Archive for the ‘Technique’ Category

Drop-D Guitar Backup - A Minor Walkup Pattern

Thursday, March 8th, 2007



For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Drop-D Guitar Backup - D Major Walkdown Pattern (high)

Thursday, March 8th, 2007



For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Drop-D Guitar Backup - D Major Walkdown Pattern (low)

Thursday, March 8th, 2007



For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Drop-D Guitar Backup - D Major Walkup Pattern

Thursday, March 8th, 2007



For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Whistle - The Boys of Malin (requested by Lauri)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007



Technique note: I’m using a cross fingered 2nd octave G# in the 2nd part:

(x=closed, o=open)

xxoxxo

so the second octave E, F#, G#, goes like this:

xxxxxo
xxxxoo
xxoxxo
xxoooo

This fingering works very well on the Burke Wide Bore Brass D, but is less stable on my Copeland high D.

Also, triple tonguing in 2nd part to simulate bowed triplets on fiddle.

Drop-D Guitar Backup - G Major Reels

Sunday, February 18th, 2007



This is a simple pattern for G Major reels that also works well capoed at 2 for A Major tunes.

For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Drop-D Guitar Backup - A Dorian Reels

Sunday, February 18th, 2007



This is a simple pattern for A Dorian reels.

For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Drop-D Guitar Backup - D Major Reels

Sunday, February 18th, 2007



This is a simple pattern for D Major reels that also works well capoed at 5 for G Major tunes.

For the chord shapes, please refer to my Drop-D chord chart at:
http://www.tradlessons.com/dropd.pdf

I also highly recommend the Drop-D Backup Guitar instructional DVD by John Doyle.

Whistle - Demonstration of long rolls on low E, F#, and G (requested by Stan)

Sunday, February 11th, 2007