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2 finger jig (Irish)
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Robyn.fnq
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Thanks Barry, that looks like fun.  A very simple tune (I hope) to play.

Leave it with me for a few weeks and I'll work on it.

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That was lovely, Barry. Thanks for sharing it.

 

I'd like to play some tunes like this, myself, but will have to transpose them to the viola/alto clef for my purposes. 

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Ask and thou shall receive:

Two Finger Jig for Viola

exactly

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LOL that tune looks (sounds) like a waltz duncecap I like it! dancing Thanks, Barry! Was that Cremona too? =)

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Ask and thou shall receive:

Two Finger Jig for Viola

exactly

Thanks, FM!

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Barry said:

......yep, that was the Cremona. Cant wait to hear it when I put some "real" strings on it

Which strings are you putting on it Barry? Have you tried the Daddario Helicore?

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Cool, should be interesting to hear the difference. These strings are far superior to any other steel core strings that I know of. I think it's because of the multi steel strands rather than one solid steel core. I tried them a while back but felt that the medium tension was to light. I may have to try the heavy tension Helicores next time. Which tension are you using?

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I'm look forward to trying them.

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Just got finished playing this about a hundred times. Lots of fun!
On the viola, however, it's more of a 3-finger jig.

Where can I find the guitar backing track?

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Well, as written in the viola piece above, it's played on the C and G strings, an octave below the fiddle part. I'm mostly playing with fingers 1, 2 & 4.

It does indeed become a two-finger piece when I take it up an octave and play on the D and A strings, though.

If I didn't have a house full of kids freshly-arrived home from school (read: wound up like monkeys on acid and twice as noisy), I'd break out the camera to show you what I'm doing. Perhaps sometime this weekend...

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HeadCheese said:

........It does indeed become a two-finger piece when I take it up an octave and play on the D and A strings, though......

Sorry, that was my fault. I have it on Finale so I'll transpose down up an octave when I get the chance.

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No worries, FM. I like playing it both ways. I wouldn't replace the lower-octave version, though. Keep it as a companion piece.

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