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sitar
[ si-tahr ]
noun
- a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
sitar
/ ˈsɪtɑː; sɪˈtɑː /
noun
- a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, having a long neck, a rounded body, and movable frets. The main strings, three to seven in number, overlie other sympathetic strings, the tuning depending on the raga being performed
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٲi noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sitar1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sitar1
Example Sentences
While in India he has also collaborated with sitar musician Megha Rawoot on a version of his hit song Shape of You.
He said he knew the famous theme tune had captured the essence of 007 after switching the main riff from a sitar to an electric guitar.
With echoey chords topped by electric sitar, the track is plush, slow and deeply, inconsolably despondent.
The album’s closing cut, “Rosa,” is a traditional merengue that Pabön turned into a psychedelic experiment with the addition of Indian sitar.
“It’s a lot of talking going on while I sing my song,” she observes in “Ameriican Requiem” over guitar strums and electric sitar, adding, “It’s a lot of chatter in here.”
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