Details
- Instrument:
- Acoustic Guitar Guitar Solo
- Genres:
- Pop Celtic Irish St. Patrick's Day Traditional
- Publishers:
- DanJonesGuitarist
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Part
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 7
SKU: A0.1805709
Composed by Pete St. John. Arranged by Dan Jones www.danjonesguitarist.com. This edition: pdf. Celtic, Irish, Pop, Traditional. Individual part. 7 pages. DanJonesGuitarist #1365928. Published by DanJonesGuitarist (A0.1805709).This arrangement will give you:
A fully-fingered score with both notes and TAB
A fully-fingered score with notes only
The Fields of Athenry was written by Pete St John in 1979. It is often attributed as being a folk melody as it is written very much in that style. It has been a great success for many artists, particularly in Ireland. Many people know it as a number of sports teams have adopted it as an unoffical anthem.
In my arrangement I have fingered it often in higher positions. Although this may be more challenging technically, I wanted to communicate the sadness of the text; a sentiment I feel is better communicated when playing higher up the guitar neck. I have been inspired by the great arrangements of Pujol in this sense. Less-experienced players may choose to refinger in lower positions.
I will upload a video performance of this arrangement before the end of February 2026.
For a wealth of arrangements, writings, music in ensemble and much more, please visit: www.danjonesguitarist.com.
Dan Jones January 2026.
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