UCL2.2 - WEEK 5
"WHISKY IN THE JAR"

This week you will explore, Whisky In The Jar. The song's origins come from the traditional folk song "The Highwayman and the Captain" sung in the outskirts of the town of Edinburgh. In 1967, the Irish folk band The Beasley Brothers rewrote the song as Whiskey in a Jar and incorporated their own twist to the lyrics and melody.
Many other bands have covered the song in various styles and forms such as THE DUBLINERS, THE GRATEFUL DEAD and METALLICA but the best version, in my opinion was the rock version by THIN LIZZY.​

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AUDIO TRACKS

Download the Mp3 track below to help with offline practice. 

CHORDS 

The chords are pretty basic, containing a G, F (which only appears once in the intro) Em, C & D. 

STRUMMING TECHNIQUES

This song requires a good steady chuck strum for the main rhythm of the song, which is played during the verses, riff and solo sections as follows
When it comes to the chorus, the D chord combines a bar of dampened down strums (indicated with the dotted lines underneath) followed by a bar of a syncopated up beat rhythm, similar to that in Telephone extended chuck strum before returning the the chuck strum for the rest of the chorus: 

RIFF 1

This riff is played in the intro section only. It has been arranged for low G ukuleles in C-tuning but you can give it a go on your high G string too.  The tab video below has been slowed down to 90BPM for practice. 
Don't panic if you can't grasp it right away - for performances you can stick to the rhythm and let the L3 group take in the riffs and solos for this song - but give them a try for now and make a start for your L3 journey! ;)

RIFF 2

This riff is played after the first chorus and right at the very end of the song during the outro. The only thing different from the first riff, is the 3rd bar. Check it out:

SOLO

You can decide whether to give this solo a go or just stick to the rhythmic strumming. No harm in trying - but also no pressure to perform it live at this level!

VIDEO TUTORIALS

RIFF 1
RIFF 2
SOLO
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