Hey there,

I hope you're having a good summer and that you're finding enough time to play our favourite little instrument. I've recently come back from England where we spent a week in the heart of Morris country. So I learned a couple of really nice Morris tunes that'll make you feel English even if you hate those Limey bastards. Oh wait I forgot I'm English too.

Get the tabs and video tutorials for all of the following fab tunes on Patreon for just $3:

Farewell to Nova Scotia / Santianna (Santiano) Santianna is an English sea shanty, but I learned the French version years ago and it's about a sailor heading for the Americas, while Farewell to Nova Scotia is about another traveller missing his home in the Americas. So I thought they'd go well together. Standard fingerstyle with a tiny bit of campanella.

Study in Harmonics A tutorial on using harmonics in fingerstyle patterns. Just three chords with different variations. You'll see that a classical technique where we pluck the harmonic with ring finger is useful to free the thumb for playing other notes between the harmonics.

I'll Go and Enlist (as a sailor) This is a classic Morris tune, it's also a folk song about a tailor who gets jilted by his fiancé and decides to go to sea. For the first time, I included the slowed-down section that Morris tunes often have. It almost sounds classical.

Emshab Shabe Mahtabe Now for something completely different. This Iranian folk song was suggested to me and it's a really good example of a song which uses a harmonic minor scale. Ever wondered what makes that classic middle-eastern sound? Learn this!

Highland Mary Another great Morris tune. I know the highlands are in Scotland , not the midlands of England, but whoever Highland Mary was, she's being feted by a bunch of English blokes with bells on their ankles. It's a nice tune, and pretty easy to play.

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Enjoy the music!

Jon

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