The Kerry Polka, Part 1: Major Scales

from: Beginning Celtic Fiddle with Emerald Rae

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Learn to play the fiddle from scratch using traditional Scottish and Irish melodies. With essential techniques for both hands.

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The Kerry Polka

Emerald walks you through the melody and bowing of the first (A) part of “The Kerry Polka” in this video.

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The Kerry Polka

The Kerry Polka, Part 1: Major Scales

The Kerry Polka, Part 2: A Part Melody

The Kerry Polka, Part 3: B Part Melody

The Kerry Polka, Part 4: Play-Along Track

The Kerry Polka, Part 1: Major Scales

You’ll learn your first Celtic tune (“The Kerry Polka”) and your first scales in this lesson. “The Kerry Polka” is in the key of D major, a common fiddle-tune key, so Emerald starts by showing you a D major scale (the notes you’ll use to play in the key of D) on the D and A strings and how you can use the same fingering on the bottom two strings (G and D) to play a G major scale and the same fingering on the top two strings (A and E) to play an A major scale.

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