taa-dii-gii-naa-tom
Lesson 4The Advantage of the Indian Counting System
Duration: min
With this counting system, rhythmic groupings and shifts can be easily grasped. Are there any disadvantages? Of course not!
Lesson 5About Syllables
Duration: min
Speaking syllables instead of counting beats is more musical!
Lesson 6Percussion Break 1 - Explanation
Duration: min
Here you will learn a fairly simple composition by Ramesh in which you can use your first syllables.
Lesson 7Percussion Break 1 - Performance
Duration: min
Sing along!
Lesson 8Percussion Break 2 - Explanation and Performance
Duration: min
Here's another rhythmic composition by Ramesh, which is a bit more complex.
Lesson 9Groups of 5 on the Guitar
Duration: min
To keep things from getting too theoretical and abstract, let's get practical and learn groups of 5 on the guitar!
Lesson 10Groups of 5 - Performance
Duration: min
And this is what it sounds like over a 4/4 time signature.
Lesson 11Groups of 7 on the Guitar
Duration: min
Groups of 7 can also be easily transferred to the guitar using Indian syllables.
Lesson 12Groups of 7 - Performance
Duration: min
And this is what it sounds like over a 4/4 time signature.
Lesson 13Groups of 9 on the Guitar
Duration: min
Groups of 9 are notoriously difficult to count in Western music, which is why they almost never occur. While the Konnakol language doesn't make it child's play, it's definitely easier!
Lesson 14Groups of 9 - Performance
Duration: min
And this is what it sounds like over a 4/4 time signature.
