Bucky Reed

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A Fig For A Kiss - Traditional Irish Slip Jig

This traditional Irish slip jig is played first at speed then each part is played slowly. Here is the TAB for the tune:

Part A

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

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

Part B

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

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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