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The Flatpicker's Guide to Irish Music by Dan Miller and Tim May
The Flatpicker's Guide to Irish Music by Dan Miller and Tim May
 
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Tim May and Dan Miller's book and audio CD "The Flatpicker's Guide to Irish Music" (116 pages) introduces the flatpicking guitar player to ten common Irish tunes and the theory and technique of Irish rhythm. The first part of the book discusses the theory and technique of Irish guitar rhythm, to include right hand technique, chord substitutions, and bass movement within chords. In a typical Irish session, the lead instruments will all play the melody simultaneously and the rhythm guitar player will improvise the chord changes behind the melody. In the second part of the book each of the ten tunes presented include a study the melody of the tune, variations on the melody, standard chords for the tune, and chord substitution variations. The tunes presented cover 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, and 9/8 time signatures and a variety of typical embellishments that are common to Irish music. The concept of modes is also addressed as the tunes that are presented include tunes played in the Ionian, Aeolian, and Dorian modes. Additional rhythm ideas that include harmonized scale rhythm, Drop D rhythm, and DADGAD chords are also presented.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Irish Session
Irish Rhythm Guitar
Melody and Harmony: "Rickett's Hornpipe"
Diatonic Chords and Chord Progressions
Chord Movement and Chord Progressions
Chord Inversions, Chord Voicings, and Slash Chords
Circle of Fifths Substituions
Right Hand Rhythm Technique and Bass Line Movement
Experimenting with Chord Changes
Modes
Revisiting "Rickett;s Hornpipe"
Triplets
Irish Tunes:
1) Julia Delaney
2) Maid Behind the Bar
3) Old Grey Cat
4) Rickett's Hornpipe
5) Silver Spear
Harmonized Scale Rhythm
Drop D Rhythm
DADGAD Chords
6) Star of the County Down
7) Star of Munster
8) Swallow Tail Jig
9) The Butterfly
10) Killavil Reel
Irish Music For Flatpickers -Conclusion

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