How to comp a reel in D major - The Merry Blacksmith (Irish Bouzouki)

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Eamon Coughlan

Күн бұрын

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@davidmcgowan103 Жыл бұрын

By far the best video I've seen for explaining Bouzouki accompaniment. I think I'm finally getting it. Thank you

@EamonCoughlan Жыл бұрын

Thanks David, glad it's been useful!

@EamonCoughlan Жыл бұрын

In case anyone is wondering, I haven't actually become proficient in left-handed bouzouki over the past month! My new phone mirrors the video and I didn't realise until it was too far into the editing process to correct (since presumably nobody wants to read mirrored tab). I should be back through the looking glass for future videos.

@MGWAIKIDOJITSU 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant rendition

@EamonCoughlan 10 ай бұрын

@@MGWAIKIDOJITSU Thanks!

@alastair6356 9 ай бұрын

Great ideas for playing bouzouki . I tuned my 12 string the first 4 sets of strings and drop the d sounds brilliant and so Celtic. Keep the tunes and ideas coming .🤩👍

@EamonCoughlan 9 ай бұрын

Sounds similar to cittern / 5 course bouzouki tuning! Hoping to get one of those eventually.

@batlin 6 ай бұрын

I must admit to throwing in a minor 9, a dim7 and some fourth voicings when accompanying on piano when my kids used to play the Munster Cloak... sometimes you can't resist trying something a bit jazzy!

@EamonCoughlan 5 ай бұрын

Most of these tunes must have been played millions of times by now, it won't hurt them to have a few extended chords thrown in every once in a while 😄

@otherwisedm7027 9 ай бұрын

Great nvid - love the "forbidden" accompaniment 🤣

@EamonCoughlan 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Now I know at least 2 people watched to the end 😂

@jonathonhunt935 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Eamon such a helpful dive into understanding transposition of traditional Irish reels. Very much appreciated 🤩

@EamonCoughlan 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome! There's a more theoretical approach in my 'Folk music theory' video too!

@jonathonhunt935 5 ай бұрын

@@EamonCoughlan cheers Eamon I’ll have a look

@WWS322 3 ай бұрын

I bought an Irish bouzouki and it's a really good one. I don't have trouble playing any chord. But I am so busy with mandolin and guitar I rarely touch the bouzouki. I have only found one book for it and it doesn't have much information.

@EamonCoughlan 3 ай бұрын

What kind of information are you looking for?

@terilamarco515 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Eamon for the instructions!

@EamonCoughlan 4 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@doodeen 11 ай бұрын

Hi Eamon, Thanks for the mention!.This is the best lesson on bouzouki on youtube bar none.I'll start working on this tomorrow.I'll be glad to donate as well.Keep the lessons coming brilliant!.Cheers Jim.

@Whatzzzz999 2 ай бұрын

Nice playing. Great advice.

@EamonCoughlan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad it's useful!

@leonardovelazquez1029 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video, just what I’ve been needing and looking for. Thank you Eamon! Hope to hear more songs and rhythms later on (jigs, hornppipes, waltz etc)

@EamonCoughlan 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Leo! Definitely have plans for more along those lines but might be a little while as I'm moving soon. I do have a video on simple jig rhythm already, it's mostly right hand patterns though rather than chord choice.

@leonardovelazquez1029 11 ай бұрын

@@EamonCoughlan excellent I'll check that one out as well. Good luck with the move!

@petterfuhre17 10 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Since tunes are typically played three rounds, it's so important to gradually vary and develop chord progressions, runs and counter melodies. And if it's the last set of the night, why not don a beret and a scarf and go full jazz.

@LochTalamh 3 ай бұрын

well done , thx so much

@EamonCoughlan 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@erisch8983 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your knowlege and talent ! Greetings from germany :) (The End is really funny, too 😎😆)

@EamonCoughlan 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad it was useful! And good to know at least one person made it to the end 😂

@hludovicus4478 5 ай бұрын

Excellent ! So, I guess i can also apply those advices on minor keys tune : looking for ambiguity and such ?

@EamonCoughlan 5 ай бұрын

Yes - Drones, Substitutions, Melodic movement, and Following the melody should all work equally well in a minor key! But instead of I IV V, you can usually use I VII in the minor key as your 'starting chords' (eg. Dm and C major in D minor). I will try to do the same thing for a minor tune at some point! In another video I talk more generally about chord building (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNBxh9ifvti5ZZs.html) though that one uses major keys as the starting point as well.

@George_Snow 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful video, thanks! I'm just finding my feet with more interesting accompaniment so this was perfect. And while your jazz bonus wouldn't get you kicked out of the session, you'd receive some bemused WTF looks! 🤣

@EamonCoughlan 6 ай бұрын

Great, glad it's useful! I think it depends on the session. If you're the only chord player and know the room you could get away with it, but if you have other people playing different chords it could go very badly!

@JosMorn1 3 ай бұрын

New to your videos. Love them and they are helpful. May I ask what is the make of your bouzouki?

@EamonCoughlan 3 ай бұрын

thanks, glad it’s been useful! The bouzouki was made by Daniel Hoban in melbourne dhobanguitars.com

@shreepadgandhi6739 9 ай бұрын

What's the tuning of your instrument? Can I play the Irish Bouzouki by tuning it like mandolin i.e GDAE? Many thanks in advance from Pune city, India

@EamonCoughlan 9 ай бұрын

Hi! Mine is tuned in GDAD. You can definitely play bouzouki in mandolin tuning, but a lot of the techniques I cover in these videos won't work as well, because they rely on the open D tuning for drones

@isaaccastillo8628 11 ай бұрын

Hello, what wood used your instrument? The sound is really very bulky and deep, I really like it. God and LORD Jesus bless you dear friend, greetings from Chile, South América 🙋🇨🇱

@EamonCoughlan 11 ай бұрын

Hello! It's rosewood back and sides and spruce top.