Daniel of the Sun

Daniel of the Sun

Daniel of the Sun is an Irish jig in D major that uses jig slurring across the bar line and some slides.

Remember that the transcription is just one way of playing the tune, there will be variations in the play along. Try going back and forth between reading music and picking up the style by watching the video and playing along.

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Introduction

  • Introduction to Course

Old-Time Tunes

  • Old-Time techniques
  • Speed the Plow
  • Sandy Boys
  • June Apple
  • Red Prairie Dawn
  • Frosty Morning
  • Kitchen Girl
  • Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire

Irish Jigs

  • Jig techniques
  • Daniel of the Sun
  • Off She Goes
  • Bill Harte's Jig
  • Connaught Man's Rambles
  • Irishman's Heart
  • Out on the Ocean
  • Swallowtail Jig

Northern Reels

  • New England and Canadian techniques
  • The Dancing Bear
  • Reel de Montreal
  • St. Antoine's Reel
  • La Bastringue
  • St Joseph's Reel
  • Growling and Grumbling

Irish Reels

  • Irish techniques
  • The Banshee
  • Drowsy Maggie
  • The Reconciliation
  • The Silver Spear