Understanding DADGAD for Fingerstyle Guitar
For Fingerstyle Guitar
Fingerpicking Guitar - Sheet Music

Guitar (fingerpicking) - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.21166M

For Fingerstyle Guitar. Composed by Doug Young. Solos, Celtic / Irish, Contemporary, Technique, Theory and Reference, Perfect binding, Adult Contemporary. Style. Book and online audio. 144 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21166M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21166M).

ISBN 9780786687237. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

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. 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 moveable and open-string chords and scales, the harp-effect, intervals, common chord progressions in DADGAD and more.