Author: Wassim Njeim

Oud player and Oud teacher based in Montreal. Author of the Arabic Musical Scores book.
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Arabic Musical Scores book is now on sale!

The Arabic Musical Scores e-Book is now on Sale for only $6.97 instead of $40! Grab it before the sale ends!

Arabic Musical Scores e-Book

Faultless Sheet Music of 50 popular Arabic Songs in one Book!
– Including 7 lists of more than 34 Arabic Maqam (Arabic music modes)

– Sheet music of songs by many famous Arab composers: Farid El Atrache, M. Abdel Wahab, Rahbani Brothers, Wadih Al-Safi, Sayid Darweesh, Karem Mahmood, Sayid Makkawy, Zakariya Ahmad, Ziad Rahbani and more (+ Folk songs, Muwashahat Andalusiya, Qudood Halabiya)…
– The musical scores are arranged and placed in seven different chapters, each featuring one of the seven main maqamat (Arabic modes), the maqamat that derive from it, and its related songs.

Arabic Musical Scores e-Book – Arabic Sheet Music Book
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Sheet music of Taa Ninsa by the late Melhem Barakat

Sheet music of Taa Ninsa by the late Melhem Barakat has been added to our sheet music collection.

Four pages of meticulously written sheet music of this gem by Melhem Barakat.  The sheet music file also includes the lyrics in English lettering under the notation as well as the original Arabic lyrics at the end of the file.

Taa Ninsa – تعا ننسى – Melhem Barakat
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Recent updates on website: New sheet music files

We’ve recently updated our sheet music catalog with several new sheet music files.  Some of the files are the following:

We’ll keep uploading sheet music of traditional and academic pieces such as Samaii, Bashraf and Longa.  Stay tuned!

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Oud exercise on Maqam Bayati – تمرين عود على مقام البياتي – Leçon de Oud

Oud exercise on Maqam Bayati - تمرين عود على مقام البياتي - Leçon de Oud

Oud exercise on Maqam Bayati – تمرين عود على مقام البياتي
Transcribed from George Farah’s Oud method book and performed on Oud by Wassim Njeim.

Tempo = 82bpm
Tuning used on Oud: CFADGC
Fingering and risha directions are shown in the video.

It’s very important for beginners to stick to the risha directions shown in these exercises.

Visit Wassim’s Youtube channel for more Oud tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8U9PYlzLahNJQZ3PwnPEQ  or the website at https://wassim.net

Oud exercise on Maqam Bayati - تمرين عود على مقام البياتي - Leçon de Oud

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Oud exercise on Maqam Nahawand – تمرين عود على مقام نهوند

This is another Oud exercise, this time on Maqam Nahawand (C Minor). It is taken from George Farah’s first book on Oud.

Transcribed and performed on Oud by Wassim Njeim

Tempo: 86bpm

Upstrokes and Downstrokes shown, as well as the fingering numbers on the neck.

This exercise, like the previous one, can be played on almost any musical instrument.

The video includes the sheet music scrolling at the bottom of the screen but you may also view the full sheet music of the exercise at the bottom of this page.

 

Oud exercise on Maqam Nahawand - تمرين عود على مقام نهوند

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تمرين عود على مقام عجم عشيران – Oud Exercise on Maqam Ajam Ushayran

Here’s an Oud exercise on Maqam Ajam Ushayran which is more or less equivalent to B flat Major (It can also be pronounced Ajam Asheeran).  It is transcribed from George Farah’s first book on Oud which used to be the academic method that was followed in the National conservatory in Lebanon back in the 80’s and early 90’s.

This is an exercise that can be played on almost any musical instrument.

The video includes the sheet music scrolling at the bottom of the screen but you may also view the full sheet music of the exercise at the bottom of this page.

Oud exercise on Ajam Ushayran

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Updates: New layout to the website and new sheet music files

As you may have already noticed, we have recently updated the website with a new layout and a friendly design.  We hope you like it!

 

We have also added new sheet music files for Fairouz as well as a bundle of 4 songs together at a lower price in our Sheet Music shop page: Buy Sheet Music

The bundle includes 4 songs of Fairouz:

Ana La Habibi – Fairouz – أنا لحبيبي: High quality sheet music transcribed on Kurd B/Si. You also get a second file transposed on Kurd D/Re. This is a very carefully written notation.  You also get the lyrics in Arabic as well as the transliteration in English. (2 files)

Nattarouna Ktir – Fairouz – نطرونا كتير: Sheet music of Nattarouna Ktir of Fairouz, composed by Ziad Rahbani and written by Rahbani Brothers. This is a very carefully written sheet music that also includes the lyrics in Arabic as well as the transliteration in English.

Akher Iyyam el-Sayfiyi آخر إيام الصيفية: Transcribed on Nahawand C.  You also get a second file transcribed on B minor. High quality transcription with lyrics in both Arabic and English transliteration (2 files)

Nassam Alayna El-Hawa نسم علينا الهوا: Transcribed on Kurd A.  High quality transcription with lyrics in both Arabic and English transliteration

 

We have also added a new song for Abdel Halim Hafez.  Please check our Sheet Music shop page for new updates: Buy Sheet Music

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How to play Zorooni Kulli Sana Marra of Sayyid Darwish on Oud – كيف تعزف زوروني كل سنة مرّة على العود

This time we’re posting a video tutorial on how to play the famous song Zorooni Kulli Sana Marra on the Oud instrument. Please keep in mind that this is a simplified version of the song that is meant as a tutorial for inverted Risha technique (Risha Maqlouba) on Oud. It also includes the sheet music of the song itself.

The scale is B flat Major or Maqam Ajam Asheeran in Arabic music.
Music by Sayyid Darwish
Tutorial performed on Oud by Wassim Njeim

.هذا تمرين مبسّط للمبتدئين. تمرين للريشة المقلوبة على آلة العود