Irish

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-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|