Essential DADGAD for Beginners -2

DADGAD is the kind of tuning that sparks the imagination. Put your fingers down on the fingerboard and suddenly a new musical world opens up. More and more guitarists are discovering the powerful harmonies and rich chord formations that become magically available in this popular guitar tuning. Artie Traum helps bring your guitar to life by showing you DADGAD applications in traditional mountain ballads, fingerstyle blues and contemporary songs. He starts out at a basic level with the well-known Appalachian song East Virginia Blues. DADGAD tuning gives it that mysterious "modal"sound that characterizes so many wonderful songs in this genre. The classic traditional tune KCMoan and a haunting Skip James blues move you firmly into "advanced beginner" territory with invaluable tips on fingerstyle technique and some exciting blues licks and progressions. Artie's original songs Niagara and Serpa, feature more complex fingerpicking techniques and chord changes. You'll learn how you can use DADGAD to discover new musical ideas on your own through expirimentation with chord shapes, harmonies and progressions.