Easy Peasy Tunes Book: Traditional Music for Beginners
Easy Peasy Tunes Book: Traditional Music for Beginners
Play Today: Easy Peasy Tunes for All Melody Instruments
Reap the rewards of your practice immediately with Easy Peasy Tunes. Compiled by Dave Mallinson (Mally), this collection is specifically designed to give beginners and novices an accessible source of interesting, yet challenging traditional music.
Whether you play the melodeon, fiddle, tin whistle, or accordion, these tunes require only 14 notes to master. It is the perfect companion to our Absolute Beginners D/G Melodeon Course providing the extra repertoire needed to build your confidence and "session-ready" skills.
- Book Alone: The core collection of 101 traditional melodies.
- Book & Soundtrack CD: Hear Mally play every tune on the melodeon to help you master the "lift" and rhythm.
- Soundtrack CD Only: The complete audio guide for those who already own the book.
Why Choose "Easy Peasy Tunes"?
- Graded Learning: The first dozen tunes are perfect for absolute beginners, gradually progressing to tunes heard in pub sessions, ceilidh bands, and Morris dancing.
- Versatile: Ideal for any melody instrument; only a limited note range is required to play the entire book.
- Pure Enjoyment: Mally has hand-picked tunes that are satisfying to play and delightful to hear, ensuring you stay motivated.
- Session Ready: Includes "must-know" standards like Scotland the Brave, The Keel Row, and Davy Davy Knick Knack.
The Essential Session Repertoire
This book is a treasure trove of British, Irish, and American traditional music. You will find tunes used for English Morris dancing, Scottish ceilidhs, and Irish sessions, all simplified for the novice player.
Click here to view the full list of 101 Tunes included
Master these traditional favorites at your own pace:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Coulter's Candy
- D’ Ye Ken John Peel?
- Shepherds’ Hey
- Skip to My Lou
- Polly Put the Kettle On
- Little Brown Jug
- Bobby Shaftoe
- Loch Lomond
- Good Night Ladies
- Winster Processional
- South Australia
- Country Gardens
- British Grenadiers
- In and Out the Windows
- Donkey Riding
- Bluebells of Scotland
- Red River Valley
- Egan's Polka
- Young Collins
- The Yellow Rose of Texas
- Oh Suzanna
- Buffalo Girls
- Shoe the Donkey
- Monk's March
- Billy Boy
- Balance the Straw
- Shave the Donkey
- Winster Gallop
- Rattlin' Bog
- Vandals of Hammerwich
- Bonny Green Garters
- Bobbing Around
- Nelly Bligh
- Kafoozalum
- Coming Round the Mountain
- Black Joke
- We're No Awa' tae Bide Awa'
- Lizzie Lindsay
- The Buffoon
- Constant Billy
- Lads a Bunchum
- My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean
- Blaydon Races
- Portsmouth
- Ye Banks and Braes
- I’ll Tell Me Ma
- Camptown Races
- The Keel Row
- Yankee Doodle
- Banbury Bill
- I Wanna Be Near You
- The South Wind
- Liza Jane
- Uncle Reuben
- Sweet Jenny Jones
- Uncle Bernard's
- Princess Royal
- Roddy McCorley
- The Wild Colonial Boy
- Planxty Fanny Power
- The Barren Rocks of Aden
- Davy Davy Knick Knack
- John Ryan's Polka
- Tralee Gaol
- Maggie in the Wood
- Keep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinny
- Log Cabin
- Astley's Ride
- Rosin the Beau
- Peat Fire Flame
- Three Around Three
- Click Go the Shears
- Waltzing Matilda
- The Huntsmens' Chorus
- Cock o' the North
- Scotland the Brave
- Salmon Tails Up the Water
- Dingle Regatta
- A Hundred Pipers
- The Perfect Cure
- Brighton Camp
- Jenny Lind
- Jimmy Allen
- Drops of Brandy
- The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre
- My Love, She's but a Lassie Yet
- Rakes of Mallow
- The Rose Tree
- Speed the Plough
- The Wiltshire Six Hand Reel
- Off She Goes
- Oyster Girl
- The New Rigged Ship
- The Curly-Headed Ploughboy
- Buttered Peas
Take the Next Step
If you have already mastered these 101 tunes and are looking for something more specific to the Scottish tradition, explore our 100 Essential Scottish Ceilidh Tunes collection.
At Squeezebox Marketplace, we are committed to providing the very best in traditional music tuition. Grab your copy today and start playing!
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