Top 5 Irish Ballads for Guitar


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THE ULTIMATE GUITAR COURSE

Master Irish Folk Songs & Ballads on Guitar

Become a pro on guitar by learning to play your favourite Irish songs 

  • Learn All The Classic Irish Songs and Ballads

  • Learn all the fundamentals of guitar

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  • Over 100 training videos

  • 30 day money back guarantee!

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    GETTING STARTED

    Interested in learning the guitar through all your favourite Irish songs?

    This is a 6 module video course will take you from complete beginner to advanced level guitar player. You will learn everything you need to confidently play all you favourite songs and music and become a great guitar player along the way. 


    Guitar fundamentals and techniques are applied to Irish Folk songs and Ballads throughout .


    All material is available on downloadable PDF sheets and many of the songs include a full ballad group backing track.

    Follow The Course

    Easy to follow step by step video tutorials to get you playing your favourite Irish songs in quickest time possible 

    Take Action

    Complete the video lessons and post your results in the Facebook group

    Master Your Favourite Songs

    Weekly Live Q&A's. Have the confidence to play your favourite Irish songs in front of friends, family, parties, or maybe just for yourself!   

    Here's What You Will have access to

    Access To Membership Portal

    Learn from scratch the concepts of guitar in a step by step method via our membership portal 

    Downloadable Worksheets

    Download the PDF sheets that contain all the chord diagrams, rhythm patterns and tablature taught in the video lessons.

    Access To Private Facebook Group

    Join our exclusive private Facebook Group and share your learning and results, get accountability partners, make friends and share your challenges.

    Are You Ready To Take Action?

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  • COURSE CONTENT

    What's included in this training?

    This training has been specially structured to go over all the core concepts of guitar within 6 modules.

    Learn guitar through all your favourite Irish folk songs & ballads

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    CHORDS

    Learn All Chords

    -Open position chords.

    -Chords further up the neck.

    -Bar chords-Partial

    -chords/triads.

    -Joining chords with bass runs.

    -Suspend chords and variations and how to use them.

    -Common chord progressions found in all styles of music!

    RHYTHM

    Jam in any Rhythm

    - Strumming patterns.

    -Make your strumming sound more interesting.

    -Strum like a pro.

    -¼ ,1/8th 1/16th note strumming patterns.

    -Combining patterns and variation

  • SCALES

    Solo over any song

    - How to play melodies and improvise

    - Major and minor scales.

    - Major and minor pentatonic scales

    - How to transpose all scales (play them up the neck in different keys)!

    FINGERSTYLE

    Fingerpicking Good!

    -Basic arpeggiated fingerstyle patterns

    -More advanced fingerstyle

    - playing melodies over a bass string rhythm!

    READING

    How to Read Music

    -Chord charts

    -Tablature!

    THEORY

    Understanding music

    - Building blocks of all music

    - Understanding how everything fits together.

    - No more confusion -eg. what scale will work over a particular chord sequence

    SONGS & REPETOIRE

    All your favourite songs

    -Tons of the most famous Irish Folk songs each week to practice the above skills.

    -Backing Tracks to practice your chords and scales to.

    -Full ballad group backing tracks to play and sing along to.

    Take your guitar playing skill set to the next level

    Get this course today!

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    Meet Our Featured Artists

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    Christy Moore

    The Dubliners

    Mary Black

    The Fureys

    Paul  Brady

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    Over €1000 Worth of Free Bonuses!

    Bonus #1: One-On-One Support 

    Free daily message support from me where all your questions will be answered.. This is daily Facebook messenger support from me personally for 6 consecutive months after sign-up. These will be invaluable in helping you progress. 

    (Value €600)

    Bonus #2: Top 10 Irish Songs Play Book

    E-book containing chords and music to the top 10 Irish Folk Songs as voted by an Irish TV audience on a recent Mary Black TV show..

    (Value €100)

    Bonus #3: Rare footage of the greats 

    Rare video footage of some of the top Irish singers and musicians from the 70’s and 80’s ..

    (Value €150)

    Bonus #4: Beginners chords/strumming course

    Learn step-by-step beginner chords, common chord progressions and strumming patterns in 5 easy lessons. Perfect for build a solid foundation.

    (Value €150)

    Bonus #5: Beginners fingerstyle course

    Learn to accompany slow ballads using simple fingerstyle patterns-The building blocks for more advanced fingerpicking guitar. 

    (Value €150)

    The Total Value Of The Bonuses Amounts To More Than €1000 In Absolute Value!

    So...What's The Catch?

    If for any reason, you're not satisfied with the course within 30 days of purchase,

    we will refund you every penny no questions asked!

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    YOUR TEACHER

    Meet Mike Varden

    Hi Mike here. Just a bit about my background.

    I completed a diploma at 'The Guitar Institute' in London in 2002 after having qualified as a secondary school teacher from UCC (University College Cork) some years previously.

     

    In 2003 I decided to go into teaching music full-time and combining my love of guitar with my passion for teaching, I set up the 'Ennis Guitar School' in my home town Ennis in Co. Clare, Ireland.

    I have been playing and teaching guitar for more than 30 years now (having taught privately before opening my school) and I have taught thousands of students of all ages and all levels, both one-to-one and in groups.

    During this time I also delivered guitar workshops on behalf of a wide range of organisations including Music Generation Ireland (set up and funded by Bono and U2) and taught guitar in several primary and second level schools throughout County Clare as well as running Adult workshops.


    I am interested in and play many types of music including Folk, Rock, Blues, Country, Ragtime and Fingerstyle and I have played in bands, solo and other musical combos.

    I grew up listening to Irish ballads and folk songs performed by artists such as the Dubliners, Clancy brothers, Mary Black, Christy Moore, Planxty and the Furey brothers to name a few and this music in particular has always been close to my heart.

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    What other students say about this course?

    “If any of you are wishing you could play guitar and sing some of your favourite songs don’t hesitate…I guarantee you will not regret it. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. Within a month I was playing some of my favourite songs”

    Paul Barrett

    Co.Clare

    “I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this course to anyone interested in learning guitar or for anyone who already plays but has hit a wall and wants to improve”

    Dan Kennedy

    Co.Kerry

    “I found the course content excellent: you are developing a first class site and content”

    Nessan Rickard

    Co.Dublin

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Your questions answered

    I’ve never played guitar before. Will this course be too hard for me?

    No. The course is laid out for complete 'never picked up a guitar before' beginners to intermediate players so it has something for everyone on that spectrum.

    Is this a physical product? Will anything be shipped to me?

    No, this is a digital product only. There will be no shipping of any kind. Once you have purchased the product, you will be able to get instant access to all the materials in the members area.

    I already strum some basic chords and play some songs. Is the course for me?

    Yes absolutely. Most lessons have a level 2 for more intermediate players like you but I would encourage you to watch all the lessons... lots of level 1 lessons contain more than the basics.

    What if it doesn’t work for me?

    If for any reason it doesn't work for you, simply take me up on my 30 day money back guarantee. I don't want to keep your money unless you are 100% satisfied.

    How much time do I have to go through the course?

    You have lifetime access to the course which will always be available on our membership portal whenever you log in.

    How long will it take before I can actually play a song ?

    Obviously, everyone is a bit different. However, this course was created in such a simple way that you can be playing a song after your first lesson. That may be a bit hard to believe, but I literally break it down to the simplest basics possible. However, realistically it generally takes approx 6 months to be able to play several songs in a few different keys and maybe 2 years to be quite competent on guitar if you are consistent in your practice and follow the guidelines.

    Are you ready to

    up-level your Guitar Playing skills?

    This course is well worth over €1000 that I am making available for a

    ONE-TIME SPECIAL PRICE of

    €97

    Buy The Course NOW!

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