G’day! In this Colonel John Irwin: Melodic Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at this great tune for the advancing beginner/intermediate picker. This tune is an Air (6/8), composed by Turlough O’Carolan and in the key of D. The banjo is tuned to standard tuning for this arrangement and features the melodic technique, plus a little single string at times. Go to lesson...
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Banish Misfortune: Banjo Lesson
G’day! In this Banish Misfortune: Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at this great tune for the intermediate picker. The traditional Irish jig is in the key of D mixolydian and has 3 parts. The banjo is tuned to standard tuning for this arrangement.
Banish Misfortune has an awesome melody, with some interesting phrases and rhythm. Go to lesson...
Ten Penny Bit: Banjo Lesson
G’day! In this Ten Penny Bit: Mandolin Lesson, we’ll take a look at the melody of the tune for the advanced banjo picker. The Ten Penny Bit is a traditional Irish Jig in the key of Am (dorian), sharing the same key signature as G (F#).The left hand note combinations are relatively straight forward, but is quite a challenge for your right hand! Go to lesson...
Ten Penny Bit: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In this Ten Penny Bit: Mandolin Lesson, we’ll take a look at the melody of the tune. The Ten Penny Bit is a traditional Irish Jig in the key of Am (dorian), sharing the same key signature as G (F#).The left hand note combinations are relatively straight forward, but is quite a challenge for your right hand! Go to lesson...
Rolling Waves, The: Guitar Lesson (Celtic Fingerstyle)
G’day! In The Rolling Waves: Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at a Celtic fingerstyle arrangement of the tune, for the advanced picker. The Rolling Waves is a traditional Irish Jig in the key of D, and in this arrangement the guitar is tuned in DADGAD (open Dsus4). The left hand note combinations feature a number of hammer-on, pull-off and tapping ornaments and is also quite a challenge for your right hand! Go to lesson...
Rolling Waves, The: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In The Rolling Waves: Mandolin Lesson, we’ll take a look at the basic melody of the tune for the intermediate picker. The Rolling Waves is a traditional Irish jig in the key of D. It has a sweet melody, while the 6/8 time signature presents a challenge for the technique. Go to lesson...
Rolling Waves, The: Banjo Lesson
G’day! In The Rolling Waves: Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at the basic melody of the tune on the 5-string for the intermediate picker, focusing on both the 3 finger single-string & melodic techniques. The Rolling Waves is a traditional Irish jig in the key of D and for this arrangement we are in standard open G tuning. Go to lesson...
Cooley’s Reel: Guitar Lesson
G’day! In this Cooley’s Reel: Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at a fun arrangement of the melody for the intermediate/advanced picker, containing 2 variations of the melody within part A & B. Cooley’s Reel is a traditional Irish reel in the key of Em (Dorian). It has challenging left hand note combinations featuring chordal accents, arpeggios and triplets and is a great work out for your right hand with a lot of movement over the strings, but is super fun to play & sounds great! Go to lesson...
Foxhunters, The: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In The Foxhunters: Mandolin Lesson, we’ll take a look at the basic melody of the tune at an intermediate level. The Foxhunters is a traditional Irish Slip Jig (9/8 time) in the key of D. The left hand note combinations are relatively straight forward, but is quite a challenge for your right hand! Go to lesson...
Smash The Windows: Guitar Lesson (Celtic Fingerstyle)
G’day! In this Smash The Windows: Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at a Celtic fingerstyle arrangement of the tune. Smash The Windows is a traditional Irish Jig in the key of D (Drop D tuning). The arrangement is at an intermediate level, with challenging positions for the left hand and a solid technique in your right hand required. Go to lesson...