Greensleeves Lesson

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     Greensleeves was all my joy,
     Greensleeves was my delight,
     Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
     And who but my lady greensleeves.
Hi Everyone and welcome to Greensleeves lesson! :)

This time we go back to the Renaissance period in the 16th century, and this romanesca (song form composed of four chords with a simple, repeating bass) is the most popular one from that period. It is widely believed, but unproven, that it was composed by King Henry VIII for his lover and queen consort Anne Boleyn.

When arranging this piece for guitar I tried to get the spirit of that time, the piece is written in A Minor and uses A Dorian mode that was very popular in Renaissance and Baroque.

Feedback is welcome and let me know if you need any help. :)

Time signature: 2/4
Key signature: A Minor
Tempo: 54 bpm

Have fun! :)

Dejan


     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 10th January 2008


GMC Founder & Rocker


Just beautiful - thanks alot for covering this lesson Dejan! biggrin.gif (I don't know why but this melody has haunted me for a couple of years - perhaps this lesson will help me get even with it! biggrin.gif )
Skewlbuzz
post 10th January 2008


Member


Great melody! Reminds me of midieval story-telling music, if you get me tongue.gif
botoxfox
post 10th January 2008


Member


Yeah, it's a cool melody
Bogdan Radovic
post 10th January 2008


Bass Instructor


Very nice one Dejan !! Great wink.gif
The Uncreator
post 10th January 2008


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Very cool stuff! love the tone smile.gif
Khaos Keith
post 10th January 2008


Member


wow i reeeeally love this... and i dont play alot of classical renaissance stuff, but this got me picking up the ol accustic and playing away haha, i think more lessons in this style would get me playing it even more!
misha
post 10th January 2008


Member


that's cool.... i like the melody
what do you mean with time signature 2/4???
misha
post 10th January 2008


Member


and which fingers do you use?
am i right with thumb index and middle finger?
Dejan Farkas
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Thank you all smile.gif

misha - 2/4 time signature means that the beat is a quarter note and we have 2 quarter-note beats per measure (2 beats per measure).
The right hand fingering is not of great importance here so I did not indicate it, the thumb plays the bass notes, and for the rest you can have a close look on slow videos how I play it, or make your own fingering that suits you the best wink.gif
Gerardo Siere
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


I love that melody. Good work
Mark.
post 10th January 2008


Member


Cool !
One of my favourite classical pieces !!
Muris Varajic
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


I remember it from High School,thanks,nicely done and great lesson!! smile.gif
Pablo Vazquez
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Very nice!! Excellent Lesson!!
Tuubsu
post 10th January 2008


Member


Fantastic! Always wanted to learn this just couldn't tell what was the name of the piece smile.gif
Marcus Lavendell
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Wonderful!!
Dejan Farkas
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Very kind of you guys biggrin.gif

Thank you, glad you like it smile.gif
misha
post 10th January 2008


Member


yeah thanks dejan
good work
Eat-Sleep-andJam
post 10th January 2008


Member


So great ,makes me want an acoustic axe smile.gif
Ill just learn it on a electric guitar with a acoustic setting I guess tongue.gif, Nice 1 smile.gif
Maximus
post 10th January 2008


Member


Well Done
Fran
post 10th January 2008


Member


Awesome, very well played!
Johnnix
post 10th January 2008


Member


Hello,

This is just great! Well done... But this sound to me better or am I wrong?

E||---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------0---1-0--|
B||------------0--|--1---0-------------|---------------|--1----3-----------|
G||---------------|--------2--1-----1--|--2----2----2--|-------------------|
D||---------------|---------------4----|---------------|-------------------|
A||---------------|--0-----------------|--0----0-------|--0-------3--------|
E||---------------|-----------0--------|---------------|-------------------|
Toni Suominen
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Cool lesson Dejan!! smile.gif
Falcao
post 10th January 2008


Member


awesome lesson, hope to see more of these smile.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Thank you all smile.gif

Johnnix - nice spotted wink.gif many modern arrangements moved this piece from A Dorian to A Minor (F# -> F) but it tried to evoke the spirit of the Rennaisance and left it in the original mode, but tastes are different and it's not strange if you like it in A Minor smile.gif
Lester
post 10th January 2008


Member


cool!!!
I remember this theme from some old knight games i used to play when I was younger biggrin.gif
krudtaa
post 10th January 2008


Member


Sounds great dude smile.gif
Gilmore
post 10th January 2008


Member


Nice lesson, I like this song. I think A minor sounds better then A Dorian, but it´s nice to hear both. smile.gif
Gabriel Leopardi
post 10th January 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Very nice lesson Dejan!
Juan M. Valero
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


really wonderfull !!! love this song, I learnt to play the main melody but with all the bass lines is too complicated for me !! smile.gif
David Wallimann
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Great lesson Dejan!
I love your sound too. Very clean. Is it the mic of your camera?
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


nice feelings with greensleeves dejan
Tomy Jeon
post 10th January 2008


Member


Cool melody Dejan! Sounds very Renaissance smile.gif
Hemlok
post 10th January 2008


Member


Perfect! I love this Dejan, you did a fine job. Keep these fantastic lessons coming smile.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 10th January 2008


Instructor


Thank you guys smile.gif

Wallimann - I record guitar through on-top pickups, then through DI-Box, then Mixer into the sound interface. The sound I get is not so good, so I add some EQ (to cut unnecessary highs) and REVERB in GuitarRig2, and some more EQ (to increase lows) in SoundForge to get the sound for the main video. The audio in slow videos is without processing, so you can hear the difference smile.gif
SLASH91
post 11th January 2008


Member


Nice, I've always loved this tune. Now it's going to be stuck in my head for the next week biggrin.gif
Joe Kataldo
post 11th January 2008


Instructor


beautiful
preownedguitar
post 11th January 2008


Member


Oh snaps! Hehe, I remember this song, time to dust of the ol' acoustic for this one. This one is great Dejan, thanks.
Kosei Kubota
post 11th January 2008


Classical Instructor


Nice playing and great choice of music!
Dejan Farkas
post 11th January 2008


Instructor


Thank you! biggrin.gif
TheClansmanDK
post 11th January 2008


Member


Very beautiful Dejan smile.gif
Zaelus
post 11th January 2008


Member


NICE. thanks for the lesson! happy.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 12th January 2008


Instructor


Thank you smile.gif
Vinod Saranga
post 16th January 2008


Acoustic Instructor


Nice tone Dejan
Dejan Farkas
post 16th January 2008


Instructor


Thanks Vinod smile.gif
Andrew Cockburn
post 16th January 2008


Theory Instructor & Moderator


Excellently done Dejan - I have often thought about the Dorian vs Minor thing - I liked your explanation - thanks!
Dejan Farkas
post 16th January 2008


Instructor


Thank you Andrew smile.gif
DeepRoots
post 31st January 2008


Member


Hey Dejan- just been going through this piece as it was stuck in my head all week! Its the first song ive learned using fingerpicking so thanks for starting me off with this technique smile.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


You're welcome DeepRoots and I feel great if this lesson made you explore the new technique smile.gif

If I can help you in any way with fingerpicking, would be happy to wink.gif
Frank
post 4th February 2008


Member


Hi Dejan .I love this song .Congratulations
Dejan Farkas
post 4th February 2008


Instructor


Hi Frank. Thank you, very kind of you smile.gif
JtotheP85
post 26th February 2008


Member


Reminds me of an old Christmas song as well.. "What Child is This?" I believe it is called, a very nice piece.
Carlos Carrillo
post 26th February 2008


Instructor


hey Dejan!!!So coool....So coool....Excellent!!!thanks
Danilo Capezzuto
post 26th February 2008


Instructor


Oh...so many memories. Thanks ( today I'm watching all your lessons...who's the next..? )
Dejan Farkas
post 29th February 2008


Instructor


You're welcome smile.gif We'll see what's coming next biggrin.gif
al christie
post 11th April 2008


Flamenco Instructor


Great lesson, I will use this for my students.
Dejan Farkas
post 11th April 2008


Instructor


Glad to hear that Al, thanks smile.gif


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