Guitar Tutorial - Whiskey in the Jar - Irish Folk Songs

Learn how to play this classic Irish folk song, Whiskey in the Jar by watching this easy video tutorial by Flynner.
Lyrics
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As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry mountains
I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting
I first produced my pistol and I then produced my rapier
Saying "Stand and deliver" for he were a bold deceiver
Chorus:
Mush-a ring dum-a do dum-a da
Whack for my daddy-o. Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar
I counted out his money and it made a pretty penny
I put it in me pocket and I took it home to Jenny
She sighed and she swore that she never would deceive me
But the devil take the women for they never can be easy
(Chorus)
I went up to my chamber, all for to take a slumber
I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure 't was no wonder
But Jenny drew me charges and she filled them up with water
Then sent for captain Farrell to be ready for the slaughter
(Chorus)
't was early in the morning, just before I rose to travel
Up comes a band of footmen and likewise captain Farrell
I first produced me pistol for she stole away me rapier
I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken
(Chorus)
Now there's some take delight in the carriages a rolling
and others take delight in the hurling and the bowling
but I take delight in the juice of the barley
and courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early
(Chorus)
If anyone can aid me 't is my brother in the army
If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney
And if he'll go with me, we'll go rovin' through Killkenny
And I'm sure he'll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny
(Chorus)
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[@TheChrisTheory]

My grandfather passed away this past Friday (January 7th), and I intend to play this song at his memorial. Thank you for this video tutorial. It's helping me a great deal.

[@Eggmayor]

Nice choice

[@thenorthernbrewband5537]

Thank you so much for these videos. I’m an American solo performer. I play these songs live and I appreciate hearing your traditional way of playing. This helps me perform these songs closer to the way they were meant to be played.

[@troytroyus913]

Best lesson on this by far, no nonsense or overplaying. Thank you.

[@pkbrown58]

Aye, a good one to boot. Thanks mate!

[@Canalvee00]

Wonderful. Have to learn this for St. Pat’s day.

[@ravendon]

Thank you for spreading the beautiful Irish music to the world. Accurate lyrics, tabs, style tips, etc. are invaluable for beginning musicians.

[@ulmik]

It's very pleasant to learn from and play with this nice gay.

[@yubaofnumidia8048]

Hahaha , I had learned how to play this song in 2013 , though I love to listen to that gentleman's lovely voice .

[@johnmac.6760]

Brilliant thank you. 👍👍🎸

[@dellgone]

Great job Brian..Real Dubliners vibe off your version, your voice and the guitar playing..really good..Thanks alot

[@gizatoob]

I'm in my 30s & not into folk at all, this song seems to have traversed as many genre as it has years, thats how I'm here. I'm pleasantly surprised at this unsespected turrn, I find it completely interesting seeing tuition from another angle, you come over as a great teacher, likable, freindly and knowledgable. Great video my friend and I'll try to learn some of your teaching's in honour.

[@nixonp6320]

Well done mister!❤

[@huzzarvodka]

fair play to ya brian, nice to see irish lads giving great tutorials on great irish songs, keep it up

[@ErikVanRent]

I just wanted to say that these videos are amazing! I love Irish folk songs and I'm very happy to figure out how to play them on guitar thanks to these videos! So thanks!

[@brianflynn5386]

Thank you for watching. I would love to do more and will but it may take some time before I get around to the next batch. Doing the songs is the fun part but the other stuff takes time. Glad they helped you.

[@jwm6314]

This was perfect a decade and a bit later. Thank you!

[@bl1951]

So many versions of this song it's crazy

[@cjwaywell]

I enjoyed that Mr.Flynner

[@supersykosara]

im learning this song to play to my dad on his 50th birthday... this really helped a lot! thanks!

[@brianflynn5386]

Wow ! I'm not sure if I deserve such wonderful praise ! I am absolutely delighted that someone quite young and from a totally different background musicially would appreciate this..............makes it all worth while. I really appreciate you taking the time to send post this message.......makes me want to go out and teach live !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@punchdrunkatheist]

Should have found this channel years ago. I've just made up about two years of beating my head against trying to learn some of these songs completely by myself with tabs in a few hours of watching videos here.

[@TravisAndrews116]

I have been looking for youtube videos like this!! You play them in such an easy way and i love all these songs.. I enjoy my irish heritage and my grandmother would love if i could learn all these songs.. Great work! I would like to put in a request for the irish song.. Tura Lura Lura it is a beautiful song and would love if you could put it out to Travis and his Grandmother of 83 years! Thanks so much

[@10pound]

Brian, many thanks. I love these classical Irish folk songs.

[@hritwikchakraborty5602]

I can't thank you enough for this. Lots of love. ❤

[@markward9350]

Thanks, Brian. I hope to get good enough to play along with people - another great vid.

[@brianflynn5386]

Yeah I have already done that one and thank you my friend.

[@theguyfromberlin]

Thanks mate. Brilliant.

[@anthonysewell8729]

Love you Brian.. Beloved man - Guiness clerkmanship 1st class

[@cadnorcwm6107]

Hey thanks Brian, I'm learning guitar, and been trying to sing this one in "G", not a hope. Came across your video, short, sweet & to the point, and guess what ? I can sing it in "C"....... Cheers buddy, it'll soon be sung in some Welsh pubs... John (Wales)

[@marktser0jedi]

Thank you Sir.

[@brianflynn5386]

Thank you Wolfgang.........hope to have more as soon as possible.

[@brianflynn5386]

It is a LOWDEN...they are made in the north of Ireland...........really good guitars with a great warm full sound. Maybe you could get one for Christmas ???

[@brianflynn5386]

Thank you very very much...I am really crazy to do more of them but time is the problem...

[@IdentityCrisis1581]

Yeah I love folk songs because often they tell a story. And I like songs that do that. The first time I heard this song was from the cover that metallica did. And I had a feeling before I even looked up the traditional lyrics that metallica probably changed some of the words. Which apparently they or someone who they heard the song from did. In the pines, also known as Where did you sleep last night is an american folk song that is a favorite of mine too. Nirvana did a cover of that.

[@brianflynn5386]

You are welcome my friend. I am not often called cool so I really enjoy it when it happens :-)))

[@CaveG2T]

This is what I have been lookin' for! Thank you!

[@danielgrigolon1004]

hey Brian! awesome videos, is is very well explained! congratulations! the site is not working, I hope you post new videos soon! you are awesome!

[@gabo_ls_23]

Good evening. I'm sorry, but my english isn't very good, because I'm from Mexico. I would like to thank you very much for this guitar lesson, I really wanted to learn this wonderful song. Although I listen first Metallica version, it made me search the original one, and I found out it is a great Irish song. Actually, I also wanted to learn Metallica's version, but the way you just played the song by the end gave some ideas, so let's see what can I do. Once again, thank you very much.

[@Silv3rknif3]

Fantastic video and wonderful tutorial. Absolutely love the music and your explanations and camera positioning. Cheers mate

[@brianflynn5386]

hunter tompson Hunter you make me blush !! Thank you and by the way I love your writing LOL

[@signedryan]

st.patricks day coming up..learning songs for session time ha

[@tharsiskenobi2]

You're the greatest. A whole lotta thank you, all the way from Brazil. :B

[@rajmaharjan9270]

I watched all your videos and they are all just awesome!! thank you sir!

[@anthonywelsh1213]

Cracking tutorial mate, will be checking out your other videos.

[@Bacon1able]

Thank you, your videos are exactly what I needed to learnt these songs! I hope to see more of them.

[@FrenchyBunnyStudio]

Thank you for your great video!! I am a beginner at the guitar, and I am starting to learn this song. :)

[@3267ok]

Flynner, I really expected you to know that it was called whiskey in the Jarro.💚💚 an old area in Dublin now built over.♣♣ but I still like it👍

[@brianflynn5386]

Thank you very much........I hope that I can live up to that !!!!!!

[@konstantineguruli]

Another beautiful performance!

[@Frey6969]

you are a God!! Thank you!

[@48hd38]

Thanks 👍✌️

[@WolfgangHolzmann]

Thank you, really simple and easy to understand!

[@sukkopera]

Thanks for your videos, Bryan! I'm getting over there in 2 weeks, but unfortunately I won't have a guitar with me :(. Anyway it seems you did all songs except my favorite: Dirty Old Town! Please remedy :).

[@laurenawad9271]

love the voice great lesson also much thanks

[@KierEv02]

how have I not come across this guy before?

[@bellerive7018]

Fantastic job

[@Aaron1401plough]

Yay you’re going to make my St Patricks day like the best day of the year :D

[@Seamus322]

Brian-Thanks for posting the lesson-I particularly like the bass transition from chord to chord-I thought you sounded a little familiar,then it dawned on me-you sound uncannily like Luke Kelly! Cheers, Seamus in Oklahoma

[@brianflynn5386]

Thrilled about your comparison to Luke Kelly thought doubt whether he would have been as ecstatic !! thanks for the post Seamus.

[@RKcousins625]

go METALLICA!!

[@US1968]

Youre the man !!! thanks sooo much !

[@mailuzon4227]

Thank you love it ..great lesson !

[@user-fy4eo6gs1q]

Awesome! Best regards from Siberia!

[@markward9350]

Brilliant lesson.

[@anonymous4014]

God I love this song

[@MCmegaPUNK]

Greate Video dude! Best wishes from germany

[@brianflynn5386]

Danke !

[@marksweetnam1]

Thank You. This was very cool.

[@TibbsYCod]

Fantastic Brian just come across your channel and love the work you do! Keep it going it's great 😀🇮🇪

[@grandplans]

loved your vid. I wish I knew how to play guitar. I love this style of music

[@brianflynn5386]

Brian....it is really not difficult...get a cheap guitar and have a go...just watch the video and copy ! Good luck !

[@damnyankeex1]

You already have the desire and the love to succeed. Just be determined to succeed. Take Brian's advice and run with it! Good Luck :)

[@brianflynn5386]

I like your attitude Rich !!

[@barrysandcrab]

great lesson, thank you for giving it

[@nadzieja7]

You are really awesome! I always wanted to learn some of irish music on guitar. Make it more please! And sing all the verses :D

[@FrankMarsala]

This is way better than metallica. Thanks!!!!!

[@TheELDUDERINO76]

Mmm feel like a beer now

[@bbbernier]

Thank you for this!!!

[@van1976]

It works....haha Just posted a "Whiskey in the Jar" (teaser version--no singing, just picking out the melody within the chords) I'll putting up on YT my singing version on March 17th, you might be familiar w/ the Day---haha Stay tuned. --Van

[@brianflynn5386]

Thank you my friend.....If I am looking for a job as a music teacher I will quote you !!

[@Derxium]

This is great , cheers mate

[@brndnmshr68]

Thanks mate no worries

[@gocrazy4u]

Great video! Thanks!

[@spacemonkeyinfear]

Great stuff Bruz loved it

[@666madmetalhead]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@1960Calimero]

"Sehr schoen" from Germany!!!!

[@brianflynn5386]

I actually love Metallica......intelligent metal ! Have you heard Thin Lizzy's version of this song......very interesting and was a huge hit around these parts when they released it in the 1970s. Nice to hear from you.

[@brianflynn5386]

Thank you very much for your kind comment. Music should be fun and you can have great fun and satisfaction figuring out how to play songs....the main thing is to enjoy it !

[@Axl_Ericsson]

Thank you so much for doing a guitar lesson for this song, when I searched for it I thought I would never find it! but there it was, the first on the result list (pardon my english, I'm swedish so I don't speak english flouidly) I have two questions, first, are you doing guitar lessons on songs that isn't very usual of doing lessons for? Second could you please do a lesson for "Rose tattoo" by Dropkick Murphys? either way you're geting a subscribe from me, keep it up

[@ThePowerFlowers]

ti amo

[@rcames09]

Thanks mate!

[@PaperSun98]

Hello! Thanks so much for another wonderful tutorial! Ireland really do have some lovely folk-songs. It's interesting to see how many bands have also recorded a version of it... I could be mistaken but I think the Grateful Dead are also on that list! I'm pretty new to playing the guitar, so sorry if this seems like a silly question... which strings are you playing between the strummed chords? Thanks :)

[@liyhan275]

nice to see you could you pick up the dublin pub crawl? i'd like to listen that song have a nice day thank you

[@DrRajeshKoothrappali]

i love your covers and your voice! i played whiskey in the jar and my friends just loved it. thanks =) then they asked me to play "ireland's call" but unfortunately i dont know the chords for this song. afterwards i tried to search the cords but they were wrong and didnt sound right. can you make a tutorial on how to play "ireland's call" please? im pretty sure that im not the only one who would love to learn how to play this song =)

[@MrJoJoFra]

thank you!

[@larrydoran1979]

Flynn good work!

[@themarcsman007]

Brilliant! I'm subscribing, thanks for that, hope you do fields of athenry!

[@gentx2160]

Nice

[@Jmkroledworld]

Muy buena, gracias.

[@Grefintiuk]

great lesson

[@andrewmast60]

You're rad :)

[@brianflynn5386]

Eres bienvenido mi amigo !

[@user-yy4gz3wh7e]

amazing!

[@johnpenhaligon4389]

Looks so easy but I cant quite get the rhythm pattern, are you damping the strings on the second beat or just striking one string then a strum...whatever I try it doesn't sound like you! thanks

[@shawnkirk4056]

thank you

[@brianflynn5386]

A pleasure Shawn

[@IIamachaser]

great tutorial!!! helped me a lot... btw guys, look at his face at 1:11 it looks like he's about to sneeze or something and its funny =P