Tabla version of Game of Thrones theme song by this Mumbai artiste is awesome

He uses 10 tablas tuned to different notes to reproduce the desired effect of the famously haunting song.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: April 29, 2016 04:44 PM IST

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Deshmukh uses 10 tablas tuned to different notes to reproduce the desired effect of the famously haunting song. (Source: Karan Chitra Deshmukh/Youtube)

Mumbai-based percussionist Karan Chitra Deshmukh uploaded a brilliant cover of the Game of Thrones theme song, playing a very unlikely instrument — the tabla.

The artiste, who also dabbles in electronic fusion, uploaded a version of the Ramin Djawadi-composed GoT theme, on Youtube on April 23. Much to his surprise (if his Facebook post is anything to go by), the video went viral as the popular TV series premiered its sixth season.

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Deshmukh uses 10 tablas tuned to different notes to reproduce the desired effect of the famously haunting song.

This is one you need to hear (and see), to believe. (Plus, in case you haven’t seen the first episode of Season 6 yet, at least this is spoiler free!)

Watch the video here.