HOW to play THUNDERSTRUCK on the BAGPIPES

[@mcmanustony]

I remember hearing Gordon playing this at the Piping Centre in Glasgow years ago and asked him what on earth it was "d'ye ken ACDC?" was the answer. I was very honoured to play guitar on the track when he recorded it. I wish I had a fraction of the discipline you people have!!! Great lesson....even if I'll never be a piper!!

[@KyleHowie]

Thanks very much Tony! Love hearing these wee stories about Gordon. I was taught by his older brother, Ian, at high school for 6 years. I was absolutely obsessed with his albums (still am!) and tuned my electric chanter to his pipes to play along with him and of course yourself on the Thunderstruck album! Hope you’re keeping well during these crazy times!

[@martydow5135]

Hi, Kyle; thank you for this. Could you please do a tutorial on the rest of the tune? Thanks...

[@fabianovpaixao]

It would be very nice If you could post another vídeo teaching how to play the Second part of the tune. Cheers!

[@DannyBoi2112]

Im a piper, and AC/DC are my favourite band. Perfect

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

Thank you so much for posting this slowed down version!

[@GetBagpipeReady]

Very nice 👍 beauty practice chanter!

[@TheGameStorePiper]

Interesting technique on using an e gracenote in your C doublings. What's awesome fun is that all of this is only part A and B... Still a LOT to go, but learning just this part will undoubtedly take a bit of work! The very next line absolutely kills my pinkie finger muscles...

[@KyleHowie]

Yh it’s more of a shake without the strike than a D doubling on C! Haha what I’ve played on this video is Thunderstruck, anything after this section is Gordon Duncan’s “Angus Thing” which kicks off with the mad bottom hand work. I’ll maybe get round to filming that slow too as there’s not too much going on really.. 👌 Thanks for watching!

[@TheGameStorePiper]

@@KyleHowie Cool deal. I feel that my piping has reached a level where I'm ready to start adding the more "non-traditional" note selections beyond C and F Naturals, such as flatted notes with half-fingerings that are so similar to tin whistle. I saw your other video on that as well, and I'm glad you're putting this stuff out there. Keep up the good work!

[@pipesnscotland]

Thanks for that, Kyle!

[@LarryStallings-dk4rr]

YOUR VERY GOOD KYLE

[@KyleHowie]

Quick note- it’s totally up to you for how you want to embellish this tune, or any other mad folky type tunes for that matter. 👍

[@3tsr568]

Kyle! Thanks for this video. any music sheet for its practice? Can you PM me? [e-mail]

[@mikebazil1]

Thanks, mate

[@KyleHowie]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Excellent…. Now I just need to work out the slides and vibrato in Sleeping Tune….. 😉

[@martydow5135]

Hi, Kyle; you say that most PCs tune to A=446 in the video, but mine tunes to A=466. Did you misspeak, or do I have an oddball PC? Again it would be awesome if you could do a tutorial on the next few parts of the tune. I suspect most of us pipers would like to learn the Gordon Duncan arrangement, as written in his tunes book II. Thank you...

[@Donnybrook10]

thank you Kyle

[@bigpiper2103]

Which version is which? Awesome, clean and precise embellishments, BTW!

[@KyleHowie]

Big piper thanks! The first time through the slowed down version is Gordon Duncan’s and the second time through is AC/DC’s 💪

[@carlthompson5250]

Do you have sheet of this tune .. So i could print it off and practice it

[@finlaytaylor314]

Hi Kyle u got any sheet music for this by any chance (Mon the vale) 😂

[@gurwanduplenne1379]

Hello great one, quick question which setting do you use to make F fingering works on the blair ?

[@KyleHowie]

Play Low A and lift your middle finger on the top hand 😃

[@briansepko5238]

Was the first one you played the ACDC arrangement or the Gordon Duncan version?

[@nadaavermilivi7949]

Greetings, what is the name of this instrument like a flute? hug from Brazil.

[@catpiperdrumkitten9463]

chama Gaita de Foles

[@nadaavermilivi7949]

@@catpiperdrumkitten9463 então.... a gaita de foles, ou BAGPIPES eu conheço, mas apenas o instrumento que ele toca eu não conhecia! 🤜🤛

[@edoliver8686]

Practice Chanter.

[@user-zv9um9pb6w]

Gordon clearly demonstrates how to take a riff or riffs and play them on another instrument. If you literally play the guitar either legato or picked it sounds horrible honestly on bagpipe. You have to make the riff come alive. I heard him when i was considering learning bagpipe and instantly decided i wanted to.

[@asassins686]

how to play clock..can you play clock on bagpipe

[@martinvo2915]

Do have a music sheet u dont Mund to share

[@KyleHowie]

Hi Martin, I wish I could but it would more than likely get me into trouble with copyright etc.. I believe the music is in Gordon Duncan's Book 2! www.greentrax.com/music/product/gordon-duncans-tunes-book-2