Chords for Lafferty's Reel - Trad Irish Fiddle Lesson by Kevin Burke
Tempo:
71.55 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
D
G
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D#] [F]
[G]
[B] [D]
[E] [D]
[C#] [D] [B]
[Bm]
The [C#] [D] [B]
[N] first time I heard Lafferty's Reel it was on a recording made by two great fiddle
players Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes.
That recording is still one of my favourite recordings of
fiddle music.
I was told the name of this reel was Lafferty's Reel and I knew that both
Paddy and PJ had played with a great pianist from Country Clear called Bridie Lafferty
so I just presumed that it was named after her or perhaps she wrote it.
But later on
I found out that it was actually written by Sean Ryan the great fiddle player and his
name for the tune was The Dash to Portobello.
But most people that [D#] I know still refer to
it as Lafferty's Reel so that's why I still call it.
It's an E minor tune and one of the
things that attracted me to it was the way Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes [F#] played it.
Very smooth,
rolling, definitely ups and downs you know like waves throughout the tune but basically it's
very smooth and lovely even tempered tone as they played.
So I often tried to emulate that
[G] so now you can emulate that also.
It starts on the B note [F#m] and [E] goes down to the F sharp
[F#m] [G#] and then I keep that second finger in place [F#m] when [D#] I play those other notes.
[G] [F#m]
[G] When I play Lafferty's
Reel one of the notes I mess around with is the B, [C] the note that [F#] starts the tune off.
Normally
I'd slide up to it a little and [D] then when it comes [E] back the next time I slide down from it.
[F#m] [A] So first time I go, [F#m]
next time I go.
It gives it that [C] mournful tinge even though it's often
rolling along at a nice pace [G] just that hint of sadness is nice.
It's [D] like [A] putting [F#m] salt into something sweet.
[Bm] [F#] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
[D] [Bm] [G] [N]
[G]
[B] [D]
[E] [D]
[C#] [D] [B]
[Bm]
The [C#] [D] [B]
[N] first time I heard Lafferty's Reel it was on a recording made by two great fiddle
players Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes.
That recording is still one of my favourite recordings of
fiddle music.
I was told the name of this reel was Lafferty's Reel and I knew that both
Paddy and PJ had played with a great pianist from Country Clear called Bridie Lafferty
so I just presumed that it was named after her or perhaps she wrote it.
But later on
I found out that it was actually written by Sean Ryan the great fiddle player and his
name for the tune was The Dash to Portobello.
But most people that [D#] I know still refer to
it as Lafferty's Reel so that's why I still call it.
It's an E minor tune and one of the
things that attracted me to it was the way Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes [F#] played it.
Very smooth,
rolling, definitely ups and downs you know like waves throughout the tune but basically it's
very smooth and lovely even tempered tone as they played.
So I often tried to emulate that
[G] so now you can emulate that also.
It starts on the B note [F#m] and [E] goes down to the F sharp
[F#m] [G#] and then I keep that second finger in place [F#m] when [D#] I play those other notes.
[G] [F#m]
[G] When I play Lafferty's
Reel one of the notes I mess around with is the B, [C] the note that [F#] starts the tune off.
Normally
I'd slide up to it a little and [D] then when it comes [E] back the next time I slide down from it.
[F#m] [A] So first time I go, [F#m]
next time I go.
It gives it that [C] mournful tinge even though it's often
rolling along at a nice pace [G] just that hint of sadness is nice.
It's [D] like [A] putting [F#m] salt into something sweet.
[Bm] [F#] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
[D] [Bm] [G] [N]
Key:
F#m
D
G
B
Bm
F#m
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
The [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] first time I heard Lafferty's Reel it was on a recording made by two great fiddle
players Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes.
That recording is still one of my favourite recordings of
fiddle music.
I was told the name of this reel was Lafferty's Reel and I knew that both
Paddy and PJ had played with a great pianist from _ Country Clear called Bridie Lafferty
so I just presumed that it was named after her or perhaps she wrote it.
_ _ But later on
I found out that it was actually written by Sean Ryan the great fiddle player _ and his
name for the tune was The Dash to Portobello. _
_ But most people that [D#] I know still refer to
it as Lafferty's Reel so that's why I still call it.
It's an E minor tune and one of the
things that attracted me to it was the way Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes [F#] played it.
Very smooth,
rolling, _ definitely ups and downs you know like waves throughout the tune but basically it's
very smooth and lovely even tempered tone as they played.
So I often tried to emulate that _ _
_ [G] so now you can emulate that also. _
It starts on the B note [F#m] and _ [E] goes down to the F sharp
[F#m] _ _ [G#] and then I keep that second finger in place [F#m] when [D#] I play those other notes.
_ [G] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ When I play Lafferty's
Reel one of the notes I mess around with is the B, _ _ [C] the note that [F#] starts the tune off.
Normally
I'd slide up to it a little and _ [D] _ _ then when it comes [E] back the next time I slide down from it.
[F#m] _ [A] So first time I go, [F#m] _
next time I go.
_ It gives it that [C] mournful tinge even though it's often
rolling along at a nice pace [G] just that hint of sadness is nice.
It's [D] like [A] putting [F#m] salt into something sweet.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
The [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] first time I heard Lafferty's Reel it was on a recording made by two great fiddle
players Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes.
That recording is still one of my favourite recordings of
fiddle music.
I was told the name of this reel was Lafferty's Reel and I knew that both
Paddy and PJ had played with a great pianist from _ Country Clear called Bridie Lafferty
so I just presumed that it was named after her or perhaps she wrote it.
_ _ But later on
I found out that it was actually written by Sean Ryan the great fiddle player _ and his
name for the tune was The Dash to Portobello. _
_ But most people that [D#] I know still refer to
it as Lafferty's Reel so that's why I still call it.
It's an E minor tune and one of the
things that attracted me to it was the way Paddy Kenny and PJ Hayes [F#] played it.
Very smooth,
rolling, _ definitely ups and downs you know like waves throughout the tune but basically it's
very smooth and lovely even tempered tone as they played.
So I often tried to emulate that _ _
_ [G] so now you can emulate that also. _
It starts on the B note [F#m] and _ [E] goes down to the F sharp
[F#m] _ _ [G#] and then I keep that second finger in place [F#m] when [D#] I play those other notes.
_ [G] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ When I play Lafferty's
Reel one of the notes I mess around with is the B, _ _ [C] the note that [F#] starts the tune off.
Normally
I'd slide up to it a little and _ [D] _ _ then when it comes [E] back the next time I slide down from it.
[F#m] _ [A] So first time I go, [F#m] _
next time I go.
_ It gives it that [C] mournful tinge even though it's often
rolling along at a nice pace [G] just that hint of sadness is nice.
It's [D] like [A] putting [F#m] salt into something sweet.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _