Polkas
Ger The Rigger – A ionian
I love this bouncy little number in A major. I’ve always believed A major to be the brightest and most ...
John Ryan’s – D ionian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of D ionian. Therefore the available chords are D major, E minor, ...
Hornpipes
Harvest Home – D ionian
Basic chords The A part of this tune is very standard and has no sections which really sound like they ...
The Rights Of Man – E aeolian
The Rights Of Man This tune has been widely played in both Scotland and Ireland since at least the middle ...
Reels
Corner House – A dorian
Basic chords The basic chords for this one are fairly self explanatory. For simplicity’s sake (and thanks to their similar ...
Crock Of Gold – G ionian / A dorian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of G ionian. This means the available chords are G major, A ...
McMahon’s – G ionian / A dorian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of G ionian, and therefore has G major, A minor, B minor, ...
Cooley’s Reel – E dorian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of E dorian. That means the available chords are E minor, F# ...
Fahy’s Reel – D dorian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of D dorian. Therefore the available chords are D minor, E minor, ...
Maid Behind The Bar – D ionian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of D ionian. That means that the available chords are D major, ...
The Boys of 25 – A dorian
Basic chords This tune is in A dorian. That means that available chords are A minor, B minor, C major, ...
Jigs
The Cliffs of Moher – A dorian
Basic chords This tune doesn’t have any strong chord IV sections in the A part, so in the simple version ...
Donegal Lass – A mixolydian
Basic chords This tune is in A mixolydian. This means that the complete list of chords with which you would ...
Morrison’s – E dorian
Basic chords This tune is in E dorian, which contains the same chords as D ionian. This means that the ...
Munster Buttermilk – D ionian
Basic chords This cheery little jig is in D ionian, and can consequently be accompanied with the following chords: D ...
The Coleraine – B minor
Basic chords This tune is written in the mode of B aeolian. This means the available chords are the same ...
The Kesh Jig – G ionian
Basic chords The Kesh is written in the key of G ionian, so the available chords are G major, A ...
Slip jigs
Kid On The Mountain – E aeolian
Basic chords This classic 5 part slip jig is in the key of E aeolian. That means that the chords ...
The Butterfly – E aeolian
Basic chords This tune is in the key of E aeolian. This means that the chords available are E minor, ...
Reaping The Rye – E aeolian
Basic chords This is a very dark sounding slip jig in E aeolian. That means the chords available are E ...
The Choice Wife – D mixolydian
Basic chords This slip jig is a five part-er in the key of D mixolydian. That means the complete list ...