DADGAD & Irish music
CAISLEAN AN OIR (hornpipe)
"Caisleán An Óir" is a traditional hornpipe in D dorian, with two parts of 8 bars. Each parts is repeated twice.
He has been recorded in different keys: A dorian, E dorian, G dorian etc... I did the choice to play it in D dorian, as you can play in different keys using the capo.
We can start with simple chords, using D modal and C.
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We can add a bit of diversity by changing the D modal by the D minor.
This also allows us to do a little descent into the mids at the end of the parts: F / E / D with the chords: D minor / A modal / D modal.
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To make it sound a little more like a Dorian scale, you can add a modal G just before the C at the beginning.
Then, for a little variety, we can use substitutions with seventh chords.
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You can listen to "Caisleán An Óir" on The Mulcahy Family's album "The Reel Note" (2016). On this album they recorded it in F minor, so you can put the capo in the third fret to play it.