G’day! In this Star of Munster: Flatpicking Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at an arrangement of this traditional Celtic reel for the advancing beginner/intermediate picker. The arrangement is played in both position 1 & 2, in the key of Am (dorian mode).
A feature of this arrangement is the lack of articulation, which makes for a great picking study, but also gives the tune a real drive. Go to lesson...
G’day! In this O’Carolan’s Draught: Melodic Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at this great tune for the intermediate picker in the 3-finger style on the 5-string banjo. This tune is a Reel, composed by Turlough O’Carolan and in the key of G. The banjo is tuned to standard tuning for this arrangement and features both the single string & melodic technique throughout, making it an excellent study for the banjo. Go to lesson...
G’day! In this mandolin lesson we’ll take a look at the traditional Irish tune, Congress Reel. A challenging reel, the tune is in A Dorian, a minor mode. Being the 2nd mode of G Major, it shares the same key signature and contains the notes A B C D E F# G. Go to 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...
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...
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...
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...
Here’s a pickinlessons.com arrangement of a traditional celtic tune ‘The Wind That Shakes The Barley’ in a melodic style for the 5 string banjo!
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A great modal tune, the traditional Irish reel ‘Drowsy Maggie’, for the guitar. In the key Em (dorian), this arrangement is played with a capo at fret 2 in standard tuning.
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