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Jigs, Slips Jigs & Hop Jigs

Slow & Simple Melody
Breaking the Picking "Rules"
Triplets
Double Stops/Chords
A Little Bit of Everything

Introducing ADAE and the Simple Tune
Simple Ornamentation
In-depth Discussion of Ornamentation
Fully Ornamented Rambling Version
Play Along Speed

Very Slow Version
Picking Patterns
Ornamentation Lesson
Jig Rhythm Lesson
Double Stops and Chords
Fully Spawned Version!
Play Along Track 80 bpm
Play Along Track 90 bpm
Play Along Track 110 bpm

Slow Simple Tune
Simple Chords and Double Stops
Simple Triplets
Focusing on Swing
3 Note Triplets
Playing Around with C/C#
Using Slides and Hammer Ons
Varying Tone and Feel
The Big Chord Lesson!
Double String Ornaments
Fully Ornamented Version

Slow and Simple
Moderate Pace and Simple
Slow with Full Ornamentation
Part 1 - Triplets & Stuttered Triplets
Part 2 - Pull Offs Fully Explained
Part 3 - Fret 7 / High B Note / Positional Switching
Part 4 - Finger Flicking / Clamping / Barring
Part 5 - Double Stops / Chords
Play Along Track - 120 bpm

Simple Tune
Discussing "Nyah" or Swing
Tune with Swing
Adding Pull Offs and Hammer Ons
Adding Triplets
Double Stops / Chords / How To Identify the Key of a Tune
How to Use Phrasing
Learning By Ear
Fully Ornamented Version

Slow and Simple Melody
Ornamentation 1
Ornamentation 2
Double Stop and Chords
1st Part Variations
2nd Part Variations
Playing Down an Octave
Dropping Octave Notes
Double String Tremolo Sextuplets
Sweeping 3 String Triplets
Fully Ornamented Tune

Simple Tune
Intermediate Version
Advanced Version

Simple Tune
Intermediate Version
Advanced Version
Complex Version!
Basic Tune in ADAE Tuning
Intermediate Version in ADAE Tuning
A Bag of Licks

Simple Tune
Adding Ornamentation
Complex Version

Simple Tune
Adding Ornamentation
Smorgasbord Advanced Version

Intro and Play Through
Simple Version and Discussing Jig Rhythm
Discussing Picking Patterns in Jigs
Simple Ornamentation
More Advanced Triplets
Second Part Pull Off Note
Double Stops / Chords
Fully Ornamented Version

Intro and Simple Tune
Play Along Version
Ornamentation Lesson 1
Ornamentation Lesson 2
Ornamentation Lesson 3
Double Stops / chords
Passing Chord Sequence
Fully Ornamented Version

Simple Tune
Picking and Left Hand Discussion
Double Stops / Chords
Ornamentation Lesson
Fully Ornamented Tune
Play Along Track 80 bpm
Play Along Track 100 bpm

Simple Melody
Simple Rhythm
Ornamentation Lesson 1 - Dampened Triplets
Ornamentation Lesson 2
Simple Chords
Advanced Chords
Fully Ornamented Version
Old Timey Style Version
Play Along Track 80 bpm
Play Along Track 100 bpm
Play Along Track 120 bpm

Simple Tune
Picking Slip Jigs
Ornamentation Lesson 1
Ornamentation Lesson 2
Triplet Version
Chords and Tune Interpretation
Groovy Version
Fully Ornamented Version - The G.O.A.T Version LOL
Play Along Track 80 bpm
Play Along Track 100 bpm
Play Along Track 120 bpm

Simple Tune and Fingering Issues
Ornamentation Lesson
Double Stops / Chords Lesson
Fully Ornamented Version

Simple Melody
Simple with Rhythm
Right Hand Triplets
Left Hand Ornamentation
Faster Variation on Part 3
Double Stops / Chords
Fully Ornamented Version
The Rocky Road To Dublin & Barney Brannigans Play Along Track 80 bpm
The Rocky Road To Dublin & Barney Brannigans Play Along Track 100 bpm
The Rocky Road To Dublin & Barney Brannigans Play Along Track 120 bpm

Simple Tune
Simple Ornamentation
Simple with more Pace
Double Stops / Chords
The Rocky Road To Dublin & Barney Brannigans Play Along Track 80 bpm
The Rocky Road To Dublin & Barney Brannigans Play Along Track 100 bpm
The Rocky Road To Dublin & Barney Brannigans Play Along Track 120 bpm
The Rocky Road To Dublin - Dubliner's Song Version

Slow and Simple
How To Play High Notes in Second Part
Simple with more Pace
Simple at Session Speed
Simple Ornamentation
Fully Ornamented Version
Play Along Track 80 bpm
Play Along Track 100 bpm
Play Along Track 120 bpm

Introduction to the Lesson
Slow and Simple
Simple with more Pace
Simple at Moderate Speed
Learning By Ear and Melody Variances
Ornamentation Lesson 1
Ornamentation Lesson 2
Double Stops and Syncopation
Fully Ornamented Version

Slow and Learning By Ear
Part 1 Ornamentation
Part 2 Ornamentation
Part 3 Ornamentation and Arpeggiated Chords
Part 3 F# Minor Silliness!
Slow and Fully Ornamented
Fully Ornamented

Very Slowly
Very Slowly with Ornaments
Left Hand Fingering Issues
Slow Simple Ornaments
Double Stops / Chords
Triplets and Pick Slanting
More Pace and Ornaments
Fully Ornamented Tune Version 1
Fully Ornamented Tune Version 2
Tom Billy's & The Castle Jig Play Along Track Slow
Tom Billy's & The Castle Jig Play Along Track Fast

Very Slowly
Very Slowly with Ornaments
Left Hand Fingering Issues
Slow Simple Ornaments
Double Stops / Chords
Triplets and Pick Slanting
More Pace and Ornaments
Fully Ornamented Tune Version 1
Fully Ornamented Tune Version 2
Tom Billy's & The Castle Jig Play Along Track Slow
Tom Billy's & The Castle Jig Play Along Track Fast

Cailleach An Airgid / Sí Do Mhaimeo Í
Simple and Slow
Simple with more Pace
Slow with Ornamentation
Fully Ornamented Version

Slow and Simple
Simple with more Pace
Adding Ornamentation
Fully Ornamented Version

Slow and Simple
Simple with more Pace
Adding Rhythmical Emphasis
Fully Ornamented Version

Play Along Banjo Only
Play Along 100 bpm with Bouzouki & Uileann Pipes

Longform Tutorial Video
Slow and Simple
Simple with Rhythm
Adding Ornamentation
How To Play The Descending Bass Line
Mike's Variation
16th Note Fast Run
3 Ways to Use The 16th Note Run
A Little Bit of Everything
Play Along Track 100 bpm
All About The Chords and Backing Track at 120 bpm

Slow and Simple
Demonstrating 3 Different Types of Triplets
A Little More on 3 Note Triplets
Tune Played with Triplets
Adding Double Stops / Chords
Fully Ornamented Version 1
Fully Ornamented Version 2

1. Introduction
2. First Part Lesson
3. Second Part Lesson
4. Third Part Lesson
5. Full Tune

1. Introduction and Play Through - Dinny Delaney's Jig
2. First Part Slowly - Dinny Delaney's Jig
6. Full Tune - Dinny Delaney's Jig
5. Second Part Ornamentation - Dinny Delaney's Jig
4. Second Part Lesson - Dinny Delaney's Jig
3. First Part Ornamentation - Dinny Delaney's Jig

1. Slow Tune
2. More Rhythm / Explaining Ornaments
3. More Ornaments
4. Run of 16th Notes!
5. Fully Ornamented Tune
6. Backing Track at 80 bpm
7. Backing Track at 100 bpm
8. Backing Track at 110 bpm

Background to the tune
1. First Part Lesson - The Monaghan Jig
2. Second Part Lesson - The Monaghan Jig
3. Third Part Lesson - The Monaghan Jig
4. Fourth Part Lesson - The Monaghan Jig
5. Full Tune Slowly - The Monaghan Jig
6. Picking Lesson - The Monaghan Jig
7. Ornamentation Lesson First Part - The Monaghan Jig
8. Ornamentation Lesson Second Part - The Monaghan Jig
9. Ornamentation Lesson Third Part - The Monaghan Jig
10. Ornamentation Lesson Fourth Part - The Monaghan Jig
11. Ornamentation Lesson Fourth Part (Advanced) - The Monaghan Jig
12. Adding More Ornamentation
13. Fully Ornamented Tune
14. Michael Coleman Version

Background to the tune

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