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The yatug (Mongolian: ''yatug-a'', Khalkha dialect: ятга ''yatga''; ; Chinese: 雅托葛) is a traditional Mongolian plucked zither, related to the Chinese ''guzheng''. Yatga may vary widely in size, tuning, and number of bridges and strings; The body is a long wooden box, one end of which is angled downward. The performer plucks the strings with the fingernails of the right hand; the left hand is used to put pressure on the strings, varying the note. The left hand can also be used to play the bass strings without plectrums (picks). Depending on style the higher strings are picked by fingers or by picks. Similar instruments include the Korean gayageum, the Vietnamese Dan Tranh, the Japanese koto,〔(Description from the Silk Road Ensemble ) 〕 and the Kazakh jetigen. The most common type of yatga in contemporary use is the twenty one-stringed version. This type of yatga is also called "Master Yatga." The length of a full-size instrument is 1.62m or 63 inches. Shorter versions are pitched higher. A 13-stringed version is called "Gariin Yatga" (Hand Yatga). The strings are made either from silk, horse hair or goose gut.〔(FeltNation -> About Mongolia -> Culture -> Music )〕 Usually the strings are tuned pentatonic. The most common tune is C D E G A (Do Re Mi So La) or different tunes. Most Asian music is based on the Fa major or Si Bemole major, other common tunes are the Es Major. == History == Historically, the twelve-stringed version was used at the royal court for symbolic reasons; the twelve strings corresponded to twelve levels of palace hierarchy.〔 The commoners had to play on a 10-stringed yatga. The usage of the 12 or more stringed version was reserved for the court and monasteries. The traditional Mongolian epic Janggar tells the story of a young princess who once played upon an 800-string yatga with 82 bridges; she is supposed to have only played on the seven lower bridges.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yatga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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