Truefire The Celtic Songbook [TUTORiAL]

Like most styles of folk music, learning Celtic songs and building your repertoire is fundamental to becoming proficient in the style.

In this Celtic Songbook from Tony McManus, you’ll learn 5 accessible Celtic arrangements deliberately selected to help you develop key Celtic techniques, and at the same time -- pass on a varied, authentic repertoire that you can play at the gig, or just for family and friends.

Each song is presented along with a series of lessons and playalongs designed to prepare you for learning the full performance arrangement of the tune. As you work through the set of song lessons, Tony will pass on important insight and tips to help get your Celtic playing up to speed quickly.

Tony will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for each of the songs. In addition, you’ll be able to loop or slow down any of the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.

Grab your guitar and let’s get Celtic with Tony McManus!

What you'll learn

• Use slides to open strings for emphasis
• Execute pull-offs in a Celtic music context
• Maintain 3/4 time feel in uptempo dance music
• Understand typical Celtic phrase structure (statement and varied ending)
• Appreciate the emotional depth and authenticity of Celtic music beyond commercial stereotypes

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