Lesson 5. Off to California - a podcast by Tony ORourke, Gerry

This tune is a hornpipe, and it's in the key of G.

Hornpipes are played in a 2/2 time signature, which is subtly different to a 4/4 signature, which Tony discusses in this lesson.

Tony also talks about the use of 'triplets'.

You can purchase the booklet covering all 9 lessons for US $9 from the website (www.irishguitarpod.com) - you can pay by PayPal or credit card. The booklet is over 30 pages in length and contains introductions to the tunes, sheet music, scales and chord diagrams.

The brand of capo Tony refers to is Kyser (www.kysermusical.com).

This lesson runs for 13 minutes 9 seconds.

File size is 6.02 MB.

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