Understanding DADGAD for Fingerstyle Guitar

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 played in nearly any key and 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 understanding the guitar from the perspective of DADGAD tuning. Topics are organized as small self-contained sections ideal for a single study session or lesson. After exploring 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. Includes access to online audio featuring 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 movable and open-string chords and scales, the harp effect, intervals, common chord progressions in DADGAD, and more.