G’day! In this banjo lesson we’ll take a look at the traditional Irish tune, Congress Reel. A challenging reel played in a melodic style, the tune is in A Dorian, a minor mode, played in standard tuning. Being the 2nd mode of G Major, it shares the same key signature and contains the notes A B C D E F# G.
In this lesson we’ll break down how to play the tune, focus on some exercises for tricky sections and play through two variations of the A Dorian scale in this tuning, a melodic pattern, and a single-string box pattern.
Video Lesson #1 – In the first lesson we’ll take a look at part A of Congress Reel and learn the melodic A Dorian scale.
Video Lesson #2 – In the second lesson we’ll take a look at part B of Congress Reel, practice the melodic A Dorian scale in a useful exercise and learn a single-string A Dorian scale.
Lesson #3 – MP3 Backing Tracks & Play-Along plus technical worksheet & MP3 examples
The first video lesson is available free below.The full lesson is available to members, which:
- Includes both video lessons;
- Includes the PDF tab and scale worksheet;
- Also includes backing tracks & play-along MP3 audio at 3 tempo’s, plus MP3 audio of the tech work.
Full membership gives you access to all video lessons, tabs & charts!
The PDF tab & worksheet only are also available to purchase separately below:
