RebetiChord News
News and stories from RebetiChord — the learning and practice platform for the trichordo bouzouki and the rebetiko tradition.
Hitzaz: The Road Everyone Recognizes
The hitzaz dromos explained: the augmented second that everyone recognizes, its maqam Hicaz ancestry, the two-major-chord harmony and how to practice it.
Rast: The Daylight Road
The rast dromos explained for bouzouki: its major-like shape, the directional seventh, its maqam ancestry, the chords it invites and how to practice it.
Buying Your First Bouzouki: What Matters and What Doesn't
Trichordo vs tetrachordo, real 2026 prices from Greek workshops, and the checklist that matters: action, neck, tuners, bowl seams. Honest first-buyer advice.
How to Read Bouzouki Tab: A Ten-Minute Guide
Bouzouki tablature explained: the three lines, fret numbers, hammer-ons, slides, tremolo marks and chord symbols, with free tabs and audio to practice on.
A Short History of Rembetiko: From Smyrna's Cafés to UNESCO
How rembetiko went from the hash dens of Piraeus to UNESCO heritage: Smyrna roots, the 1922 exchange, Vamvakaris, Tsitsanis and the revival. With sources.
Counting Rembetiko: Zeibekiko, Hasapiko and the Rhythms of Greek Music
How to count the zeibekiko 9 (2+2+2+3), hasapiko, tsifteteli, karsilamas and the 7/8 kalamatianos, explained with archival recordings and practice tips.
Feeling the Nine: How Rembetiko's Time Signatures Work, and How to Make Them Yours
Why zeibekiko's 9/8 is 2+2+2+3, how the grouping shapes melody and taximi, and how RebetiChord's free Rhythm Trainer moves the count from your head to your hands.
The Instruments of Rembetiko: Bouzouki, Baglamas and the Smyrna Orchestra
The Dromoi: How Greek Music Organizes Melody
