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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
Other Word Forms
- sitarist noun
- ˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sitar1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sitar1
Example Sentences
“Good morning, sunshine!” chirps her mother in lo-fi, as a sitar shrugs along, giving the soul ballad a psychedelic touch.
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.
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