G’day! In this O’Carolan’s Draught: Melodic Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at this great tune for the intermediate picker in the 3-finger style on the 5-string banjo. This tune is a Reel, composed by Turlough O’Carolan and in the key of G. The banjo is tuned to standard tuning for this arrangement and features both the single string & melodic technique throughout, making it an excellent study for the banjo.
O’Carolan’s Draught has a very sweet melody, played at a medium tempo giving us the opportunity to be expressive while playing the melody with some dynamic contrast.
The first video lesson is available free below.The full lesson is available to members, which:
- Includes 2 video lessons;
- Includes the PDF tab for the entire break;
- Also includes MP3 play-along & backing tracks at full tempo.
The PDF tab & notation only is also available to purchase separately below:
Lesson #1:
- Learn part A;
- Tips & exercises for learning the tune.
Lesson #2:
- Learn part B;
- Tips & exercises for learning the tune;
- Performance notes.
O’Carolan’s Draught: Banjo Lesson #2
Lesson #3:
Members Only- MP3 play-along & backing tracks.
- Tip: download the tracks & use an audio “slow downer” app to slow the tempo while learning the tune, increasing the tempo as you become more fluent.