Understanding DADGAD

Name: Understanding DADGAD
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Duration1h 6m

Modules16

LevelIntermediate

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (1h 6m)

About this course

Laurence Juber is a two-time GRAMMY winner and former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and Wings, and one of the most respected solo acoustic guitarists around. In this course he opens up DADGAD, the alternate tuning behind so much Celtic and contemporary fingerstyle, for players who want to get beyond standard tuning.

Juber explains the tuning itself and why it works so well for solo guitar, then teaches seven well-known melodies as DADGAD arrangements - Amazing Grace, Greensleeves, Shebeg and Shemore, Shenandoah, Wayfaring Stranger, When the Saints Go Marching In and Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Along the way you'll see how DADGAD's open strings and drones let you voice chords and melody together and build memorable arrangements of your own.

Please note: the original source for this online course is a DVD. The artist may refer to a DVD and sometimes a book, neither of which are included with your purchase. Instead you'll have lifetime access to stream the course on all your devices, plus PDFs of the transcriptions from the book.

Who it's for

Intermediate players curious about life beyond standard tuning
Fingerstyle guitarists wanting richer, more resonant arrangements
Self-taught players ready to explore alternate tunings properly

What you'll learn

Play seven traditional songs as solo fingerstyle arrangements
Voice chords and melodies together using open strings
Apply DADGAD ideas to your own arrangements

What you'll need

An acoustic guitar you can retune to DADGAD
Comfort reading basic tab and chord shapes
A few minutes most days to build the shapes

Meet the Guru

Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber first became known as lead guitarist in Paul McCartney's band Wings. Since then he has built a career as a fingerstyle guitarist, composer and arranger, working largely in the DADGAD tuning that earned him the nickname 'the Duke of DADGAD'.

He has been voted Guitarist of the Year by readers of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and named among the top guitarists by Acoustic Guitar magazine, alongside a long list of solo albums and worldwide touring.

In his courses he teaches his fingerstyle technique and the DADGAD tuning he's known for, how to arrange melody, harmony and bass together for solo guitar, and the pieces - like his signature 'Wooden Horses' - that bring it all together.

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Published with

Solid Air

Solid Air Records is the largest US independent label specialising in instrumental guitar - acoustic guitar instrumentals across pop, blues, Celtic and jazz, plus a library of original and cover tracks for film and TV. A Grammy winner for Pop Instrumental Album of the Year, the label was an early pioneer of instructional guitar video, including its Multi Angle format.

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