This bluegrass tune is a bit of a pinkie workout—both on the A and B sections! Taking some cues from the incredible version of this tune on the seminal Tony Rice album Manzanita. Enjoy the FREE PDF at the link down below!

“The Irish Washerwoman” just might be the “Wagon Wheel” of Irish session tunes, but it’s still a really fun tune to play! Don’t forget to use that down, up, down, down, up, down jig picking on this one. FREE PDF at the link below:

Bluegrass tunes in the key C major are a little less common, but super fun! This “Billy in the Lowground” tune is no exception. We even get to go up the neck a little bit on the B section for that high C note on the 8th fret of the E string. Watch the fingering numbers on the standard notation for this— FREE PDF download at the link below.

This bouncy Irish hornpipe becomes quite the fun frenzy with all of those triplets! Grab the FREE PDF for “Harvest Home” at the link below:

It’s hard to imagine a more classic D major Irish tune than this “Maid Behind the Bar.” Such a fun melody to play—especially when you add in those quick grace note pull offs (“cuts”) to make this sound even more authentically Irish. FREE PDF at the link below:

This was one of the first bluegrass tunes I remember learning online in the early days of the internet, and it’s only fitting to feature it here. “St Anne’s Reel” is a beautiful tune with a great chord progression—enjoy the PDF chart at the link below:

I remember Chris Thile teaching this Irish tune in his teenage years on an old school HomeSpun instructional tape. Here’s my take on the classic session tune. Don’t forget to use that down, up, down, down, up, down jig picking here in 6/8 time. FREE PDF at the link below:

This one has some Irish roots. Anyone know this by the alternate title "The Little Beggarman"? But these days it’s a classic number at any bluegrass jam. Check out the Mandolin Transcription FREE PDF at the link below.