The Geese in the Bog, 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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The Geese in the Bog

The Geese in the Bog, Part 1

The Geese in the Bog, Part 2

The Geese in the Bog, Part 3: Melody Play-Along Track

The Geese in the Bog, Part 4: Rhythm Play-Along Track

The Geese in the Bog, Part 1

In this lesson Flynn introduces you to playing triplets with “The Geese in the Bog,” a jig in the keys of C and A minor. Flynn first learned “The Geese in the Bog” while teaching Comhaltas Ceoltoírí Eireann classes in Boston. Comhaltas is an organization devoted to the preservation of Irish traditional music. “The Geese in the Bog” is the first tune you’ll learn with picked triplets (“trebles”), so if you haven’t gone through the lesson on Picking Triplets, you should do that before you tackle this lesson. Flynn walks you through the A part of “The Geese in the Bog” in this video.

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