Flynn Cohen and Teja Gerken: Si Bheag Si Mhor

Peghead Nation’s Irish guitar instructor and our co-founder play a duet of a Turlough O’Carolan classic.

Composed by Turlough O’Carolan (1670 – 1738), “Si Bheag Si Mhor” is perhaps the Irish harper’s most famous tune, with a solid place in the contemporary Irish repertoire as both a session favorite and a popular solo guitar tune. When Peghead Nation instructor Flynn Cohen was recently in our studio to shoot lessons, we rolled cameras as Peghead Nation Co-founder Teja Gerken and Flynn tried their hands at playing a duo version of the tune. 

Flynn teaches how to play backup to “Si Bheag Si Mhor” his Irish Backup Guitar course, and Teja has a guitar arrangement that he also plays in his duo with Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young (you can check that version out on Spotify), so Flynn and Teja quickly found common ground on the tune. 

Teja is playing his Martin Custom Shop OM in CGCGCD tuning with a capo at the second fret, and Flynn is playing his Martin 00-18V in Drop-D tuning. Check out Flynn’s Irish Backup Guitar and Irish Flatpicking Guitar courses and Teja’s Advanced Fingerstyle Workshop on Peghead Nation!

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