Thalassa by Greek Bouzouki Duet Instrumental

⚖️ Difficulty: Intermediate

A slow Greek bouzouki instrumental in 4/4. (12/8) time signature, featuring the D Major Natural and Hindu (Major/Minor) scales; ornamented with grace & normal hammer-ons, staccatos, mordents and glissandos.

The resource package includes:

- Bouzouki 1+2 Tabs (Duet Arrangement in Thirds)
- Lead Sheets 1+2 (Duet Arrangement in Thirds)
- Baglamas tabs (chords)
- Backing Track (.wav)
- Full Track (.wav)
- Midi files (from notation)

All tabs and notations include chord names. The lead sheets are orchestrated for general use (piano, violin), with the specific bouzouki ornaments removed. The baglamas plays the chords throughout the tune

About the song
Thalassa (Θάλασσα, meaning Sea in Greek) is a mellow, soothing Greek Bouzouki instrumental in a slow 'sirtaki' rhythm, with a 4/4. time signature; this time signature is mathematically equal with 12/8, but the emphasis is on the 4 main beats, especially on the bass and rhythm guitar accompaniment.

Scales
The A+B parts are in D Major Natural. The C-part jumps into a scale which I learned as Major/Minor (1 2 3 4 5 6b 7 8). I call it a Mediterranean scale for its warmth, but I am probably wrong to do so:-)

Ornaments
There are a number of ornaments in this tune: besides the usual Balkan 'grace hammer-ons' and staccatos, there a few tremolo notes, mordents, normal hammer-ons, mordents and grace note slides.

Tracklist

1.	Thalassa (full)	2:04

Credits

released October 6, 2025

Composed and recorded by Viktor Mastoridis in 2003. All rights reserved. This material is provided for educational use and may be distributed solely for instructional purposes. Any other use requires permission from the composer.

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