Hi everybody and welcome to a new series completely focused on Celtic Music.

We will be using standard drop D guitar tune on the acoustic guitars since the most of Celtic and Irish music players use this tunnnig.

To start with this series I will show you the first rhythm or dance I learned to play. this is called JIG and the Jig is composed in 6/8 the most times.

The most common structure of a Jig is two eight-bar parts, performing two different steps, each once on the right foot, and one on the left foot. As with most other types of dance tunes in Irish music, at a session or a dance it is common for two or more Jigs to be strung together in a set, flowing on without interruption. So, you will find that we play 2 downstrokes together and answer them with an upstroke.

About the lead guitar, it's in /2 step down tunning, as I always have my guitar tuned. it's almost a looped line all the time and it represents what fiddle or tin whistle could be playing in a Pub in Dublin ;)

I called this Jig Lian Gerbino's Jig, 'cause it's a part of a greater tune I'm working on.


Hope you like this lesson! Have fun!

stay close! -
Lian

Used scales: G major
Meter: 6/8 –
Lead Guitar Tune: Down 1/2 step
Acoustic Guitar Tune: Standart drop D
TEMPO: 130 Bpm.

As some of you know, I use a POD xt to rec all my lessons. you'll find my presets on my board ;)

If you have any problems let me know.
Take care and see you all around.