Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Star Of Munster - Traditional Irish Reel



This traditional Irish reel is played on acoustic guitar at speed and then each part is played slowly. Here is the TAB for the tune:

Part A

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-----1-0-----0-|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-0---|-2-0-----0-----0-|
|-----------------|-----2-4---2-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-0-5-5-2-3-0-----|
|-----------0-1-3-|-------------3-0-|
|---2-2-0-2-------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-----1-0-----0-|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-0---|-2-0-----0-----0-|
|-----------------|-----2-4---2-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-0---------------|
|-----------0-1-3-|---1-3-0---------|
|---2-2-0-2-------|---------2-------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|



Part B

|-0-5-5-7-5-3-0-3-|-5-3-7-3-5-3-0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3---3-5-3-2-0-2-|-320-5-2-3-2-0---|
|-----------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-0-5-5-7-5-3-0-3-|-5-3-7-3-5-3-0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3---3-0-5---5-3-|-7---7-5-3-2-0---|
|-----------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Lad O'Beirne's - Traditional Irish Reel



This traditional Irish reel is easy to play fast on guitar because of all the notes on open strings. In some places where two eighth notes repeat it sounds good to substitute four sixteenth notes. Here is the guitar TAB for the song:

Part A

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0---|--01-0-----------|
|---0-0-0---0---0-|-2-----0-2-0---0-|
|-0-------0-------|-------------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-0-3-0---3-0-----|
|-------------0-3-|-------3-----3-0-|
|---0-0---0-2-----|-----------------|
|-0-----4---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-0---0-1---|-----------------|
|---------0-------|-----0-----------|
|---------------2-|-2-2---2-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0---0-1-|-3-0---1-0-------|
|-----0-2---------|-----2-----0-0---|
|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


Part B

|-------0---------|-0-3---3-0---3-0-|
|-3-3-0---3-3-0-3-|-----3-----3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-0-0-0-3-0---0-|-1---------------|
|-------------0---|---------0-------|
|-----------------|---2-2-2---2-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-------------0-2-|-3---5-2-3-0-----|
|-0-3-3-2-3-------|-------------3-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0---0-1-|-3-0---1-0-------|
|-----0-2---------|-----2-----0-0---|
|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Mabel's Fancy - Old Time Fiddle Tune



This old time fiddle tune is really fun to play on the guitar. I find it helps to barre the G and B strings on the second fret during the A arpeggio. This tune is in the key of A and is in 2/4 time.

Here is the TAB:

Part A

|-0-2-|-5---5-2-0-------|---0-2---0-------|
|-----|-----------2---2-|-3-----3---2---2-|
|-----|-------------2---|-------------2---|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|


|-------2-0-------|-----------0-2-4-|
|-3-2-3-----2---2-|-----0-2-3-------|
|-------------2---|-1-2-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-5---5-2-0-------|---0-2---0-------|
|-----------2---2-|-3-----3---2---2-|
|-------------2---|-------------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-------2-0-------|-------------0-4-|
|-3-2-3-----2---2-|-0-----0---------|
|-------------2---|---2-1---2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|



Part B

|-5---5-0-4-5-7-4-|-2-4-5-2-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------2-0---|
|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-5-0-5-7-9-7-5-9-|-7-5-7-9-7-10-9-7-|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|


|-5-7-9-5-4-5-7-4-|-2-4-5-2-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------2---2-|
|-----------------|-------------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-------2-0-------|-------------0-4-|
|-3-2-3-----2---2-|-0-----0---------|
|-------------2---|---2-1---2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Comb Your Hair And Curl It - A Traditional Irish Slip Jig



This traditional Irish slip jig is played on the acoustic guitar in the standard tuning.

Comb Your Hair And Curl It

Part A

|-------------------|-----0-0-----------|
|-0-----------------|-0---------2-3-----|
|-------------0---2-|-----------------2-|
|-----2-2---4-------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
|-------------0---2-|-----0-0-2-0-------|
|-----2-2---4-------|-------------4-2-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|-------------------|-----0-0-----------|
|-0-----------------|-0---------2-3-----|
|-------------0---2-|-----------------2-|
|-----2-2---4-------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
|---2---------0---2-|-----0-0-2-0-------|
|-----2-2---4-------|-------------4-2-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


Part B

|-3---0-0---0-0---2-|-0---0-0-2-3-5-2---|
|---------0---------|---0-------------3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|-3---0-0---0-0---0-|-------------------|
|---------0---------|-3---0---0---------|
|-------------------|-------2---0-------|
|-------------------|-------------4-2-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|-3---0-0---0-0---2-|-3-0-0-0-2-3-5-2---|
|---------0---------|-----------------3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|-3---3-5-3-2-3---0-|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3---0---0---------|
|-------------------|-------2---0-------|
|-------------------|-------------4-2-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Sally Goodin - Bluegrass Fiddle Tune



This bluegrass fiddle tune is played on the acoustic guitar in the standard tuning. Here is the TAB for the tune:

Sally Goodin

Part A

|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-3-0---|---0-----0---3---|
|-0---0---------2-|-0---2-0---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-3-0---|---0-------------|
|-0---0---------2-|-0---2-0---------|
|-----------------|---------2---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-3-0---|---0-----0---3---|
|-0---0---------2-|-0---2-0---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3---0-----------|-----------------|
|-------3-0-3-0---|---0-------------|
|---------------2-|-0---2-0---------|
|-----------------|---------2---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


Part B

|-----------------|---3-0-----------|
|-----0-1-3---3-0-|-3-----3-0---3---|
|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|



|---3-0-----------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-0-3-0---|---0-------------|
|---------------2-|-0---2-0---------|
|-----------------|---------2---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|---3-0-----------|
|-----0-1-3---3-0-|-3-----3-0---3---|
|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3---0-----------|-----------------|
|-------3-0-3-0---|---0-------------|
|---------------2-|-0---2-0-----0---|
|-----------------|---------0-2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


Part C

|-3-------3-------|-3-2-0-----------|
|-----------------|-------3-0---3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3---3-2-3-5-3-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-0-------------|
|-----------------|-----2-0-----0---|
|-----------------|---------0-2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3-----2-3-5-7-3-|-5-3-----0---0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3-5-3-0---------|-----------------|
|---------3-1-0---|-----------------|
|---------------2-|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

Friday, March 23, 2012

O'Keefe's - Traditional Irish Slide



This traditional Irish slide is played on the acoustic guitar in the standard tuning. Here is the TAB for the tune:

O'Keefe's Slide

Part A

|-----0-0-----------------|
|-----------3-0---0-3---0-|
|-2-------------2---------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-----0-0-----------------|
|-----------3-0---------3-|
|-2---------------0-0-----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-----0-0-----------------|
|-----------3-0---0-3-----|
|-2-------------2-------2-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-----------0-------------|
|-0---0-3-----0-----------|
|---2-------------2-2-----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

Part B

|-0---5-5---7-5---3-0-----|
|-----------------------3-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-0---5-5---7-5---3-0---2-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-3---2-3---0-------------|
|-------------3-0---------|
|-----------------2-0---2-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-----------0-------------|
|-0---0-3-----0-----------|
|---2-------------2-2-----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Let's Be Drinking And Kissing Women



This traditional Irish jig is played on the acoustic guitar in the standard tuning. Here is the TAB for the tune:


Let's Be Drinking And Kissing Women

Part A

-------------------0---0-|-----------0-------------
-----0-1-0-1-3-1-3-------|-----0-1-----3-1---------
---2---------------------|---2-------------2-0-----
-2-----------------------|-2-------------------2-0-
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------


-------------------0---0-|-5-7-5-3-0---------------
-----0-1-0-1-3-1-3-------|-----------3-1-----------
---2---------------------|---------------2-0-2-----
-2-----------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------


Part B

-5---5-5-7-5-3-0-2-3-0---|-0-5-5-5-7-5-3-0---------
-----------------------3-|-----------------3-1-----
-------------------------|---------------------2-0-
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------


-5---5-5-7-5-3-0-2-3---0-|-5-7-5-3-0---------------
-------------------------|-----------3-1-----------
-------------------------|---------------2-0-2-----
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Rakish Paddy - Traditional Irish Reel



This traditional Irish reel is played on the acoustic guitar in the standard tuning. Here is the TAB for the tune:

Part A

-----|-----------------|-----------------|
---0-|-1-----0-1-----0-|-1-0-------------|
-2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-0-----0---|
-----|-----------------|---------2-4---2-|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|
|---3-3-3-3-------|-3-1-----------0-|
|-----------------|-----2-0---0-2---|
|-0---------------|---------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---1-0-1-1---0-|-1-0-------------|
|-------------2---|-----2-0-----0---|
|-----------------|---------2-4---2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-1---|-3-1-----------0-|
|-------0-2-----2-|-----2-0---0-2---|
|-0-2-4-----------|---------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

Part B

|-0-3-3-3-5-3-3-3-|-0-3-3-3-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------3-2-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-0-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-|-0-5-5-5-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------3-2-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-0-3-3-3-5-3-3-3-|-2-3-2-0---0-2-3-|
|-----------------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-5-2-3-0-2---0---|-----------------|
|-----------3---2-|-3-0-----------0-|
|-----------------|-----2-0---0-2---|
|-----------------|---------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


Thursday, February 23, 2012

George White's Favorite - Traditional Irish Reel



This traditional Irish reel is played on the acoustic guitar in the standard tuning. Here is the TAB for the tune:

A Part

|-----3-2-0-------|-0---------------|
|-----------0-0-0-|---0-3-0-------0-|
|-----------------|---------2-0-2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|---------023-----|
|-----------0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-----3-0-|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
|---2-0-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|---------0-------|-0---------------|
|-----0-3---0-0-0-|---0-3-0-------0-|
|-2---------------|---------2-0-2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-3-0-------------|
|-------------0-3-|-----3-0-------0-|
|-0-------0-2-----|---------2-0-2---|
|---2-0-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0---------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|


B Part

|-----3-0---0-3-5-|-7-5-3---3-5-3-0-|
|---------3-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-------0-3-5-7-3-|-5-3-0-5-5-3-5---|
|-3-0-3-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3-5-7-3-0-3-----|-0-2-3---0-2-3-5-|
|-------------3---|-------3---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-7-5-3---3---023-|-----------------|
|-----------3-----|-3-0-------0-----|
|-----------------|-----2-0-2---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Stairway to Ukulele Heaven



I figured out my version of Stairway on the ukulele this morning. I only ran through it a few times before recording the video so please forgive the mistakes and awkward rhythm. I'm playing a KoAloha soprano ukulele with Worth strings. If it sounds a little tinny it's because I'm in the bathroom recording on a cheap Sony point-n-shoot.

Here is the TAB:



-|-5-----5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-
-|-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|-
-|---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-
-|-7-------6-------|-5-------0-------|-



-|-0---------0-----|-0-0-0-----------|-
-|---1---1-----1---|-1-1-1------~6-5-|-
-|-2---2---------2-|-0-2-2-----2-----|-
-|-----------------|-0-2-2-----------|-



-|-5-----5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-
-|-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|-
-|---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-
-|-7-------6-------|-5-------0-------|-



-|-0---------0-----|-3-5-5-----------|-
-|---1---1-----1---|-3-5-5-----------|-
-|-2---2---------2-|-0-2-2-------2-4-|-
-|-----------------|-0-2-2-----------|-



-|-----3-------5---|-----0---5-0-----|-
-|---5---5---7---7-|---1---1---------|-
-|-5-------7-------|-2-----------2-4-|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-



-|-----3-------3---|-0-0-0-----------|-
-|---5---5---3---3-|-1-1-1-----------|-
-|-5-------4-------|-0-2-2-------2-4-|-
-|-----------------|-0-2-2-----------|-



-|-----3-------5---|-----0---5-0-----|-
-|---5---5---7---7-|---1---1---------|-
-|-5-------7-------|-2-----------2-4-|-
-|-----------------|-----------------|-



-|-----3-------3---|-3-5-5-----------|-
-|---5---5---3---3-|-3-5-5-----------|-
-|-5-------4-------|-0-2-2-----------|-
-|-----------------|-0-0-0-----------|-