Irish Banjo: Irish banjo technique: Accompaniment: Fling accompaniment

Fling accompaniment



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 You don't hear about the fling too often, but it's actually played quite a lot. People just tend to mistake them for reels or even jigs.


Basic fling rhythm

The fling is in common time:

Fling


Tempo and Feel

The main difference between a fling and a reel is that the fling has more of a triplet feel and also stronger accentuated beats. The tempo is about the same for the two dances (about 100 beats per minute).


Rhythm patterns

You can use the same rhtyhm patterns for the fling as for the reel.

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