Up in the Air, Part 1

from: 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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Up in the Air

Up in the Air, Part 1

Up in the Air, Part 2

Up in the Air, Part 3: Melody Play-Along Track

Up in the Air, Part 4: Rhythm Play-Along Track

Up in the Air, Part 1

Fiddler Kevin Burke and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill composed “Up in the Air” for their seminal 1982 Portland album. It’s the final tune in a great three-jig medley, and it has since become a favorite in the traditional Irish tune canon. The tune is in the key of B minor, with the second part starting in the relative major key of D. You’ll play most of it in second position. Flynn teaches the A part of the tune in this video.

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