In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a Celtic arrangement of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “All I Can Do Is Write About It” done in DADGAD tuning. A wonderful way to remember your home, whether home is in Alabama or Caledonia.
Celtic Guitar Lessons
There are some wonderful and beautiful Celtic music arrangements for guitar here on the pages of Guitar Noise. You'll find a lot of great lessons and articles to satisfy the bit of Irish in all of us. Be sure to check out the arrangements from Doug Sparling as well as an interesting Celtic arrangement of a Lynyrd Skynyrd song!
Mar19
Dec22
The Christ Child’s Lullaby
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Here’s a wonderful simple and sparse arrangement of this traditional song from the Outer Hebrides. It’s a beautiful song and, like Doug, you’ll be thrilled to add it to your holiday repertoire.
Dec01
The Sussex Carol
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Doug brings us another beautiful Christmas carol, arranged in standard tuning. This one is quite catchy and Doug also gives us a fascinating bit of history concerning the history of Christmas carols in Britain.
Oct31
Love Came Down At Christmas – A Christmas Hymn
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Here is a beautiful Christmas hymn, wonderfully arranged in DADGAD tuning for us by Doug Sparling. What a great way to kick off the holiday season!
Aug15
Sean Bui – Irish Flatpicking Guitar
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GN’s favorite Celtic lesson writer returns with a jig in his step. Here’s a sprightly air in 6/8 time to challenge you and delight your ears!
May30
The Humours of Tulla – Irish Flatpicking Guitar
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Doug takes a break from finger-style guitar to bring us a few lessons in flatpicking. In addition to a terrific arrangement of a Celtic reel, you’ll learn a little more about timing and ornamentation, specifically the staccato triplet.
Apr10
The Eagle’s Whistle
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Doug Sparling graces the pages of Guitar Noise with another Celtic fingerstyle arrangement. Included in this lesson are some tips on traditional Celtic ornamentation, or articulations, which will add some zest to your playing and arrangements.
Feb10
Buachaill On Eirne
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Doug Sparling kicks off a series of traditional Celtic pieces with one of his favorite Irish songs, Buachaill On Eirne (Boy From Ireland).
Nov23
The Huron Carol
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This lovely fingerstyle Christmas carol comes to us from Canada, where it’s still sung in churches at holiday time. Doug gives us a little history on The Huron Carol and then walks us through this terrific arrangement, done in open G minor tuning.
Oct25
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
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Doug Sparling brings us another wonderful Celtic melody, arranged in DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle guitar. This is a beautiful little piece which, since it’s not too technically demanding, can allow you to explore putting some feeling and emotion into your playing.
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