Azalin Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Well, it's now my 6 months anniversary of relearning/readapting completely my technique on the anglo to use the left side G row as my primary row for B, D, E and sometimes A. Before that I would almost never use the left side G row beside the lower push D and F#... So 6 months ago I started going through all my tunes and relearning them with the 'correct; fingering. It's been working very, very well, doing some miracles on some tunes, adding some exciting phrasing (Phrasing *I* find exciting) but mostly making it *much* easier to play all tunes, sharing the work between the two sides and not having one fingers trying to do too much. The tunes are flowing much more, my rhythm is starting to be much more solid in the process. Anyhow, I used to be afraid of mainly Bm tunes. Since these tunes are using lot of B, C# and D, I used to try to do some magic on the right side, trying to play these three notes sometimes with one finger or two. I would practice the tune forever and still struggle everytime I'd start it on a new day... But today I tried with the new technique, going through two Bm tunes, and it's so, so much easier. After only a few minutes I had the tunes flowing like never before. I'm not sure if anyone went through the same process, but would not you agree that Bm is they key that gains the most when using the left side G row predominantly instead of almost not using it at all.... I think other keys are somewhat manageable, with Dm and C being actually easier on the C row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Barr Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 "CORRECT" fingering????? lol Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Well, I did put 'correct' in single quotes, I assume people will know what I mean. To me, you're fingering will be 'correct' when you're able to play tunes that are not choppy and flow nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 'Conquering' is a bit like managing to struggle up Everest. An occasional opportunity if it lets you do it! Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Well, thanks to some friends, seems I found the name of the Bm tune that gave me the hardest time with the old fingering. It's Sweeney's Buttermilk. Try to play this tune nicely without using the A, B or D (higher ones) on the left side G row and I'll call you a God or Goddess :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzeg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Well, thanks to some friends, seems I found the name of the Bm tune that gave me the hardest time with the old fingering. It's Sweeney's Buttermilk. Try to play this tune nicely without using the A, B or D (higher ones) on the left side G row and I'll call you a God or Goddess :-) azalin,I have found this thread useful,thanks I've been playing a set from the first Patrick Street recording called The Shores Of Lough Gowna/Contentment Is Wealth/Have A Drink With Me. These all seem to work really well with the LH G row notes. I think the B part of The Shores of Lough Gowna ends up being all on the G row, which is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_boveri Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Well, thanks to some friends, seems I found the name of the Bm tune that gave me the hardest time with the old fingering. It's Sweeney's Buttermilk. Try to play this tune nicely without using the A, B or D (higher ones) on the left side G row and I'll call you a God or Goddess :-) does it match this? http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/556 if not, could you post your abc? if you are offering to call someone a god, i think you should put forth your version so we can contend for the position. i'm sure i *could do it. do we have to offer recordings? *disclaimer: that does not mean necessarily that it is how i would do it if i was not vying for god status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 I think my version is pretty close to Kevin Burke's one, or at least based on it. Since I'm not really good with theory and ABC I couldnt say if thesession.org's version is similar. I will send you a clip I received this week, it's Kevin Burke playing the tune. But it's going to be a tough one if you are vying for "god" position as it's a very subjective matter. When you call "smooth" and "good phrasing" might not be smooth to my ears :-) I'd be curious though to find out what your version might sound like without using the three first buttons (starting from your index finger) on the left side G row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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