Understanding DADGAD for Fingerstyle Guitar
by Doug Young
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Understanding DADGAD is a complete introduction to using DADGAD tuning
for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. The book systematically explores the
tuning, starting with simple chords and scale patterns, ultimately
showing how DADGAD can be used to play in nearly any key and in many
different musical styles. Topics include movable and open-string chords
and scales, intervals, the harp-effect, common chord progressions in
DADGAD and more, all in the context of either short musical examples or
complete tunes. Rather than just providing scales, chords, or tunes, this book guides the reader through the process of understanding the guitar from the perspective of DADGAD tuning. Topics are organized as a series of small self-contained sections - usually 2 facing pages - ideal for a single study session or lesson. After exploring extremely easy ways to get started with DADGAD, involving as little as a single finger on the fretting hand, the book progresses to examples that will interest even more advanced players. Two hundred musical examples, including several full performance-quality pieces, demonstrate each concept. The companion recording features the author playing many of the examples. Buy it online from:
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