Acoustic
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Part 1 of the Sweet and Lockdown series of videos. This is a lovely, and short, instrumental version of I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles. As with all the performances in this series, there are some slight differences between the transcription – either for aesthetic or practical reasons. (Some phrases were too fast for me to play…
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(This is another one of the singalong videos I’ve been making for the Ballagh Choir of Ages, which features a short guitar lesson at the end of the song.) I’ve featured a Gilbert O’Sullivan song previously on the blog, in an in-depth look at We Will. This video, however, is probably much better-known (and certainly…
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Another song by Snow Patrol – Just Say Yes. (This is another one of the singalong videos I’ve been making for the Ballagh Choir of Ages, which features a short guitar lesson at the end of the song.) Original can be heard HERE on YouTube. Straightforward enough chords in this one (essentially C, Am, Em,…
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A recent tune by Ed Sheeran with a lovely melody, and some very simple chords (I call them the ‘Wonderwall chords’!) (This is another one of the singalong videos I’ve been making for the Ballagh Choir of Ages, which features a short guitar lesson at the end of the song.) Song starts at 1m14s. Lesson…
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I wrote earlier about the singalong videos I’ve been making for the Ballagh Choir of Ages throughout the lockdown period of 2020/2021. Some of these have included short guitar tutorials at the end of the video, because a couple of the choir members are guitarists, and I tend to lose the run of myself a…
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I mentioned in a recent blog post that I had been taking part in a 100 Day Practice Challenge, in which you commit to practicing a new skill, or developing an existing one, for 100 consecutive days. I was working on pieces from the Woody Allen movie ‘Sweet and Lowdown’, which tells the story of…
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One of the most popular songs to come from this island in recent years, Run by Snow Patrol is quite straightforward to play. This acoustic version uses slightly different chord shapes than the electric guitar part used in the song, but still keeps the overall sound and flavour of the tune. Try to sing along…
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Rory Gallagher was a beast. Probably best known as an electric blues guitarist and singer, but he could also turn his hand to acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin and a host of other instruments. (Not unlike our own Seamie O’Dowd, who was heavily influenced by Rory.) This is a lovely little acoustic fingerstyle tune of his…
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A further exploration of the Travis style of fingerpicking. This tune uses the ‘alternating thumb’ throughout most of the piece, but the fingers deviate a lot from the typical patterns we have been using so far. I first heard this tune played by Doc Watson and his son Merle. (Listen HERE.) I worked out a…
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Here’s a slow playthrough of my simplified chord chart for Wonderwall. Basic chord chart can be found HERE. This is a simplified chart, it doesn’t contain the full structure of the song, but the thre sections you need to learn (Verse – A section, Bridge – B section and Chorus – C section) are included.…
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