Most guitarists first come across DADGAD tuning through Irish music. That was certainly the case for me. Years ago, when I started trying to accompany traditional tunes and songs on guitar, standard tuning never quite felt right. The chord shapes often sounded too heavy, and the open strings would clash with the melody instead of
“Welcome Poor Paddy Home” is an Irish folk song that has been sung and played for over a century. The song has a rich history and a captivating melody that has made it a favourite among traditional Irish musicians. History of the Song Welcome Poor Paddy Home is one of those songs that might not
I hope you get value from these tabs, sheet music, and chords for The Maid Behind the Bar reel. For the full DADGAD backing tutorial click the big orange button below. This lesson is is played four times around for ease of learning. Fast, slow, medium and the fast once again. Full DADGAD Tune Tutorial…
In this guitar lesson I teach The Maid Behind The Bar baking. I go through all the chords and have my dad, Mick Coyne playing the whistle. This is a reel in the key of D major. Towards the end I have my dad play the tune twice around on his own so that you
Here’s a short lesson on how to read guitar tabs, also know as tablature. Free TABs & Notation…
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
Here’s how to play ‘My Darling Asleep’. This is an Irish guitar backing tutorial in DADGAD tuning. My dad, Mick Coyne is on the whistle. TAB’s, Chords, & Notation…
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
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
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