Product Description

Understanding DADGAD is a complete introduction to using the 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 moveable 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 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. 200 musical examples, including several full performance-quality pieces, demonstrate each concept. The companion recording features the author playing many of the examples. A complete introduction to DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Begins with simple chords and scale patterns and progresses to more complex musical examples in many different keys. Topics include moveable and open-string chords and scales, the harp-effect, intervals, common chord progressions in DADGAD and more. Free Audio

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90005 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

Dadgad
A very useful guide to dadgad tuning. A reasonable level of experience of fingerstyle playing is needed to benefit from this book.

Excellent intro for the DADGAD beginner ... BUT ....
This is an excellent book which starts at the very basic level of one and two finger chords and the use of the 3rd string for improvised noodling. It then progresses through increasingly useful exercises, all of which can be heard on the CD.

For the newcomer to DADGAD it would be hard to beat this book.

BUT ... you will get most from it if you are least able to use fingerpicking by using the thumb for alternating bass and at least two fingers for melody or rhythmic detail.

Understanding DADGAD For Fingerstyle Guitar Bk/CD
Very impressed with this publication.It takes you through slowly from the very basic 2 finger chords to the more complex styles and techniques. A must for the beginner of DAGDAD