Drop D Irish Guitar Technique - Lesson 1 - Add Punch And Groove To Your Playing

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Course page: www.oaim.ie/course/drop-d-guitar-technique/ Download free mp3 of Gerry Beaver's Hat and sheet music.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Something for the weekend....

[@YARNBARF]

OMG, I just LOVE this so much!! I am amazed at how you are able to pick out individual notes with the flat pick, and not using fingerpicks. Ooooh, my bad! After listening again, I realized that you have a banjo playing the individual notes, and you are strumming the chords. I wonder if I could learn to play this tune on my Diatonic accordion which is in the key of G/C.

[@digitaldolf]

If you want to stay on the continental system of diatonic accordion, you're better off buying a D/G accordion for playing Irish music. In the Irish system the C#/D might be the easiest. B/C is the most popular in Ireland, which is a bit strange as most tunes are in one, two or sometimes three sharps. On a C#/D you can play most of the tunes on the D row with occasional notes on the outside C# row.

[@kevinscott3669]

Could you give a lesson on a song another round by an Irish band named the scratch?

[@danydhondt4677]

Very nice Cillian. I've finished all your previous courses on OAIM, so I'll add this one for sure. Quick question what pick are you using? 0.6?

[@derrickdoiron4421]

As a fella with short fingers is it an ok thing to drop the high A note on the D and form the F#? I don't think I'm going to ever be able to get my ring finger to stretch enough.

[@charlietaylor6227]

Hummm... beginner Drop D course without telling us what that means... a bit frustrating...

[@FlyingMonkeysCR]

Tune your low E string (6th string, nearest you as you play) down a full step to D.

[@FlyingMonkeysCR]

If you click the link, is in the course description as well. Slaintè!

[@kristencowan7146]

I came here after watching the first half of this other video on how to put your guitar into "Drop D": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX_RhZtvp7V2nZI

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Hi Charlie, this lesson is not for beginners. As Cillian says in the intro you need some skills on guitar before using these lessons.