You’ll learn to add double stops to the melody of “The Foxhunter’s Jig” in this lesson. Marla starts by showing you that, since the tune is in the key of D, you can always add the open D string to the melody and the A string can also be ringing when the tune is hovering on a D chord. She shows you how to play the jig picking pattern on the D and A strings, to get used to playing two sets of strings at once with the jig rhythm, and then shows you how to drone the D and A strings on the first part of the tune by opening your pick stroke to play both sets of strings. She also shows you how, when the melody is on the fifth fret, you can hit the octave on the string below it. Then she plays “The Foxhunters” through, showing you which specific double stops she uses.
