Traditional Irish Guitar | Intermediate

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Last updated on June 20, 2026 6:10 am

Learn how to improve your Irish guitar skills. Musician Michael McCague teaches you how to play polkas, jigs and reels in 9 lessons, with fiddle accompaniment.

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This free online guitar course is designed for those who are competent at playing basic chords using the Drop D tuning favoured in Irish folk and traditional music. Improve your technique and learn new chords with the help of guitar expert Michael McCague. Learn how to play jigs, reels and polkas, adding colour by substituting chords and changing your strumming style. Doireann N? Ghlac?in plays fiddle on this course, which has downloadable notes.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Recognise a polka rhythm…
  • Discuss the use of a capo…
  • Recall how to play the polka, ‘Tripp…
  • Recognise the 1 6 2 5 chord progress…
  • Recognise a polka rhythm
  • Discuss the use of a capo
  • Recall how to play the polka, ‘Tripping to the Well? in G Major, using a capo on the fifth fret
  • Recognise the 1 6 2 5 chord progression
  • Explain how to create a bass run in a bar
  • Identify a jig rhythm and play the jig, ‘The Sunny Hills of Beara’ in G Minor, using a capo on the third fret
  • Describe the reel rhythm
  • Explain how to play the reel ?Down the Broom? in A Minor
  • Recall how to play ?Fred Finn?s Reel? in D Major
  • Outline a range of strumming techniques
  • Tips and Techniques for Accompanying Tunes

    Discover techniques for adding colour to your guitar playing with tutor Michael McCague. Using Drop D tuning, you will learn the polka ?Tripping to the Well?, the jig ‘The Sunny Hills of Beara’ and two reels ‘Down the Broom’, and ?Fred Finn?s Reel’. You will also find many tips and tricks to elevate your playing for an authentic Irish guitar sound.

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