Oud

The oud Arabic: عودcode: ar is deprecated is a pear-shaped, stringed instrument. It is similar to a modern western lute. It does not have frets. It is commonly used in Middle Eastern music and East African music.

Oud

String instrument
Classification	Necked bowl lutes String instruments
Related instruments
Balalaika Lute Mandolin Sitar

Oud Media

• Relief or architectural ornament with an oudh player, Iran, 11th-12th century, slip-painted earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC04641.JPG

  Iran, 11th or 12th century A.D. Earthenware statue of a musician playing a short-necked, lute-style instrument

• Aleppo-Music0Band.jpg

  Syrian musicians in Aleppo with an oud, c. 1915

• Oud open Strings.ogg

  The open strings played on an oud tuned in the American pattern "D2 G2 A2 D3 G3 C4"

Other websites

• NileCart Archived 2007-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Egyptian oud gallery.
• Oud Cafe, a website dedicated to Oud music
• Oso Varoun Ta Sidera at YouTube