Daoiri Farrell - A Pint Of Plain chords

Here's another Daoiri favorite: A pint of plain. The live video I once posted is not available on youtube anymore, so here's the studio recording.

{title: A pint Of Plain}

{subtitle: The Workmans Friend}

Capo 5

Flann O'Brien

When [D]things go [A/C#]wrong and will [G]not come [D/A]right

Though you [G]do the [A]best you [D]can.

When [D]life looks [A/C#]dark as the [G]hour of [A]night

A [G]pint of [A]plain is your [G/B]on[A/C#]ly [D]man.

It‘s your [D]only man, your [G]only [A]man,

Well a [G]pint of [G/B]plain is your [A]only [D]man.

When money's tight and hard to get

And your horse has also ran

When all you have is a heap of debt

A pint of plain is your only man

When health is bad and your heart feels strange

And your face is pale and wan

When doctors say you need a change

A pint of plain is your only man

When food is scarce and your larder bare

And no rashers grease your pan

When hunger grows as your meals are rare

A pint of plain is your only man

In time of trouble and lousey strife

You’ve still got a darling plan

You still can turn to a brighter life

A pint of plain is your only man.

Daoiri Farrell - The Creggan White Hare - chords

Another chord sheet. As always, please don't expect it to be 100% what Daoiri plays.

You can find my attempt to tab the intro here:
https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/2019/02/daoiri-farrell-full-concert.html

Picking pattern: Use down, up, down, up, down, up etc.

{t:The Creggan White Hare}

{st:Daoiri Farrell}

In the [D]lowland of [D/C#]Creggan, there liv[Bm]es a white hare[G],

As [D]swift as the[D/C#] swallow that f[Bm]lies through the ai[A]r.

You may [Bm]tramp the world over but none to c[D]ompare

to the [G]pride of old [D]Creggan, that [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.

One [D]clear autum[D/C#]n morning, as you [Bm]will suppose,  [G] 

ohh [D]The red gold[D/C#]en sun o’er the[Bm] green mountain ros[A]e.

Barney [Bm]Conway came down and he did declar[D]e,

“This [G]day I’ll put [D]an end to the [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.”

so He [D]searched th[D/C#]rough the lowlands[Bm] and down throu[G]gh the glens,

all am[D]ong the wild[D/C#] ditches where [Bm]the white hare had [A]ends,

Till at [Bm]last coming down o’er the heather [D]so fair,

From [G]behind the wi[D]ld thistle out[Bm] jumps the wh[G]ite hare.

“Bang! [D]bang!” went[D/C#] his gun and his d[Bm]ogs it slipped [G]too.

As [D]swift as the[D/C#] wind over the [Bm]green mountain flew[A].

But his[Bm] dog soon came back, and it made B[D]arney sigh,

For he k[G]new that the [D]white hare had[Bm] bid him good[G]bye.

and We’re[D] some jolly[D/C#] sportsmen down he[Bm]re from Pomeroy[G] 

From [D]Cookstown, D[D/C#]ungannon, and l[Bm]ikewise the Moy.   [A] 

With our[Bm] pedigree greyhounds we’ve travell[D]ed from far

And we’ve [G]come down to [D]Creggan in our[Bm] fine motor c[G]ar.

well [D]into the lo[D/C#]wlands these hunts[Bm]men did go     [G] 

In [D]search of th[D/C#]e white hare th[Bm]ey look high and lo[A]w,

Till [Bm]at last Barney Conway from a bog b[D]ank so rare

Shoute[G]d out to the [D]huntsmen, “The[Bm]re lies the w[G]hite hare.”

so They [D]call up the[D/C#]ir greyhounds from[Bm] off the green [G]lea

And[D] Barney and [D/C#]the huntsmen al[Bm]l jumped high with [A]glee,

it wa[Bm]s there on the bog bank all gather[D]ed around,

Seven [G]dogs and nine[D] men did that [Bm]poor hare sur[G]round.

Oh No[D] wonder the[D/C#] white hare did tr[Bm]emble with fear[G] 

As she[D] stood on he[D/C#]r hind legs, sh[Bm]e would raise her b[A]ig ears,

as she[Bm] stood on her hind legs with one g[D]allant spring,

She j[G]umped over th[D]e greyhounds a[Bm]nd broke thro[G]ugh the ring.

Well[D] that chase[D/C#] It went on, it wa[Bm]s beautiful vie[G]w

As [D]swift as the[D/C#] wind o’er the [Bm]green mountain flew[A].

But t[Bm]hose pedigree greyhounds, they did[D]n’t run far.

They come[G] back and wen[D]t home in thei[Bm]r fine motor [G]car.

Then [D]there came [D/C#]another man and yo[Bm]u all know him [G]well;

His [D]name was mic[D/C#]k kelly with th[Bm]e Bonnie Black Nell[A].

oh In[Bm] search of the white hare, today “[D]I’ll have fun.

ill bet[G] fifty to one[D] my Black Nell[Bm] does her tur[G]n.”

Five[D] turns the [D/C#]hare got then from[Bm] Bonnie Black N[G]ell,

And th[D]e sixth one [D/C#]was given aroun[Bm]d John Haughey’s we[A]ll.

‘it was[Bm] there we lost sight of the hare a[D]nd the dog,

And th[G]en ten minute[D]s later they c[Bm]ome o’er the [G]bog.

Well, tha[D]t chase it [D/C#]went on. It was gr[Bm]eat for to see.[G] 

The[D] white hare [D/C#]and the black d[Bm]og both roamed ligh[A]t and free,

Till she[Bm] travelled to Esker where she knew[D] the lands well,

And to [G]Bonnie Black [D]Nell there soo[Bm]n bid farewel[G]l.

Oh A[D]nd now to c[D/C#]onclude and to fin[Bm]ish this rhyme [G] 

I [D]hope you’ll [D/C#]forgive me for [Bm]singing all this wh[A]ile.

If th[Bm]ere’s any amongst you in Carrick m[D]ore fair,

please[G] drink up a h[D]ealth to that [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.

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]I 

[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]I 

[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]I 

[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]I 

[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:

 

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.

You can get the tab as pdf here.

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:

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.

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.

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).

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.

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:

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.

Nuadan - Barrell Rafferty's

Just got the new CD from Nuadan yesterday. I really like the style Macdara plays his bouzouki. So I tried to figure out an accompaniment. My first attempt was the tune Barrell Rafferty's, it's the second tune on track 8. Unfortunately there is no sound sample to be found on the web to link to.

So here's my attempt to create the tab. There might be lots of mistakes in it, but I hope it shows a little bit how Macdara's style works. He uses Capo 4 on this track.

Here's the link to the track on Bandcamp.

Here's the link to thesession: https://thesession.org/tunes/12410
To accompany it put capo on 7th fret.

You can download my tab here

if you do please comment!

Update: chords and positions for bouzouki

I recently updated my worksheet for building chords. Here's the new version. It contains positions of possible fingerings for most used chords. So you can figure out, where to put your fingers if you need a chord for a chord change.

For example: If you play a D (7400) and want to change to a nearby G chord you could choose (7500) or (7900) or maybe (7 9 10 0).


! There is a mistake in this list. It should be Bb Major, not minor! You don't need a BbMinor chord for the most common tunes.

Oisin Morrison, Macdara O'Faolain - The Hills Of Larraga with Tab

I really love the playing of Macdara O'Faolain from the band Nuadan. Here is a video of Oisin Morrison on Flute and Macdara an Zouk.

I tried to figure out some of Macdara's accompaniment. I don't think it's really correct, but it helps a bit to understand what he is doing. I think the tune is called The Hills Of Larraga. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Here's the Link to thesession:
https://thesession.org/tunes/5202

You can download my tab here

If you download please comment!

Chordfinder for Irish Bouzouki

Here's another websites which helps to find chord shapes for bouzouki. Someone mentioned it on the Bouzouki Forum in Facebook. Thanks for the hint.

In the advanced section you can make some adjustments. Definitely worth a try when looking for variation of chords.
http://www.chords.cc/irishbouzoukigdad

Paddy Ryan's Dream

This time I tried to find out the accompaniment which Brendan O'Regan plays on the tune Paddy Ryan's Dream together with Matt Molloy. He starts at the repetition of the A-Part.

Here's the video I tabbed the accompaniment from. I cut off the first tune, the air black is the colour of my true love's hair.

Here's the link to the notation at thesession.org
https://thesession.org/tunes/79

Daoiri Farrell live in Pforzheim, Germany, 24.09.2019

I had the pleasure to see Daoiri Farrell and his Trio live in Pforzheim some weeks ago. Here are some of the videos I took that day. Enjoy.

Out On The Ocean - Jig

It is always interesting in how many ways one tune can be accompanied. Inspired by this thought I listened to lots of recordings of one of my favourite tunes and wrote the chord combinations down. Out of these I chose the ones I liked the most and combined them on this worksheet.

The chord range stretches from two chord arrangements of Hayes/Cahill, which I really like, to more complex chord combinations.

Here's my worksheet. If you need a better quality contact me and I will send it via mail.

Exercise: Coordination of both hands 2

Another exercise for coordination of both hands. If you download the photo of the tab it will appear larger.

This exercise is in D-Major.
You will also practice in D-Minor which would be
0,2,3,5 on the D string and
0,1,3,5 on the A string.

If you'd like to practice in D-Mixolydian it would be
0,2,4,5 on the D string and
0,2,3,5 on the A string.


If you don't know which notes you are you can learn them by saying them while practicing.

in D-Major it is
D,E,F#,G
A,B,C#,D

in D-Minor:
D,E,F,G
A,Bb,C,D

in D-Mix:
D,E,F#,G
A,B,C,D