The Southwest Wind, Part 3: Melody Play-Along Track

from: Irish Flatpicking Guitar with Flynn Cohen

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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Play-Along Track videos and audio downloads of Flynn playing the melodies so you can play along
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The Southwest Wind