Traditional Irish Guitar | Beginner 2

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Last updated on April 30, 2026 9:15 am

Learn to play Irish music with guitarist Michael McCague! Using Drop D tuning, you will master jigs and reels over 11 video lessons, with accompanying notes.

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This free online guitar course is ideal for beginners who wish to learn to accompany Irish music. Your tutor is professional musician Michael McCague, who is joined by fiddle player Doireann N? Ghlac?in for many of the lessons. This sequel to our Beginner 1 course is ideal for anyone with a basic knowledge of the key of D. Learn new chords using Drop D tuning, along with jigs and reels in 11 interactive guitar lessons with accompanying notes.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Recall how to play the chords for th…
  • Identify a jig rhythm and play ‘Tae …
  • Recall how to play the jig ?Fasten t…
  • Recognise the chords for playing in …
  • Recall how to play the chords for the key of G
  • Identify a jig rhythm and play ‘Tae in the Bog’
  • Recall how to play the jig ?Fasten the Leg on Her? in the key of G
  • Recognise the chords for playing in the key of A minor with Drop D tuning
  • Indicate how to play the jig ?Scatter the Mud? in the key of A minor
  • Identify the chords for playing in the key of E minor
  • Describe the reel rhythm
  • Recall how to play the reel ?Rolling in the Barrel? in the key of E minor
  • Jigs and Reels using Drop D Tuning

    Learn new chords using Drop D tuning along with the rhythm for jigs and reels, in this beginner 2 course. Tutor Michael McCague demonstrates the chords for playing in the keys of G, A minor and E minor and teaches the accompaniment to three jigs and a reel, with help from fiddle player and TG4 live music presenter Doireann N? Ghlac?in.

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