Bagpipe Essentials Collection #25: High G Doublings
⚡ The Short Version
The high G doubling breaks the standard doubling pattern. Instead of two gracenotes, I play a high G gracenote to F — the theme note — and then lifts off to play the high G itself.
Older books describe it differently, but it's the same two notes. Some older sources call it "high G, then tap the F finger," which is the same two notes played in the opposite mental order — but it produces a much sloppier sound than thinking of it as a gracenote to F, followed by a lift to high G.
Put the gracenote right on the beat for consistency. That's what makes the high G doubling clear and precisely placed, whether you're coming from a low note or playing it faster.
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Bagpipe Essentials Collection #25: High G Doublings
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00:00A Lift Gracenote to F, G High Then🔒
00:42Playing Note, a Coming Low Faster From and🔒
01:12Tap Then High The Older-Book Description: F G,🔒
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