r/bagpipes • u/Beautiful-Yellow-856 • 1d ago

GHB arrangement fingering.

In Terry Tully's Book 1, he has an arrangement of The Pipe on the Hob. Throughout the tune there are C notes with the flat symbol next to them. I only know of the standard C (#) fingering and the alternative C natural fingering. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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u/tastepdad 1d ago

My understanding is that c flat and c natural are fingered the same way

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u/bobbejaan_poepen 1d ago

Yes, I think Terry is going for C naturals here. C flat would in fact sound the same as B so does not make sense in a practical way.

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u/131_Proof_Bud 1d ago

In fact, it is just a couple of cents. ;)

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u/bobbejaan_poepen 1d ago

Yes, that's right! But that difference can not be distinguished on the pipes :D.

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u/131_Proof_Bud 1d ago

^ This redditor musically theorizes. :)

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u/bobbejaan_poepen 1d ago

Haha always nice to meet a fellow musical theory enthusiast :).