Bagpipe Essentials Collection #21: C Doublings
⚡ The Short Version
The C doubling is a G gracenote on C followed by a D gracenote on C. It uses both pointer fingers — one on each hand — and it's one of the most common doublings pipers will encounter.
Small gracenotes with a little separation are the secret to every doubling, including this one. That separation is what lets the piper actually hear the note in between the two gracenotes, instead of a crushed, smeared sound.
The first gracenote lands right on the beat. As with every doubling in the series, correct beat placement starts the moment the first gracenote begins, not when it finishes.
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Bagpipe Essentials Collection #21: C Doublings
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00:00G on Then C D Gracenote, Gracenote,🔒
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