THE MANDOCELLO-BOUZOUKI TUNING OF THE OUD
This tuning of the oud utlizes only the higher 5-courses and it is
C2C2-G2G2-D3D3-A3A3-D4D4
The lower 4-courses C2C2-G2G2-D3D3-A3A3 is mandocello while the higher 3-courses is a 3-courses bouzouki.
It can be conversely of course THE Bouzouki-mandocello or 4-5-5-5-5 (See post 171 )
or
C2C2-F2F2-C3C3-G3G3-D4D4
THE PANDURI-BOUZOUKI TUNING OF THE OUD
This tuning of the oud utlizes only the higher 5-courses and it is
B1B1-G2G2-D3D3-A3A3-D3D4
The lower 3-courses B1B1-G2G2-D3D3 is an open G major pandiuri tuning (inverted form of the chord) while the higher 3-courses is a 3-courses bouzouki.
Compared to the Bouzouki-Tambouras-Bouzouki tuning as in post 162, the mandocello-bouzouki tuning can play with the standard isocratic by intervals of 5 melodies (It is a technique similar to the finger picking but for 3 strings only )in more scales by the open strings.
The consecutive strings with in between intervals 5-5-5 allow also for 2-3 frets major-minor triads.
THE LATER TUNING ALLOWS TO PLAY IN MELODIES THE PARTS OF THE MELODIC THEMES OF INTERVALS OF 2 OR 3 HORIZONTALLY WHILE SΗIFT THE MELODIC THEME BY INTERVALS OF 4, 5 OR 8 VERTICALLY (FOR MELODIC THEMES MUTATIONS). IN TOTAL I FIND THIS TUNING VERY CONVENIENT FOR MELODIES IMPROVISATION.
