4 Apr 2020

Daoiri Farrell - Windmills chords

One more of my chord sheets of Songs Daoiri sings:



Daoiri plays this one with capo on 2nd fret. This is how I play it, so maybe there are some differences ;-)
If you use the app songbook on iPad or iPhone just copy and paste. If you use a similar programme it might work, too.


{t:Windmills}
{c:Alan Bell}

Chords used:
D: 7,0,0,0 or 2,4,0,0, or 2,0,0,0
D/F#: 11,12,0,0
A: 2,2,0,2, or 6,7,0,0
A/E: 9,11,0,0
G: 0,0,2,0 or 0,5,0,2,0 or 4,5,5,0 or 4,5,0,0
G2: 0,9,10,0


[D]In days gone [A]by, when the [G]world was much [D]younger
Men [D]harnessed the [A]wind to [G]work for man[D]kind
[D]Seamen built [A]tall ships to [G]sail on the [D]ocean
While [D]landsmen built [A]wheels the [G]corn for to [D]grind


{soc}
And a[D/F#]round and a[A/E]round and a[G2]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}

In Flanders and Spain and the lowlands of Holland
And the kingdoms of England and Scotland and Wales
Windmills sprang up all along the wild coastline
Ships of the land with their high canvas sails

{soc}
And a[D]round and a[A]round and a[G]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}


In Lancashire, lads work hard at the good earth
Ploughing and sowing as the seasons declare
Waiting to reap all the rich, golden harvest
While the miller is idle, his mill to repair

{soc}
And a[D]round and a[A]round and a[G]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}


Windmills of wood all blackened by weather
Windmills of stone, glaring white in the sun
Windmills like giants all ready for tilting
Windmills that died in the gales and the sun

{soc}
And a[D]round and a[A]round and a[G]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}

Songbook app for iPhone/iPad

To collect all my songs I use an app called "Songbook" which I really like. One of the main aspects for me is that it supports the bouzouki. So I can define chords as I like and play them if I want to.

here's the link to their website: http://www.linkesoft.com/songbook/

here's a tutorial video on youtube:



and another one:





Daoiri Farrell - Boozing Chords

Someone asked for chords of songs sung by Daoiri Farrell. As I have several songs on my iPad I'm going to post them here by and by. I use an app called "Songbook" which I really like. One of the main aspects for me is that it supports the bouzouki. So I can define chords as I like and play them if I want to.

here's the link to their website: http://www.linkesoft.com/songbook/

And here's my chord sheet, just copy and paste into songbook if you like:

{t:Boozing}
{c:Jimmy Crowley}
No Capo


[D]Where do you [Em]think we have [A]been all the [D]night? 
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing 
And [D]how do you [Em]think that we’ve [A]got all so [D]tight?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing 
You [D]may think me wrong or you [A]may think me right 
You [G]may think me dim or you [A]may think me bright 
But [D]what do you [Em]think we’ll be [A]doing to[D]night 
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

Now [D]what are the [Em]joys of a [A]single young [D]man?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
And [D]what is he [Em]doing when[A]ever he [D]can?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
You may [D]think I'm wrong and you may [A]think I'm right,
I'm [G]not going to argue, I [A]know you can fight,
But [D]what do you [Em]think we are [A]doing to[D]night?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

And [D]what are the [Em]joys of a [A]poor married [D]man?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
[D]What is he [Em]doing when[A]ever he [D]can?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
He [D]comes home at night and he [A]gives his wife all
He [G]goes out a-shopping, makes [A]many a call
But [D]what brings him [Em]home hanging [A]on to a [D]wall?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

And [D]what does the [Em]Salvation [A]Army run [D]down?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
And [D]what are they [Em]banning in [A]every [D]town?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
They [D]stand on street corners, they [A]rave and they shout,
They [G]shout about things they know [A]nothing about.
But [D]what are they [Em]doing when the [A]lights are turned [D]out?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

D: 7,0,0,0
Em: 0,2,2,2
A: 2,2,0,2 or 2,2,0,0
G: 0,0,2,0
Bm: 4,4,2,0 or 4,4,0,0 or 4,4,5,0

And here's the Jimmy Crowley version, sorry, found no Daoiri version on youtube:

 

24 Mar 2020

Colin Farrell Band - The Girls Of Grallagh


Today I tried to tab the accompaniment to the tune The Girls Of Grallagh, a jig written by Colin Farrell. The bouzouki on this recording is played by Alan Murray, who now is member of Four Winds. He replaces Daoiri Farrell, who is a famous Singer now. 

You can listen to the recording and buy it on Bandcamp:
https://colinfarrellband.bandcamp.com/track/the-girls-of-grallagh-the-hawthorne-hedge

Notation of the melody on thesession:
https://thesession.org/tunes/18666

This is my tab of the first round through. Not nearly correct, but I did my best.

7 Feb 2020

Bjarne Gregers Schmidt

Bjarne is a bouzouki player based in Denmark.



Irish Bouzouki chord groups by Jeff Ksiazek

Jeff is a guitar and bouzouki and Flute/Whistle player based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is offering online lessons for Guitar and Bouzouki.
You can find his website at:
https://jeffksiazek.com

On his website he offers a pdf with chord groups for bouzouki which is worth a look at for beginners:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58dbf55729687fd202b4709c/t/58f7a0341b10e35a8888070f/1492623412366/gdad-bouzouki-dmajor.pdf



































Here you can find some tunes played very slowly on Whistle and Flute:
https://irishfestschoolofmusic.com/Faculty/Jeff-Ksiazek.htm

Jeff on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/jeff-ksiazek

And his band, Athas:
https://www.athasmusic.com 

Here are some videos he posted on youtube:



4 Jan 2020

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.


Andy Irvine - The Girl I Left Behind Chords

Some time ago I tried to figure out the chords to the song The girl I left behind as Andy plays it. Unfortunately Tabledit did not recognize the names of the chords correctly. But nevertheless, it's the fingering that counts. The song starts in the video at 0:29 min.




These are the chords I figured out:



Lots of chords for bouzouki

A video I found some time ago, but as often forgotten to post it. Jwhelan shows lots of chords and chord combinations. Unfortunately no chord chart here. If anyone would like to write these chords down please share the list in the comments.


Eamon Doorley Style

I really don't remember where I got this video from. Probably I found it on youtube. So I don't know who this bouzouki playing guy is, but the tips are worth trying. As I did not know the original source I had to upload it to youtube by myself. If anyone knows the name of this guy please let me know in the comments.


25 Dec 2019

New Course on OAIM: Bouzouki Progressions

OAIM has just released a new course for Bouzouki. Here's a teaser:




I just subscribed and will try it within the next days. You can subscribe here:
www.oaim.ie

I finished watching the whole course now. If you followed the two first bouzouki courses you can easily follow this new course. It starts really easy with the well known Reel "The mountain road". Nothing really new here but worth trying. During the next courses Alan will take you to a new level of bouzouki playing, especially in the last courses (7-13). You'll learn more about counter melody, cross picking and some nice chord shapes.
All in all I can really recommend this course. I think one month should be enough to work through the courses which would cost 19.95€, that's less than 2€ per course which is really worth it. And btw, if you subscribe you also have access to all the other courses on OAIM, so why not have a look at all these lovely tunes and don't forget the virtual sessions and the play along tracks.

17 Dec 2019

The Holly Bush - The Dogs Among The Bushes Reels

A few days ago I posted a version of the holly bush. Here's another one played by Tommaso Tornielli (irish flute) and Luca Sulcanese (cittern).


16 Dec 2019

Catherine McEvoy & Ruairí McGorman - The Holly Bush/The Shores of Loughrea

Lovely flute and bouzouki duo. Ruairi's playing reminds a lot of Alec Finn. Sounds so easy, but look at his right hand. Where are the ups and downs? Hard to figure out.




I tried to tab the first round through The Holly Bush. Here it is. Capo 1st Fret if you want to play to the video.


10 Dec 2019

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Éamon Doorley - An Sean Duine

Today I tried to tab the accompaniment by Eamon Doorley to a very beautiful song sung by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh to the song An Sean Duine. I saw Muireann oftentimes live in various pubs in Dingle where I spent my holidays during the last few years. It's always a pleasure to hear her sing or play her flute.

In this video from 2005 she is only accompanied by Eamon Doorley so the arrangement of the bouzouki can be heard very well. As always my tab is not intended to be 100% correct. But it helps a bit to understand how Eamon plays his zouk. The real accompaniment can't be put in tab, because Muireann makes some small pauses sometimes which have to be filled which I had to omit. 




 Just saw that the owner of the video does not allow to post the video on other platforms any more. Here's the direct linkt to youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3DD0GcU7Hg


 

Here's my tab:




26 Nov 2019

Isaac Anderson and Alan Murray - John McHugh's with Tab

Lovely set played here on Flute and Bouzouki. I already posted some videos with Alan Murray. Really love his style of playing.

I tried to transcribe the accompaniment of the bouzouki. Here's the intro and first part of John McHugh's Jig aka Kevin McHugh's. Please don't expect it to be 100% correct. ;-)




You can download the tab here.

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