Guitar for Celtic?

[beowulf67]

Good job, Archangel. And I like the guitar!!

[TheKiltedWonder]

hey, I've never tried this mind you, but I was just wondering; has anyone tried using an open tuning to replicate the droning effect of a bagpipe. The open strings giving it a more open sound (if that makes sense) might be an interesting way of working a celtic song or two in...

[Archangel]

Here's my second video. It's the piece I tried to explain in post 20. The transcription is there.

This is linear instead of following a shape.

The Big Country Stuart Adamson sound can, hopefully, be sort of heard in it. He plays the 5th fret to 2nd interval a lot. Sometimes he goes to the open string, sometimes he returns to the 5th.

The tune is from In the Spirit of Holiness by Robin Mark and it's intended as a study aid.

[Archangel]

hey, I've never tried this mind you, but I was just wondering; has anyone tried using an open tuning to replicate the droning effect of a bagpipe. The open strings giving it a more open sound (if that makes sense) might be an interesting way of working a celtic song or two in...

Sure, it works well. You can adjust your tuning or work in standard tuning. Realistically, though, that only lets you work in A (E open) or D (A open) or G (D open).

A lot of Celtic music is written in D so you're good. If I say, use the F shape on D at the 12th fret, do you know what I mean? Anyway, as you play around that shape, hit the open A. It works well.

If you've got an electric, set it on the bridge pickup to catch all the harmonics. If you've got an acoustic, tune it at the 9th fret instead of open. It's part of the design that an open string is usually noticeable flat compared to fretted strings on an acoustic.

[Archangel]

Okay, this is my last one for today. Wow, three videos.

This one is Scotland the Brave and Flower of Scotland. I'm playing the Brave in C and there's an awkward transition to Flower which is in A. I should have planned that better. My teacher showed me a cool intro to Flower but I decided not to use it because he's going to record his with a piper.

Usually I play Scotland the Brave very fast, it should probably be even slower than this. It just works better for me.

Hope this helps.

[beowulf67]

Nice videos. Thanks.