https://acousticguitar.com/learn-a-challenging-arrangement-of-spotted-pony-by-the-late-great-guitarist-dudley-hill/ lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:02:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-a-challenging-arrangement-of-spotted-pony-by-the-late-great-guitarist-dudley-hill/#comment-3813 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:02:23 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145759#comment-3813 Great lesson, and what a great tune!! I played along to the original at half speed with the youtube wheel, and the tune is being played with a “cut time” -basically the first note of each eighth not pair lasts a little longer than the second note. It might not quite be a full dotted eighth note. This tune is basically a reel, and the Scottish or Irish play many of these using cut time. It gives it a much different feel. Once I went to a workshop with Gerry O’Bierne and I played Flowers of Edinburgh for him. He scoffed a little bit and said, “That sounds very ‘Merican” . Using a little bit of cut time helped out.

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