The Mountain Road. Here then is our first reel. Once mastered, reels are great fun to play, so enjoy. This is also the first time that we will use the G string in a tune. You may notice that the G string has quite a different feel because of the thickness of the gauge. It requires a little extra pressure to be sure of a clean sounding note. This A part of this tune revolves around the F# note on the 3rd string at fret 4. You can see that I play this note with my 3rd finger. The figure in the first bar is a very common one in Irish traditional music, particularly the reel. You can see how the first part is built around this figure.