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11/13/2017

O'KEEFES SLIDE - AN IRISH TUNE ARRANGED FOR FINGERSTYLE GUITAR

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So in this post I would like to introduce a traditional Irish fiddle tune that I first learnt off a very hairy mandolin player called Grahame. The arrangment I have done here is a comination of te version I learnt from Grahame and a notated version that I found in one of the many tune books I have discovered in charity shop somewhere along the line. What I like about this tune is that it really drives along, the simple bass line that sits underneath the tune really helps with this. Watch the video below for guidance on how to play this tune. The TAB is available from the link below the video. 
Get the TAB here:
​https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/o-keefes-slide-traditional-irish-tune-arranged-for-fingerstyle-guitar-digital-sheet-music/20666716

Look out for an upcoming video demonstrating the G Fingerstyle Handposition that is used in this tune and host of other easy folk tunes that also use the same postion.

​Happy Picking.

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10/31/2017

Silent Night for 5 string banjo

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       Well here we are, two months till Christmas and it is time to bring out the pieces of music we only here once a year. My offering for you today is an arrangment of Silent Night that I did a few years ago for 5-string Banjo. This version of the tune can be classed as 'easy' in that it is quite slow and sparce, however, there are a few stretches and if you are a beginner you may find these a little taxing. Watch the video below that takes you through the chord shapes and stretches then click on the link to get the TAB for it.
Get the Tab here:
​www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/silent-night-for-5-string-banjo-digital-sheet-music/20407375?narrow_by=BANJO&orKey=SILENT+NIGHT&withIn=true
       Here are the chord boxes for the arrangment. Take particular note of the fingerings shown. Most of them should be fairly standard but the Em is shown using the 1st and 2nd finger rather than 2nd and 3rd. Using this fingering will allow you to reach the stretch to the the 5th fret. The other shape here you may be less familiar with is the G, rather than playing an open G chord, we are using the moveable version that you will possibly recognise as an F chord moved up 2 frets. Worth noting that although this is the shape we are using the 4th finger spends most of its time floating around the 5th fret on the B string. Look out for a duet arrangement of this tune with Banjo and Guitar coming soon.
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