Though whether or not you understand the conventions of musical notations and time signatures is irrelevant, as all that matters is you place the beat emphasis in the right spot. Unlike the majority of banjo material, which can be written with a recurring 2 beat pulse, this is one case where a repeating 4 beat unit is needed to convey the STRONG-weak-weak-weak beat structure. Some of you may note that the time signature here is 4:4. No surprise that I’m quite fond of the pipes myself, and I imagine this is true of most of your reading this. The two instruments share some commonalities: both employ droning, both are often misunderstood, and both typically either evoke joy or disdain – and seldom anything in between – by those within earshot.
It’s fitting, I think, to adapt a classic bagpipe song to the 5 string banjo. So while you may not know this tune by its official name, unless you’ve been living under a rock with your ears plugged, you know this melody.
Here in the United States, of course, we just refer to it as “the bagpipe song.”
In the United Kingdom, they know it as “Scotland the Brave.” Click on the button below to get the PDF download for this tab delivered to you, and get 2 new tunes and tabs sent to you every week!
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