Irish Music Guitar Lesson 1 - [The Basics] Start Here

Learn how to accompany Irish music on guitar in standard tuning from scratch! Start your Irish standard guitar accompaniment course and get the basics right from the very beginning.

0:00 Introduction
0:48 Reel accompaniment demonstration
1:37 Learning the reel accompaniment

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[OneDrunkWizard]

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[JohnClarke-lqko]

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[arcanics]

I have just become interested in ITM, and despite having played guitar for some years I am struggling with playing ITM. Partly because of the unusual rhythm and partly because the chords I assume will fit often don't quite sound right. Hopefully I shall get there with such help as this. Thank you.

[BrokenSofa]

French is the only accent that throws in its own words in english and you don't get mad about it. Great video by the way 😃👍

[patguinan]

great lesson, wish i could play like that, i'm struggling at the moment only started when i retired always wanted to be able to play but never had the time until now.
Pat.

[aguco]

Mercy bien!. Muchas gracias por este fantástico tutorial

[jessimacleod]

The online Irish music academy taught by the French guy. I love it! I'm half French too : )

[aguco]

yes, I have just begun to play irish guitar with your tutorial

[Melian_csig]

Je me mets au celtique et là bim, c'est marrant de tomber sur un français ! Merci pour ce cours ☺️

[manuelvicente]

Tu pourrais faire une version du cours en français? Le contenu est trop bon, merci.

[Queeney]

Great lesson. What is the name of this tune? Thanks!

[jec]

Is there a reason you are not using your index finger on the A string with your G chord?

[williamritson]

Hi, great video. What is the name of this piece?

[cinetimeoff]

y'a t-il possibilité d'avoir les tablatures d'accord de ce tuto?

[sauravlama]

Hello,
Just started with Irish music.What i have learned upto now is the DADGAD tuning and a few chord shapes. Could you help me with learning scales both major and minor usuing the above mentioned alternative tuning and give me tips regarding improvisation.
Thank you for the lesson.Helped a lot.

[giano]

really can't understand the A mj variation chord....where do you have to put the fingers??

[manuelpena]

3:40 it's funny how you say "the same amount of stregth" and inmediately after that you play it with very varying strenght

[SuperStellario]

Hello! I'm desperately looking for the chords (with lyrics) of an irish song called "Cunla". Could you send me the chords if you have them? Go raibh maith agoibh, Claudio

[TegsPal]

Great, but the only problem is it's not in Irish tuning DADGAD