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The King of the Pipers
Here is another three-part jig in the Mixolydian mode; that is, with a flattened seventh. The third part feels like it moves to G though the final cadence does rest on D. I play a D drone for most of the first part, finishing with a quick bass run that mirrors the movement in the melody. I do the same thing at the end of the second part.
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The King of the Pipers with substitutions
You may find the rhythms in this version difficult at first because I'm changing chords in unusual places. The chord changes aren't as difficult as they initially sound because the shapes in the runs are pretty similar. Be sure to hit the bass notes strongly because they are the most important feature of the descending motif. The Bb minor chord in the second part adds a touch of chromaticism to the piece. The third part is a little less busy but there are still some chord changes on weak beats (bar three, beat 3 and bar four, beat 2 for example) and a very quick run in the last bar. Notice that I have added an extra A note on the bottom D string to the A4 chord in bar twenty two; this fills the chord out a bit more and is easy coming from the G chord. |
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