Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl Lesson

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Learn to play Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl on JustinGuitar!


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I’ve started to learn this banger. So far I’m doing alright, the fast strumming section can be a bit tricky but I’m getting there.

I’m using these chords to learn it as I found it the easiest (although using the mini F), and cap 2 seems to suit my voice the best:

Just wondering if anyone else has tried to learn this and how did you find it?

For me, the original version is still the best version, however, Christy Moore does a great rendition and is the only other version I’ve heard that is actually half decent. Has anyone heard any other good covers of this?

Christy’s version:

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Have you checked out this lesson

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I have indeed, it’s very useful, especially for the instrumental and strumming parts, but I’m not keen on the chords he uses. I find it easier to use C G F Am

This is more to do with the fact that since I learned how to play G and C I have completely neglected A D E and so I’m pretty sloppy at using A - but all the more reason to use them I guess haha

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I really like this cover arrangement … :+1: , Aiden … maybe next year for me, :thinking:
Thanks for sharing , :sunglasses:

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Don’t think Shane McGowan is very well at the moment. Absolute brilliant song along with dirty old town.
Hoping Shane makes a recovery.

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I just saw the story that he’s out of hospital where he had a 6-month stay for encephalitis. He’ll be 66 on Christmas day. Sounds like he’s sober, which is good. Let’s hope his health improves. A long hospital stay can take a lot out of you when you get older.

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Continuing the discussion from Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl Lesson:

Love Fairytale of New York, it has so many happy memories attached to it for me. Could you include tabs for the more intricate instrumental parts that you introduce later please as this would make it so much easier to refer to rather than trying to remember from the video.
Cheers from Tassie :blush: