Free and Easy, Part 3: Melody Play-Along Track

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This lesson is part of the course Irish Flatpicking Guitar with Flynn Cohen.

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Learn to play traditional Irish dance tunes such as reels, jigs, and hornpipes on the guitar in the style of Paul Brady, John Doyle, Arty McGlynn, and others. With technique lessons on jig picking, triplets, and other techniques derived from traditional Irish tenor banjo playing.

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Tuamgraney Castle

The B part of “Tuamgraney Castle” starts with a slide up to third position. Flynn walks you through the second part of “Tuamgraney Castle” in this video.

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Detailed instruction on playing Irish dance tunes in a traditional style, with advice on ornamentation, picking, and phrasing
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High-quality video with multiple camera angles so you can see close-ups of both hands in action
Detailed notation and tablature for each lesson
Play-Along Track videos and audio downloads of Flynn playing the melodies so you can play along
Rhythm Play-Along Track videos and audio downloads of Flynn playing rhythm guitar in an Irish backup style

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Free and Easy

Free and Easy, Part 1

Free and Easy, Part 2

Free and Easy, Part 3: Melody Play-Along Track

Free and Easy, Part 4: Rhythm Play-Along Track

Free and Easy, Part 3: Melody Play-Along Track

Flynn plays through the complete melody in this video so you can play along.

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