Wow Meef!
Didn`t know you had a sitar. First lesson is to sit correctly, and that wire plectrum is torture for the first few months too!
The pentagonic scale (as in a lot of Irish and persian music) is really a fundemental, which is the basis for many rags. They diverse from each other in the note order alot, giving some very different moods and expressions along the way. One of my favourites in this scale is rag Mheg, and can be played in many different styles, the sitar as a lead instrument is very suitable for it.
Something I noticed generally about some sitar players is that they often try to play too many notes too quickly, thus loosing the real expression of the rag, like concentrating more on their technique (obviously important) than the feel of the music.
I have a book full of rags and scales, and will copy some off in the near future as pdf`s or jpegs for you.
Greetz.
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