Their use of the instrument came as a result of George Harrison's taking lessons on how to play it from Shankar and Shambhu Das. The sitar saw further use in popular music after the Beatles featured the sitar in their compositions 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' and 'Within You Without You'. Used widely throughout the Indian subcontinent, the sitar became known in the western world through the work of Ravi Shankar beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s after the Kinks' top 10 single 'See My Friends' featured a low tuned drone guitar which was widely mistaken to be the instrument. It derives its distinctive timbre and resonance from sympathetic strings, bridge design, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber. It subsequently underwent many changes, and the modern sitar evolved in 18th century India. It is believed to have been derived from the veena, an ancient Indian instrument, which was modified by a Mughal court musician to conform with the tastes of his Persian patrons and named after a Persian instrument called the setar (meaning 'three strings'). The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Indian classical music. * It is not intended to violate copyrighted material, which all belongs to its receptive owners.This Video Is Entertainment Purpuse Only.* *All rights are reserved to the song owners or licensed.*
