Jazz chords for Irish guitar lesson 2 - the ionian, dorian, mixolydian and aeolian modes

This is the second free Irish guitar lesson from Folk Friend covering tetrads or four note “jazz chords”. This week I’ll be demonstrating how to use the principles covered in part one with classic Irish tunes in each of the four modes used in north western european folk music, ionian, dorian, mixolydian and aeolian.

Part 1 is available here

And part 3 here

I’ll be demonstrating with my playalongs for:

Maid Behind the Bar

The Butterfly

Fahy’s: Become a Folk Friend member now for access to this and 20 other playalongs, with guides to the theory and diagrams for all the chords used!

If you're just starting out in the world of Celtic backing guitar, my books can help! They cover everything you need to know about theory, structure, rhythms, chords, fingerstyle and much more... Check them all out here

If you'd like to learn how to play by ear then there's really no substitute for an experienced professional teacher. Click here to book your free trial lesson today!

If you would like a complete guide to folk backing on the guitar then you really need my book Backing Guitar Techniques For Traditional Celtic Music, which tells you all the music theory, strumming patterns, chord shapes and everything else you need to become a great backing guitarist and
My invention The Amazing Mode Wheel can show you all the notes and chords which fit in any scale used in Celtic music.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply