This popular old folksong dates back to the 18th century. it has been recorded by several folk groups/singers – Makem and Clancy, Paul Brady, Christy Moore to name a few. The song is in 3/4 time and has just 4 chords in the key D.
This popular pub song dates back to 19th century Dublin and tells the story of two auld ones trying to get money to go on an excursion. There are a few manic versions of the song from the likes of The Pogues and The Mary Wallopers – worth checking out! It’s an easy song to […]
Another Amble favourite! This song has 4 chords and easy to play chord progressions in a 4/4 strum pattern.
Kingfishr wrote this song after they agreed one day to give up their jobs and give the music a go. This shot in the dark proved to be a good call! The song is in the Key F, but by using the capo on fret 5 we use the chord shapes from the C major […]
Written by Art McMillen, this republican folk-song is a favourite at Wolfe Tones concerts. I’m playing it in the key of D major, with 4 chords and a simple strum pattern.
A huge hit at Amble concerts with its great sing-along chorus! Just 3 simple chords and a simple finger-picking pattern for this song. Tabs for the melody are included in the Resources section.
This emotioinal song is a tribute to Bobby Sands who died whilst on hunger strike in the Maze prison in 1981. We’re using a popular 4/4 strum pattern to accompany the song, and look at a couple of simple embellishments to enhance your playing.
Another big hit fot Kingfishr! An audio file for the full song is included in the Resources section to aid your practice.
This great song is by Amble, one of the recent high-flying Irish bands. We have 2 lessons on this song – one on how to accompany the song and in the second lesson we look at how to play the intro on guitar (lessons available in Bundles 1(a) and 1(b) respectively). Have a listen to […]
Learn how to play the recent big hit from Kingfishr. This great song captures the essence of parish and GAA club allegiance! We have a second short lesson on how to play the intro, with onscreen tabs. You can download these tabs from the Resources section of either lesson.
One of the best known county songs, this song was written by Thomas P. Keenan around 1900 I believe. It’s in waltz time, in the Key G. I’m using 9 chords – all simple chords in the open position. Sounds busy! It is, but good for your chord changing fluency.
Learn how to play this great song from the pen of Offalyman, Mundy. We’re using a Drop D tuning to play this song, and we have a capo on fret 5. Have a listen to the short sample audio clip below.