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You can also TAKE LESSONS FROM ME in St. Paul, MN at the Center for Irish Music.

Brian Miller's selected DADGAD chord charts:

D Major DADGAD Chord Scale
D Major DADGAD Chord Groups
G Major DADGAD Chord Scale
E Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
A Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
D Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
B Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
C Major DADGAD Chord Scale

Bouzouki ADAD Chord Charts:

D Major ADAD Chord Groups
A Major ADAD Chord Groups
B Minor ADAD Chord Groups
G Major ADAD Chord Groups

Other Helpful Diagrams

Jig Strum Patterns

For Flute/Whistle Students:

Sliabh geal gCua (Air)

Unaccompanied Tunes to Practice with
(played on flute or whistle by Brian)

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1. Hornpipe: Boys of Bluehill (Dmaj)
2. Reel: The Boy in the Boat (Dmaj) VERY SLOW
3. Reel: The Boy in the Boat (Dmaj) SLOW
4. Reel: The Boy in the Boat (Dmaj) at speed
5. Reel: Master McDermott's (Dmaj)
6. Jig: Tobin's (Dmaj) SLOW-MED
7. Jig: Ward's (Gmaj)
8. Jig: The Green Fields of America (Gmaj)
9. Set of Jigs: Ward's / Green Fields of America
10. Barndance: The Keel Row (Gmaj) SLOW
11. Barndance: The Keel Row (Gmaj) at speed
12. Reel: Come West Along the Road (Gmaj)
13. Reel: Cooley's (emin)
14. Jig: The Killavil (emin) SLOW
15. Jig: The Killavil (emin) FAST
16. Reel: Ships are Sailing (emin) [played by Kate Dowling]
17. Hornpipe: Rights of Man (emin)
18. Jig: Garret Barry's (Dmix)
19. Hornpipe: Tuamgraeney Castle (amin)
20. Reel: Buttermilk Mary (bmin)
21. Jig: The Cook in the Kitchen (Gmix--Gmaj--Dmaj)
22. Set of Jigs: Jerry’s Beaver Hat (Dmaj) / George’s (Gmaj) /  Young Tom Ennis (amin)
23. Set of Jigs: Thrush in the Straw (Gmaj starts on emin chord) / Burnt Old Man (Dmaj)
24. Set of Hornpipes: The Fairy Queen (Dmaj) / Dunphy's (Gmaj)
25. Song: The Road to Ballynure (amin: capo 7th fret)
26. Song: The Parting Glass (Dmaj)
27. Song: Erin Gra Mo Chroi (Amaj: capo 7th fret)

LINKS:
Words for The Lakes of Ponchartrain from The Digital Tradition website