Tanpura
Your Sa, always sounding. Start the drone, then sing against it until your voice locks into tune.
Runs until you stop it.Runs until you stop it. Space starts and stops.
Pa suits most ragas and is the usual choice.
Each string is a real tanpura pluck, tuned exactly to your Sa and played in turn.
Lock your voice to the drone
Start the drone above first, then pick a swara and sing against it.
Sa
Sing Sa on "aa" and keep it in the green for 3 seconds. 0 of 3 done.
Singing with a tanpura
The tanpura gives you a constant reference for Sa. Start the drone, listen for a few rounds, then sing a long, steady Sa until your voice blends into the strings and the wobble disappears. From there, try Pa and the upper Sa.
Choose a Sa that sits comfortably in the middle of your range. The strings are, in order: Pa of the lower octave, two Sa strings tuned a hair apart, and the low Sa (kharaj). The sound comes from real tanpura recordings shared freely by musicians (public domain), tuned to your Sa right in your browser. Want to check individual notes? Use the harmonium. To see your voice against every swara as you sing, use Sing with the drone above or the pitch trainer.