Irish Banjo: Lessons: Tune of the Week

Tune of the Week



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 The "Tune Of the Week" section at irish-banjo.com is closing down. There really isn't any need for it since all the tunes here (and many more) are already available at Musica Viva. Here's a list of the tunes that has been featured at TOW (and also the "off topic" tunes previously posted here) - and links to where you can find them now.

All lessons are for a GDAE-tuned instrument (Irish tuned tenor banjo, mandolin-banjo, mandolin, octave mandolin, low tuned tenor guitar...) unless otherwise stated.

  1. The soldier's joy
    1. Solo
    2. Advanced solo
    3. Rhythm
  2. Gilderoy
    1. The tune
    2. Variation 1
    3. Variation 2
    4. Rhythm
    5. Variation 3
    6. "Guitar style" solo (guitar-banjo)
  3. Bolt the door
    1. Solo
    2. Simplified short version
    3. Easy solo
    4. Basic accompaniment (plectrum banjo)
    5. Alternative accompaniment
    6. Fivestring banjo accompaniment
  4. The sailor's hornpipe
    1. The tune
    2. Easy rhythm (guitar-banjo)
    3. Fivestring banjo rhythm
    4. Solo (standard tuned tenor banjo)
    5. Solo with embelishments
    6. "Harp style" solo (guitar-banjo)
  5. The maid behind the bar
    1. The tune
    2. Solo with triplets
    3. Solo (standard tuned tenor banjo)
    4. Fivestring banjo rhythm
    5. "Harp style" guitar-banjo
  6. All around my hat
    1. The tune
    2. "Guitar style" on an Irish tuned tenor banjo
    3. Accompaniment
    4. Solo (standard tuned tenor banjo)
    5. Solo (ornamented)
    6. Solo (standard tuned tenor banjo without capo)
  7. The Geese in the bog
    1. The tune (without tablature)
    2. Solo
    3. Solo (fivestring banjo)
    4. Fivestring banjo accompaniment
    5. Tenor banjo accompaniment
    6. Solo - ornamented version
  8. The Blackthorn stick
    1. The tune (without tablature)
    2. Solo
    3. Solo (fivestring banjo)
    4. Solo (standard tuned tenor banjo)
    5. Accompaniment (fivestring banjo)
  9. Pigtown fling
    1. Solo
    2. Solo (standard tuned tenor banjo)
  10. House of the Rising Sun
    1. Fingerpicking accompaniment
  11. Acres of clam (Rosin the bow)
    1. Fingerpicking accompaniment

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