A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 1: Major Key Shapes

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Learn to accompany jigs and reels and other traditional Irish dance tunes in the style pioneered by Irish guitar greats Paul Brady, Mícheál Ó Dhomhnaill, and Dáithí Sproule and used at Irish seisiúns. With chord voicings, rhythm patterns, and practice tracks.

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THE JIG RHYTHM

Jigs are the other most commonly played dance form in Irish traditional music. The 6/8 jig rhythm is unique and has a specific strumming pattern and a particular feel. Beginning jig players often use an alternating picking pattern, but to get the right feel, it’s usually better to use a down-up-down, down-up-down pattern. Flynn demonstrates the pattern and gives you a couple of exercises to help you get used to the pattern.

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A DRONE CHORD SHAPES

A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 1: Major Key Shapes

A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 2: Octave Sequence Practice Tracks

A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 3: A Modal and A Minor

A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 4: “Health to the Ladies” Play-Along Track

A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 5: “High Reel” Play-Along Track

A Drone Chord Shapes, Part 1: Major Key Shapes

Flynn shows you a series of chord shapes you can use with a fifth-string (A) drone for tunes in A major, A modal, and A minor. You’ve learned some of these shapes in the lesson on “Fifth Position Chords.” Flynn shows you the three shapes you’ll use, and the three areas on the neck can use them to play the I–IV–V (A–D–E) in A.

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