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...
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...
Ragtime Annie is a quick tempo, trad fiddle tune, played in the key of D (capo 2 – standard tuning). It’s a great session tune, and this banjo arrangement features the melodic technique and some good old 3-finger rolls as part of the melody, making it a fun tune to pick, great for the intermediate picker.
Soldier’s Joy is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This banjo arrangement of the tune is a beginner friendly version, using the melodic technique and played in standard open G tuning. Capturing the essence of the tune while keeping the phrases on the easier side, it is quite accessible for the beginner picker and a great way to approach the melody.
Soldier’s Joy is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This arrangement of the tune is a beginner friendly version, played in the D position (no capo), capturing the essence of the tune while keeping the phrases on the easier side, making it quite accessible for the beginner picker and a great way to approach the tune without the capo. Go to lesson...
Whiskey Before Breakfast is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This melodic banjo arrangement of the tune is in standard open G tuning and beginner friendly, capturing the essence of the tune, while keeping the phrases on the easier side, making it quite accessible for the beginner picker.
Whiskey Before Breakfast is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D (capo 2) and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This arrangement of the tune is beginner friendly, capturing the essence of the tune, while keeping the phrases on the easier side, making it quite accessible for the beginner picker. Go to lesson...
Whiskey Before Breakfast is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This arrangement of the tune is beginner friendly, capturing the essence of the tune, while keeping the phrases on the easier side, making it quite accessible for the beginner picker. In the lesson we’ll break down how to approach the tune and work through the techniques you’ll need to focus on. Go to lesson...
In this lesson for Amazing Grace on the mandolin, we’ll look at an arrangement with 2 variations in the key of D. The first variation features chord melody and the second variation uses the tremolo technique in an easily movable position. The beautiful melody is relatively straight forward, but as we support it with the chordal harmony, it does become more challenging and is suited to the more advanced intermediate picker. Go to lesson...
Smash The Windows is a great traditional Irish jig, played at a lively tempo, in the key of D (standard tuning). This arrangement features both the melodic and single-string techniques and features the 6/8 time signature. Jigs always sound great on the banjo, but there are some challenging techniques and combined with the lively tempo this is well suited to the advanced intermediate picker.