- 13 lessons teaching how to play 13 very popular Irish tunes.
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Ever wanted to learn some popular Irish songs? Do you have a guitar kicking around the house in need of a strum? If so, this course is just for you! Learn how to accompany some of Ireland’s best known folk songs using the simplest of chord patterns.
By the end of the course you will have a repertoire of thirteen of the most popular Irish songs that are commonly played in Irish music sessions all over the world. The course has 13 lessons, broken into 3 to 4 tutorials each, where tunes are taught phrase by phrase.
Course Structure
The tutor discusses various aspects of accompaniment on the guitar: strumming patterns, finger plucking techniques, the use of smooth chord transitions, hammer-ons, walk ups and descending chord patterns. Most of the emphasis is on the guitar accompaniment rather than vocal technique. All these techniques are demonstrated by learning a new tune with each lesson, phrase by phrase.
The choice of tunes covered will give you a great repertoire to get you on your way:
Will You Go Lassie Go (Wild Mountain Heather)
Spancil Hill
Lakes Of Ponchartrain
The Wild Rover
Dirty Old Town
Fiddler’s Green
The Spanish Lady
Spancil Hill
Lakes Of Ponchartrain
The Wild Rover
Dirty Old Town
Fiddler’s Green
The Spanish Lady
Whiskey In The Jar
Galway Bay
The Foggy Dew
The Cliffs Of Duneen
The Red Rose Cafe
The Parting Glass
Galway Bay
The Foggy Dew
The Cliffs Of Duneen
The Red Rose Cafe
The Parting Glass
Words & Chords plus Mp3s available to Download for each Tune
Sample Words & Guitar Chords
Download Will Ye Go Lassie Go Words and Guitar Chords.
Sample mp3 Will You Go Lassie Go
Your Tutor
Jon O’Connell is a musician who has been active on the Irish music scene for close to fifteen years. From Miltown Malbay, Co.Clare, Jon is still based in this area, where the tradition of Irish music is strong and music sessions are commonplace. After two years studying Sound Engineering at the University of Wales, Jon attended Newpark School of Music in Dublin, studying contemporary music and theory. Although Jon’s first instrument is double bass, he also plays guitar, mandola, mandolin and banjo; and is involved with traditional music groups in Clare, including The Céilí Bandits and The Fiddle Case. Read more.
Detailed questions and discussion on the course can be found in the Community Forum, available to paying members only.
