Chords for Do you need to learn to play a low G or F whistle before getting a Low D?
Tempo:
88.725 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
A
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hey folks, welcome back to my video series about transitioning from playing the high whistle or the penny whistle to the low D whistle.
as a high whistler, you've probably thought about getting a medium-sized whistle
G or a low F in order to make the transition easier and
techniques needed to play the lower whistles.
little bit about my experiences in doing exactly that and
or not.
that I play the most.
Sosato.
as a high whistler, you've probably thought about getting a medium-sized whistle
G or a low F in order to make the transition easier and
techniques needed to play the lower whistles.
little bit about my experiences in doing exactly that and
or not.
that I play the most.
Sosato.
100% ➙ 89BPM
G
E
A
Bm
D
G
E
A
_ Hey folks, welcome back to my video series about transitioning from playing the high whistle or the penny whistle to the low D whistle.
Now if you're anything like me, as a high whistler, you've probably thought about getting a medium-sized whistle
like a low G or a low F in order to make the transition easier and
to like wean yourself onto the techniques needed to play the lower whistles.
_ So I'm just going to talk to you a little bit about my experiences in doing exactly that and
whether I found it helped me or not.
_ What I've got here are
my three whistles, the three whistles that I play the most.
This is my Soprano D, high D penny whistle.
It's by Sosato.
_ _ This is the low G that I bought
a couple of years ago in an attempt to kind of train my fingers to do Piper's Grip.
It's a Tony Dixon
plastic one.
And
this is my Howard low D.
In brass. _
So as a high whistler, unless you've got really tiny hands,
you'll pick up a G whistle and you'll just about be able to cover the holes.
_ You can play them using the Piper's Grip, but what actually happened for me was that I ended up just covering the holes with the fingertips.
_ _ Although it got my hands used to a slightly bigger stretch,
it didn't actually get me using the Piper's Grip technique, which I definitely need for the low D whistle.
Most people do.
Sometimes though when I'm playing the low G, I make myself
do Piper's Grip just to keep myself in the habit of it.
_ So yeah, if you're particularly diligent and make yourself
play with Piper's Grip, then it might be a good way of training your fingers.
But when I'm playing, when I'm performing or playing a session, I end up
covering the holes with my fingertips and slipping back into high whistle technique.
The other thing about low G whistles is that although the range of keys that they can play in is really useful,
in a session, I end up playing my high D and my low D and I don't tend to pick this one up.
I think I've just learned all the tunes in the keys that they're commonly played and they work well on the D whistles.
I am really pleased that I got a G whistle though, because I did write some tunes on it.
So I'm just going to give you a little snippet of each whistle so you can hear the difference.
_ I'll start with the high D.
So this is Sato.
It's a little tune called Fig For A Kiss. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] And the same, but on the G, so this will come out in a different key.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
You can hear that had quite a plasticky tone.
It does sound nice into a microphone though.
And finally, the Howard Low D.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thanks for tuning in.
I'll be back soon with some tutorials, some simple tunes, some faster ones,
Now if you're anything like me, as a high whistler, you've probably thought about getting a medium-sized whistle
like a low G or a low F in order to make the transition easier and
to like wean yourself onto the techniques needed to play the lower whistles.
_ So I'm just going to talk to you a little bit about my experiences in doing exactly that and
whether I found it helped me or not.
_ What I've got here are
my three whistles, the three whistles that I play the most.
This is my Soprano D, high D penny whistle.
It's by Sosato.
_ _ This is the low G that I bought
a couple of years ago in an attempt to kind of train my fingers to do Piper's Grip.
It's a Tony Dixon
plastic one.
And
this is my Howard low D.
In brass. _
So as a high whistler, unless you've got really tiny hands,
you'll pick up a G whistle and you'll just about be able to cover the holes.
_ You can play them using the Piper's Grip, but what actually happened for me was that I ended up just covering the holes with the fingertips.
_ _ Although it got my hands used to a slightly bigger stretch,
it didn't actually get me using the Piper's Grip technique, which I definitely need for the low D whistle.
Most people do.
Sometimes though when I'm playing the low G, I make myself
do Piper's Grip just to keep myself in the habit of it.
_ So yeah, if you're particularly diligent and make yourself
play with Piper's Grip, then it might be a good way of training your fingers.
But when I'm playing, when I'm performing or playing a session, I end up
covering the holes with my fingertips and slipping back into high whistle technique.
The other thing about low G whistles is that although the range of keys that they can play in is really useful,
in a session, I end up playing my high D and my low D and I don't tend to pick this one up.
I think I've just learned all the tunes in the keys that they're commonly played and they work well on the D whistles.
I am really pleased that I got a G whistle though, because I did write some tunes on it.
So I'm just going to give you a little snippet of each whistle so you can hear the difference.
_ I'll start with the high D.
So this is Sato.
It's a little tune called Fig For A Kiss. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] And the same, but on the G, so this will come out in a different key.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
You can hear that had quite a plasticky tone.
It does sound nice into a microphone though.
And finally, the Howard Low D.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thanks for tuning in.
I'll be back soon with some tutorials, some simple tunes, some faster ones,