Using a Capo, Part 1: Capo 2

from: Irish Backup Guitar with Flynn Cohen

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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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USING A CAPO

Using a Capo, Part 1: Capo 2

Using a Capo, Part 2: Capo 5

Using a Capo, Part 3: Capo 7

Using a Capo, Part 1: Capo 2

In this lesson, Flynn shows you how to play in different keys when in DADGAD tuning by using a capo. He starts with the capo at the second fret, explaining that, in this position, D chords sound as E chords, G chords sound as A chords, A chords sound as B chords, and C chords sound as D chords. One of the most common uses of the second-fret capo position is to play tunes in E minor. You can use the practice tracks for “The Drunken Landlady” and “Morrison’s Jig” to practice playing in E minor with the capo at the second fret.

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