April 28, 2026: Whiskey in the Jar (Irish Traditional) is posted in Book 2.
This is the ear worm you've been looking for ... and it has the word whiskey in it. So it must be great, right? Well, don't spend much time analyzing this song or the lyrics. It's kinda goofy. There are a million different versions of this and all the words are slightly ajar from one another. Mostly they deal with the narrator stealing some money, then he gives it to his girlfriend, then she sells him out, and then there's a violent skirmish. Sometimes he ends up in jail. This is why you don't need a girlfriend. The chorus that keeps popping up has nothing whatsoever to do with the verses, but it's fun to sing and again, there's whiskey in it.
Metallica did a version of this and I've used a good deal of their ideas for this version ... but please know the Metallica version is terrible and more importantly it's maybe the dumbest music video ever in the history of the world. Don't go look at it. Seriously, my videos are better and they're abysmal, so just play this song and don't worry about heavy metal dying in 1980.
Mostly you should probably sing and strum this one, but if you're tackling the TuffUke, the bar chord in Measure 2 is going to be the key to sounding awesome. Everything else is Book 1 level stuff. The other thing is to get the rhythm right. I would listen to the MP3 about 50 times to get those 16th notes figured out. They're lying all over the place waiting to punch you in the face. Also, remember the ending is all quarter notes so slow down and really hammer that F# minor since it only shows up once and is hanging around waiting to make you seem amazing.
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