Celtic Backing Guitar Tutorials
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Ultimate guide to Celtic music theory for beginners 1 - scales and chords for major keys Folk Friend
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Ultimate guide to Celtic/Irish music theory part 2 - how to find chords for any mode - Folk Friend
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Beginners' Irish Guitar Tutorial - how to strum jigs - Folk Friend
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Learn this alternative jig strumming pattern for funky Irish guitar! Folk Friend
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How to strum Irish/Scottish Hornpipes and Reels - Celtic Rhythm Guitar Lessons from Folk Friend
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Learn these easy guitar chord shapes to accompany Irish / Celtic tunes in E minor - Folk Friend
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Folky Fridays Irish Guitar Lesson Live Stream - starts this friday from 5:30 PM (UK time, GMT)
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Easiest way to pick chords for Celtic guitar accompaniment by ear - Folk Friend
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How capos work and partial capoing for Irish and Celtic folk guitar- Folk Friend
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Easiest way to pick chords for Celtic guitar accompaniment PART 2- Folk Friend
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How to pick chords for Irish/ Scottish music in the dorian, mixolydian or aeolian modes- Folk Friend
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V-Is: most important chord progression in Celtic guitar! Folk Friend
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How to play Irish guitar like zen master Dennis Cahill- Folk Friend
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Banish Misfortune - slow Irish jig chord practice loop- from Folk Friend Celtic guitar tutorials
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Spotted Dog Irish Jig Loop (A major / dorian)
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Using Django Reinhardt's Gypsy Jazz guitar chords for Irish tunes in the dorian mode- Folk Friend
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Using Django Reinhardt's Gypsy Jazz guitar chords for Irish tunes in the dorian mode- Folk Friend
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Folky Fridays #6 - Celtic / Irish guitar practice and ear training techniques - Folk Friend
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Folky Fridays #7 - learn Connaughtman's Rambles on the guitar!
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The Ultimate DADGAD cheat sheet chord progression for Celtic backing guitarists!
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Folky Fridays #8 - Celtic / Irish guitar backing using DADGAD tuning - Folk Friend
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Irish/Scottish/Traditional Jig Strumming Pattern Tutorial for Beginners (6-string Saturday part 1)
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Celtic DADGAD guitar chords part 2 - the key of G major
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Top Ten guitar practice tips for Irish, Scottish and Celtic guitarists - Folk Friend
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How to write Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangements and ARRANGEMENT COMPETITION - Folk Friend
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Dennis Cahill Guitar Tricks - Accompanying The Old Bush Reel with "vague" and contrapuntal chords
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Dennis Cahill Guitar Tricks - Accompanying The Old Bush Reel with "vague" and contrapuntal chords
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Easy finger picking accompaniment for jigs - free Celtic guitar lessons from Folk Friend
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Easy finger picking accompaniment for jigs - free Celtic guitar lessons from Folk Friend
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Kesh Jig slow, medium and fast playalong track for guitarists with chords - Folk Friend
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Funky jig picking pattern - beginner Irish guitar tutorial
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Funky jig picking pattern - beginner Irish guitar tutorial
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Folky Fridays #14 - Drop D tuning and how to use it (Celtic / Scottish / Irish guitar tutorial)
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Folky Fridays #13 - Simple linking chord phrases to make your Irish backing guitar more interesting!
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Folky Fridays #12 - writing Irish fingerstyle against the clock - round 2 (Sieve Russel)
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Folky Fridays #9 - modifying your strumming to recreate rhythms within a melody
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Folky Fridays #2 - Picking chords by ear (part 1)
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Folky Fridays #11 - how to write a Kesh Jig fingerstyle guitar arrangement from scratch
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How to strum slip jigs and add strummed triplets for beginner Irish backing guitarists!
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2 Super easy reel and Irish song finger picking patterns - easy Celtic guitar lesson for beginners
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Clawhammer reel picking pattern tutorial
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Folky Fridays #17 - Ultimate Ear Training Exercises for Irish and Celtic Backing Guistarists!
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Folky Fridays #18 - Guitar chord options for classic Irish session tunes, with special guest Alexa
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What is swing? A guide to hornpipes and reels for beginner folk backing guitarists
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How to strum polkas, plus Steve Cooney style and strummed triplets!
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Folky Fridays #19 - Lex and Nye's garden jam part 2, with Irish guitar chord tips
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Folk Friend presents : Writing fingerstyle in DADGAD with special guest Jordan Lively
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Folky Fridays #20 - Open session! Picking chords in DADGAD, passing chords, nerves and more.
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How to play Out On The Ocean on Irish fingerstyle guitar
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Learn an easy rhythm variation for Celtic jigs on DADGAD or standard guitar
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How to play an easy reel rhythm variation for Celtic guitarists in DADGAD and standard tuning
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Folky Fridays #23 - Backing guitar lesson for Celtic tunes with key changes in
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Folky Fridays #3 - A selection of strumming patterns - all the rhythms for Irish traditional guitar
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Folky Fridays #15 - The Simple 7s - easy jazz chords Celtic / Scottish / Irish guitar players
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Folky Fridays #5 - aeolian and mixolydian chord progressions
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Folky Fridays #22 - DADGAD accompaniment lesson for 7 classic Celtic tunes
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Folky Fridays #21 - A beginner's journey into the DADGAD mindset for Irish guitar
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Folky Fridays #17 - Ultimate Ear Training Exercises for Irish and Celtic Backing Guistarists!
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Folky Fridays #16 - How to accompany the Butterfly on guitar - Irish slip jig in E dorian
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How to change chords fast on Celtic backing guitar! Quick change chord scales part 1 - C major
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Easy chord shapes for Celtic guitar- how to change chords quickly in G and D major
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Folky Fridays #24 - Borrow chords from Latin American music and use them to accompany Celtic tunes!
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Quick change, easy to play chords for Celtic guitarists - Part 3 - A major and B dorian
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Folky Fridays #25 - A first glance at partial capo techniques for Celtic / Irish backing guitar
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Folk Friend meets Duncan Cameron - tunings, Canadian folk music styles, accompanying songs and more!
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Beginner's Celtic guitar lesson in drop D- as used by John Doyle, Paul Brady, Arty McGlynn, Tim Edey
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How to sound like Peerie Willy Johnson PART 1 - jazzy Irish and Scottish backing guitar tutorial
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How to strum a jig on guitar for beginners - Irish or Scottish folk music accompaniment
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How to play folk guitar accompaniment like Peerie Willie Johnson part 2
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How to get the DADGAD guitar sound with standard tuning chord shapes! Partial capos for beginners
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How to play Raglan Road by Van Morrison and The Chieftains on guitar
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How to strum a waltz - easy folk guitar lesson from Folk Friend
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How to add jazz chords to Irish guitar backing PART 1: The three types of seven chord
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Jazz chords for Irish guitar lesson 2 - the ionian, dorian, mixolydian and aeolian modes
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The secret to using jazz chords in Irish trad guitar - tetrads part 3 from Folk Friend
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DADGAD fingerstyle guitar lesson: I Buried My Wife And Danced On Her Grave
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Very first Irish guitar lesson: the ultimate top 5 tips for beginner Irish guitar accompaniment
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How to pick Irish guitar chords by ear for complete beginners PART 1- tunes in major keys
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Cliffs of Moher - free Irish jig playalong for beginners with on screen guitar chords
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How to pick Irish guitar chords for folk tunes - part 2 - Minor keys (dorian mode)
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How to pick Irish guitar chords for beginners - PART 3 - tunes in the mixolydian mode
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How to choose guitar chords for Irish tunes - Part 4 - dark minor keys (the aeolian mode)
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A guide to the guitar style of Tich Richardson from Boys Of The Lough
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Folk Friend Meets Tiffany Schaefer- How to accompany The Castle Jig on harp (duet at the end!)
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How to play triplets in jigs - Irish guitar strumming tutorial
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How to play strummed triplets in slip jigs - Irish guitar accompaniment tutorial
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The most useful scale ever - beginner DADGAD fingerstyle guitar lesson
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Beautiful and easy Irish polka arrangement in DADGAD tuning - Ger The Rigger with free tab
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John Doyle guitar style lesson - part 1 - chord shapes for drop D tuning
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John Doyle style Irish backing guitar lesson - part 2 - drop D chords and tricks
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Lamb of God - Quarantine Session
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John Doyle guitar guide part 3 - chromatic chords for Irish guitar lesson
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How to strum Irish reels like John Doyle
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Battle of the Irish guitar tunings: EADGBE (standard) VS Drop D VS DADGAD - Which is best?
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Folk Friend meets Frank Kilkelly, author of Accompanying Irish Music On Guitar
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Folky Fridays #55 - The wily mixolydian mode and its peculiarities
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Chord inversions for Irish guitar part 1 - Handy first inversion shapes for The Cliffs Of Moher
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Quickest way to learn Irish guitar accompaniment? Folk Friend Zoom workshop with Nye and Tiffany!
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ANOMALIE - Velours (Guitar Cover)
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The Faith Pattern - funky strumming pattern tutorial for Irish and Scottish reels
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Complete Beginner's Irish DADGAD guitar accompaniment lessons part 1 - picking chords in D major
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Irish DADGAD backing guitar lesson - Nye and Alexa play jigs with commentary (Folk Friend)
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Nye and Felix play Irish reels - with DADGAD guitar guide commentary
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Nye and Mitzi - Irish fiddle and guitar jam with DADGAD guitar lesson commentary
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FOLK FRIEND ON TOUR 2023- Beginner Irish and Celtic backing guitar workshops for your local group!
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How to accompany Ramnee Ceilidh - Irish DADGAD guitar lesson PLUS news about the Folk Friend tour!
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