Gracenotes

Gracenotes are:

  • short uncover-cover movements

  • played by uncovering only the corresponding note's hole in the chanter

    • e.g. a D gracenote is only played by raising your index finger.

  • above the melody line (notice in the below example, all gracenotes are above the Low-G)

  • not counted as part of a tune's time signature

All gracenotes (played from Low-G):