Matt Heaton - Accompanying Tunes in Am with Capo 2 (Gm-Shapes)

So Matt did it again. Another great tutorial for bouzouki. He explains how to accompany tunes in Am. He uses the capo at 2nd fret and plays Gm shapes.

If you watched this you might be interested in my posts about accompanying in Gm. Here they are:

https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/2020/05/accompanying-tunes-in-am-with-gm-chords.html

https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/2020/01/chord-shapes-in-g-minor-also-usable.html

Accompanying Tunes in Am with Gm-Chords Capo 2 - The Castle Jig

A nice way of accompaniment for A Dorian tunes (Am) is to put the capo in 2nd position and play in Gm. This way you can use the G-string and or the D-string as drone (with capo then A and E).

I made a chord chart with lots of chords for this occasion:

As an example here are some possible chords for the tune Castle Jig. Your ears have to decide what sounds good for you:

I found this nice version of the Castle Jig, so this one might be used to try to accompany.




This is Kevin Burke teaching the Castle Jig. I cut out his performance and looped it, so I could play along with him. I used some of the chords shown above in the chord sheet. I had lots of inspiration from the Guitar Course at OAIM which is well worth a look at, even for players of the bouzouki. https://www.oaim.ie




Here's a second video with some slightly different chords:

Chord shapes in G-Minor - also usable Capo 2, then A-Minor

Here's a little chord chart I made some time ago. Chords in higher positions for G-Minor. With capo on the 2nd fret this is useful for tunes in the key of A-Minor. Just play along and have fun.