Carolan’s Cottage is a traditional Irish tune composed by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). Played as an Air in 3/4 time, this fingerstyle arrangement for the guitar is in the key of Am. It has a slow, beautiful melody, that when played in this style on the guitar presents some challenging moments and is well suited to the advanced picker. Go to lesson...
Carolan’s Cottage is a traditional Irish tune composed by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). Played as an Air in 3/4 time, this arrangement for the banjo is in the key of Am (standard tuning). It has a slow, beautiful melody, featuring both the single-string and melodic techniques and is well suited to the intermediate picker. Go to lesson...
Carolan’s Cottage is a traditional Irish tune composed by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). Played as an Air in 3/4 time, this arrangement for the mandolin is in the key of Am. It has a slow, beautiful melody, featuring some pretty ornamentation and is well suited to the intermediate picker. Jump into the lesson and we’ll break down the tune together. Go to lesson...
High Road To Linton is a traditional Scottish reel, played in the Key of A (mixture of major and mixolydian scales) and on the banjo we have the capo at fret 2 (standard tuning). There are four parts to the tune and this arrangement on the 5-string is a great right-hand study as we need a combination of the single-string, melodic and rolling techniques to cover the melody.
Smash The Windows – Lively Traditional Irish Jig in D
In this lesson we break down a fun intermediate arrangement featuring classic 6/8 jig rhythms, common flatpicking patterns, tasteful slurs, and nice chord voicings in drop D tuning. Perfect for building confidence with Irish timing and ornamentation. Jump in and let’s learn it together! Go to lesson...
The Boys of Malin is a fantastic traditional Irish reel in the key of A and this guitar arrangement is played with the capo at fret 2. There are 3 parts to the tune, played at a fast tempo and there are some demanding passages within the tune and is certainly suited to the advanced intermediate picker. Go to lesson...
Smash The Windows is a fun traditional Irish jig, played at a lively tempo, in the key of D. Jigs always sound great on the mandolin, in 6/8 time, this arrangement is a great intermediate tune, featuring the common jig rhythms, picking patterns and a handful of slurs to add some extra flavour. Go to lesson...
Bobby Casey’s is a traditional hornpipe, heard as a slow reel, in the key of Am and this mandolin arrangement is a great fit for the intermediate picker. It’s played at a slow tempo but has some excellent rhythmic variations that will challenge your right-hand. As part of the full lesson we’ll break down the techniques required to fluently play the tune. Go to lesson...
Tarbolton Reel is a traditional Scottish reel, played at a fast tempo, in the key of Em. Using both the dorian & aeolian minor scales, this arrangement features a nice mixture of ornamentation & rhythmic variation. Up to tempo, this is a challenging tune, well suited to the advanced picker. Jump into the lesson & we’ll break down the techniques and variations found within the arrangement. Go to lesson...
The Kesh Jig is a traditional Irish jig in the key of G major. Played at a fast tempo and featuring some challenging right-hand picking, this tune is a great technique workout and is suited to the advanced picker. It’s a great traditional jig and one well worth having under your fingers! Go to lesson...