DADGAD

            This is a great, and easy tuning for your guitar.  This tuning 
            change can be made quickly and will allow you to add a great 
            Scottish, Irish, or Breton pipe music sound to your repertoire.    
            This style has become very popular with fingerstyle and even 
            flatpicking guitarist some of the most well known for this style 
            are: Al Petteway, Tony McManus, Steve Baughman, and Robin 
            Bullock.

                   

            This tuning takes a “D” chord and adds to it a suspended fourth 
            note ( the “G”).  This tuning can also help emulate a banjo sound 
            by having the same two notes ringing out after playing the melody 
            note.   Play a simple melody in “A” then follow each note by playing 
            the “A” and “D” string. 


            I will put a link at the bottom to both hear and learn  a great celtic 

            tune by Al Petteway that will really showcase this tuning.  Here is a 

            written out list for the common chords in DADGAD.

                                   Major Chords: (majors are barred)

              A:  7,7,7,9,7,7      B: 9,9,9,11,9,9      C:  10,10,10,12,10,10

              D:  0,0,0,2,0,0   E:  2,2,2,4,2,2       F:  3,3,3,5,3,3    G:  5,5,5,7,5,5

                                    Other Chords:

              Amin:x,0,2,2,3,2      A:x,0,2,2,0,2     Gmin:0,1,0,0,1,0

              Bmin:x,0,4,4,5,4      A7:x,0,2,0,0,2   E7:0,2,2,1,2,0

              Dmin:0,0,0,2,0,3    D7:0,0,0,2,3,0   C:x,3,2,0,3,x

              Emin:x,x,2,0,2,2      G:0,2,0,0,2,0    

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            For a great file with some chords, scales, and picking patterns 

            in DADGAD go to http://www.boegershausen.com and then 

            downloads.  

            Song to Hear - "West Wind" by Al Petteway, played by Sungha Jung

            Song to Learn - "West Wind" by Al Petteway