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TABs & Notation

My Darling Asleep Jig – Notation, TABs, & Chords

The chords displayed in this video link up with my DADGAD chord tutorial video for ‘My Darling Asleep’. Click the big orange button below to view that lesson. I hope this sheet music, chord, and guitar tab video come in handy for learning the ‘My Darling Asleep’ jig. Full DADGAD Tune Tutorial… If you do

the haunted house irish jig tabs
TABs & Notation

The Haunted House Jig – Notation, Tabs & Chords

Here is the sheet notation, TABs, and Chords for The Haunted House Jig. If you would like to play along to the tune and learn how to accompany it in DADGAD tuning, here is the Haunted House tutorial lesson, Click HERE. If you do not yet know how to read guitar TABs, here’s a quick

the haunted house Irish jig
Irish Tunes

The Haunted House – Irish Jig Guitar Backing Tutorial

In this Irish guitar backing lesson I teach the chords to The Haunted House jig in DADGAD Tuning. My dad, Mick Coyne is playing the whistle on this track. If you’d like the guitar TABs and sheet notation for this tune just Click Here. If you’d like to work on your jig accompaniment here are

how to back Irish jigs
Rhythm

How To Back Jigs – Irish Strumming Technique

In this lesson, we learn how to back jigs with the ‘double-down’ strumming technique. This is a follow on lesson from the previous jig strumming tutorial. Click the orange ‘Previous’ button below to watch that. Next you can try this stumming patter in an actual jig. Here are plenty of jigs to keep you going! Click HERE

how to play jigs rhythm strum
Rhythm

How To Accompany Irish Music – Traditional Jig Strumming

In this lesson, we cover how to accompany Irish music using a traditional jig strumming pattern. Firstly we learn the “double down” stum, then we practice it at various tempos. Then we move on to emphasizing different beats within the strum to get a groove going. Finally, we practice that strum to a tune. The

DADGAD Chords

Add More To Your Accompaniment – Irish Guitar

In this lesson we learn how to add more to your accompaniment in DADGAD tuning. We learn the Bm scale with a third added on top. This works well in DADGAD as Bm is the relative minor of D. If you haven’t learned the ‘double down’ Irish jig strum yet here are two free tutorials

Gear

Free Chord Diagram Creator – Chordpic

Here’s the best free chord diagram creator that I could find on the internet. It’s great in conjunction with https://www.canva.com/ to create chord charts for tunes and songs. It’s really easy to use and I’m very glad to have found it. I wouldn’t have been able to put all the videos and worksheets on this site together without it.

Quickdraw DADGAD capo
Gear

My Favorite Guitar Capo For Quick Key Changes

Here’s a review of my favorite guitar capo for quick key changes in DADGAD. It’s the Quick Draw Sliding Capo and it can be bought at http://quickdrawcapo.com/ Or by emailing Steve Kaufman at qkdraw@comcast.net I don’t get any commission from sales, I’m just letting you know my favorite guitar gear. This capo is the best