Sitarpedia

Learn the sitar, one note at a time.

India's classical string instrument, whose strings ring along with every note you play. Begin with the one below — Sitarpedia takes you on from there.

First steps

  1. Pluck the sitarPlay freely, or tap Show me how for a three-note tune.
  2. Play it with a beatFive minutes over a drum, one short phrase at a time.
  3. Learn what you just playedThree short tunes, and what two of them have in common.