The Rights of Man is a traditional Celtic hornpipe in the key of Em. We’re in standard G tuning for this arrangement and the tune features the melodic technique, with a little single-string technique. Being a hornpipe, we’ll be swinging the 8th notes, with a feature triplet run that will get your finger’s moving! Go to lesson...
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Morrison’s Jig: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In this mandolin lesson we’ll take a look at the traditional Irish tune, Morrison’s Jig. A challenging jig, the tune is in E Dorian, a minor mode. Being the 2nd mode of D Major, it shares the same key signature and contains the notes E F# G A B C# D. Go to lesson...
Boys of Ballycastle: Flatpicking Guitar Lesson
G’day! In this Boys of Ballycastle: Flatpicking Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at a fun arrangement for the advancing intermediate picker, containing various ornaments within the melody. The tune is a traditional Irish hornpipe in the key of Em and the arrangement is played in both the open position & up the neck in the 7th position. Go to lesson...
Back Side of Albany: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In this Back Side of Albany: Mandolin Lesson, we’ll take a look at a fun & challenging arrangement for the beginner & intermediate picker, containing 2 variations of the melody for both Part A & B. Back Side of Albany is a traditional American reel in the key of Em (dorian). Go to lesson...
Back Side of Albany: Guitar Lesson
G’day! In this Back Side of Albany: Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at a fun & challenging arrangement for the beginner & intermediate picker, containing 2 variations of the melody for both Part A & B. Back Side of Albany is a traditional American reel in the key of Em (dorian). 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...
Road To Lisdoonvarna: Banjo Lesson
G’day! In this Road To Lisdoonvarna: Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at a single string arrangement of the tune. Road To Lisdoonvarna is a traditional Irish Single Jig in the key of Em (dorian), sharing the same key signature as D (F# & C#). The left hand note combinations are played in a single string style and the right hand follows this with an alternating thumb & index finger, following the single jig rhythm. Go to lesson...
Drowsy Maggie: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In this Drowsy Maggie: Mandolin Lesson, we’ll take a look at the basic melody of the tune. Drowsy Maggie is a traditional Irish Reel in the key of Em (dorian), sharing the same key signature as D (F# & C#). It has challenging left hand note combinations and is a great work out for your right hand, crossing strings during many 8th note passages, but is darn fun to play! Go to lesson...
Road To Lisdoonvarna: Guitar Lesson (Celtic Fingerstyle)
In this lesson, we’ll take a look at a Celtic fingerstyle arrangement of Road To Lisdoonvarna. It is a traditional Irish Single Jig in the key of Em (dorian), sharing the same key signature as D (F# & C#). The left hand note combinations are relatively straight forward, but is quite a challenge for your right hand! Go to lesson...
Boys of Ballycastle: Melodic Banjo Lesson
Howdy! In this banjo lesson we’ll learn a melodic version of The Boys of Bally Castle, a traditional Irish hornpipe.