Summary: Lift and replace the left index finger and right ring finger when doing a B doubling in bagpipes. Learn how to play a B doubling in bagpipes with free video lessons from a bagpipe teacher.
Neil Hubbard has taught the Scottish Highland bagpipes to individuals and groups since the early 1990's. In addition to coaching the Seattle Firefighters Pipes and Drums, and providing...read more
"I'll show you now how to do a B doubling. It's on B and the basic motion is lift your left index finger and place it back down and your right index finger and place it back down. By itself, the B grace note, the B doubling sounds like this. You can come to it from any note on the scale so I'll play it starting from a low G. And up to time, sped up, it sounds like this. Again, with all the doublings, it's important to keep the finger motions separate and the best way to do that is to practice them very slowly and deliberately, up, down, up down. And when you speed them up, the definition will still be there."
eHow Article: Bagpipe Lessons: B Doubling