Tanpura Tuning and Playing Tutorial. I have used a 6 string Tanpuri. I have tried to cover tanpura tuning, fine tuning and basic playing-plucking techniques. Pitch A Raag Yaman Tanpura tuned to Pa Ni Sa' Sa' Sa' ,Sa In order to tune a real tanpura, we ought to be able to sing swaras in perfect Sur with a Sa Pa or Sa Ma drone. *Since I recorded the video with mobile front camera, it acted as a mirror. The video is laterally inverted, so it's a request to understand that I have played the tanpura