Here Lies a Soldier - Tutorial (How to Play)

This was requested by a student who needs to learn this tune among others before he can walk with his band.
The tutorial is basic but it has all the information required to learn the piece and the video can be paused and rewound to suit your learning ability.
The idea of the video tutorials came from fluters in the youtube community who wanted to carry on learning when their own rehearsal had finished. Learners don't always get the full attention of their teacher when they turn up for rehearsal as the band is usually trying to learn new tunes also and in some cases, learners are left to fend for themselves.
I hope through Youtube I can help provide a resource for those learners who want to carry on at home at a pace that suits them individually and the ultimate goal is to preserve the tradition, playing our tunes into the next millenium and further still.

For some helpful tips, please visit my site for learners http://stuartboyd.co.uk

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• flute
• tutorial
• flat
• Bflat
• Bb
• marching
• loyalist
• band
• learner
• student
• here
• lies
• soldier
• accordionstu

[bigammoblue]

its not that its a high note wae that high F, ITS JUST THAT U CANNY TONGUE WORTH AH FUCK MATE LOL.

[AccordionStu]

@bigammoblue Thanks for your comment. I wasn't tonguing the note, not all tunes require tonguing and these tutorials are for beginners for a start. The tutorials that I have posted have helped may learners over the years and i do what I can to help whomever I can. i doubt you have ever made any positive contribution to anything in your life except helping to keep your local off licence open and maintaining the ranks of the Tufty Club.

[flute4hire]

I've always started this tune on high E

[AccordionStu]

yes mate, it can be played in any key really, I have played it that way myself however when steve requested the song, i asked him which way they start it and this was it. All you need to do is drop it down a note for the way you play it.

[ekilpatrick0]

Omd people stop saying that its wrong! Everyone plays it different so live wae it!

[AccordionStu]

@flute4hire Hi Dan

Blood & Thunder style bands tend to play tunes in the highest key possible and may start this tune on high F sharp however if I was playing this in the house on a Saturday evening I would start on B ( BBAG Db D GF#F#E AAGF# F#F#GF#ED BBAG DbD GF#F# E AAGF# DbD BAG etc)

[flute4hire]

@djfusion2kaii8 I'm not at all, diffrent bands play it diffrent ways & the two bands i played in played it top E. Your djing all wrong if thats the case.

[djfusion2kaii8]

@flute4hire will your wrong

[broxi2]

@cobe1916 Up you ya big cow!

[cobe1916]

@broxi2 orange pish ya manky bastards uz need to watch this to learn how to play ??? tramps

[broxi2]

Don't bury me in Erins fenian valleys!!!

[RJ1312]

cn u snd the notes in numbers m8 thnks