Turns out I love this type of music almost more than Sabbath.
I was curious as to the approach in chords and scales (the tunings are probably something exotic) so I emailed the main guy...
"Hi Geordie, and sorry for the late reply.
Well, I use some very special tunings on all the RADE tracks and it`s not just drop D. All strings are tuned way different to achieve this special sound. But yes, some tracks are mostly in d while tunes as The black tongues of Kali Maa and others are in c.
Actually, the vinyl version is already pressed, I think that Ván and Ajna will announce the release pretty soon!
All the best to you and thanks a lot for your interest, talk soon mate, malte
"So he let all three of them gather and commanded his judgement upon them: Nine curses and death." (Sefer ha-Bahir, § 141)"
I drop D tune to achieve a sitar-like drone and I can figure out those half-step flourishes but the chords elude me. You really have to tune each string a certain way (DADGAD?)
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Most Arabic music is based on a series of scales called "Maqams". Some will work easily on guitar while others will require some clever bending. Check out this site: http://www.maqamworld.com
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