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A research project in the Vietnamese folk arts heritage
Mekong NYC hosts a music class to teach students how to play the đàn tranh (Vietnamese zither). The class is infused with storytelling, especially Vietnamese folk tales and culture, community building through group playing and listening, and group theory, examining traditional Vietnamese and Cambodian songs and pop music.

Lesson: m02_Ly-Ngua-O-Nam_Tranh
for Vietnamese 16-string zither
by Teacher Phan Gia Anh-Thư & Teacher Ngô Thanh Nhàn
Dec 04, 2024 13:14:17
m02_Ly-Ngua-O-Nam
Tablature to Click and Print:
T H E   S T O R Y:
Lý Ngựa Ô Nam [Song of the Black Stallion] , folk song of south Vietnam. Lý is a folk song with a theme, special to the region south of Huế. This song describes a groom to be, preparing in minute details to decorate his black stallion to carry his bride to their new home.
Terms: Ngựa ô, black stallion; khớp, bit, harness; kiệu, palanquin; lục lạc, rattle, bell; búp sen, lotus brass , lá dặm, leaf blinkers; dây cuương, rein, cán roi, whip handle.

For đàn Tranh, the tuning raise all E's to F's, see the left label column of each tablature. The Knocking is with your thumb nail or index nail on the side of the wood base. There is one slightly bent note, from A4 to A♯4 at Phrase 10 and Phrase 12.
Lý ngựa Ô, reading by Lê Minh Quốc.


\nLý Ngựa Ô Namarranged by Hoa Sim • Folk Song of the Black StallionA VIETNAMESE FOLK MUSIC STUDY • Ngô Thanh Nhàn • Dec 04, 2024MusicXML source: — MuseScore 3.6.14–C4TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #Knock𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5KhớpconngựangựaTablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #19856564–C45–D46–F47–G4dinh.TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #Knock𝅃4𝅃47𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5Khớpconngựangựaô...TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #298565672–G33–A34–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C510–D511–F512–G513–A514–C615–D616–F617–G6ngựaôanhkhớp...anhkhớpcáikiệuvàngíiìía.TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #35627272749274956791011121314151617387687D42–G33–A34–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5AnhtrakhớpbạcTablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #427274956D42–G33–A34–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5lụclạcđồngđenTablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #556564927D42–G33–A34–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5Bôngsenládặm...TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #6272749564–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5DâycươnganhnhuộmthắmTablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #7776494–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C5cánroianhbịtđồngthoà...TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #89765644542–G33–A34–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C510–D511–F512–G513–A514–C615–D616–F617–G6LàđưaTablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #98910111213141516172751071261151049272751049274–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C510–D5anhđưanàngvềdinh.TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #10109896949492–G33–A34–C45–D46–F47–G48–A49–C510–D511–F512–G5LàđưaTablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #11=92751071261151049272751049276–F47–G48–A49–C510–D5anhđưanàngvềdinh.TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #12=1010989694–C4TablatureLý Ngựa Ô Nam • Part #P1 • Phrase #Knock𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4𝅃4 Circle of FifthsRange: C4 C5 A4 D4 F4 G4 G3 D5 E5 G5 A5 C6 D6 E6 G6 A3 F5 B♭4 \n\nA\nA\nA\n\nE\nE\n\n\n\n\n\n\nB♭\n\nF\nF\n\nC\nC\nC\n\nG\nG\nG\nG\n\nD\nD\nDPitch Classes: 0,1,2,3,4,10,11Circle of Chromatics\n\n\nE\nE\n\nF\nF\n\n\nG\nG\nG\nG\n\n\nA\nA\nA\n\nB♭\n\n\nC\nC\nC\n\n\nD\nD\nDPitch Classes: 0,9,2,5,7,4,10