For a comprehensive overview of everything you need to know when starting out playing Irish guitar, PLUS FREE mp3 and chord sheet for The Mountain Road, visit the OAIM website here – https://www.oaim.ie/guitar/guitar-basics-accompaniment/
The aim of this course is to learn how to accompany Irish traditional music on the guitar using standard tuning. Jean examines the chords, structure and rhythms of some of the most typical tune types and keys in Irish music, such as the reels, jigs, slip jigs, hornpipes and waltzes. Throughout the course you will have an overview of different modes and styles of accompaniment. Jean picked a selection of well-known tunes to demonstrate the taught skills and techniques including Gallagher’s frolics, Out on the Ocean, the Kid on the Mountain, The Man of the House and many more. Some of the techniques he will focus on include how to back using simple chords, simple 4/4, 6/8, 3/4 or 9/8 rhythms, as well as syncopated rhythms and more complex chords. This course is a very useful source of information for beginner guitarists who are new to Irish Traditional music and would learn how to accompany it as well as confirmed musicians who want to get an insight into this music. It will also be a great help to guitarists who have a good experience of Irish music accompaniment and wish to go further in the development of their style. – See more at https://www.oaim.ie/guitar/guitar-basics-accompaniment/
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