Monthly Archives: October 2007
How to tune to your guitar to DADGAD tuning
If you are new to open tuning a guitar Open Tuning = tune the guitar differently DADGAD = tune your your lowest bass string to D Your A string stays the same Your D string stays the same Your G string … Continue reading
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DADGAD BLUES arrangements
Lastest updates of my DADGAD Blues and other arrangements are: Four fingerstyle blues that are simple and musical. There are a few twists that might be challenging for some players. An old folk song called Gypsy Rover with a simple bass part. Amazing … Continue reading
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DADGAD guitar arrangements
I have written a couple of very playable DADGAD arrangements that are posted at www.the-guitarplayer.com/ These are free, extremely musical and will be really useful if you are swapping over to playing in DADGAD open tuning on acoustic guitar. Although they … Continue reading
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DADGAD Blues for Acoustic Guitar
I wrote a simple downloadable blues in DADGAD tuning. I uploaded it to my other blog because I have a bit more storage space. It’s in TAB and music notation and is as free as it gets. Go to www.the-guitarplayer.com
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dadgad blues scale
DADGAD Blues Scale I’ve had a couple of requests from people wanting to know how to play a Blues scale in D. I purchased some new software today, (that’s right, a guitarist who purchases guitar software). I’ve decided to change … Continue reading
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Open tuning guitar – beginning
The first thing we notice when we start playing open tunings after playing in standard tuning is that the guitar suddenly relaxes. It’s a bit like wearing a suit and tie and then suddenly being barefoot on the beach wearing … Continue reading
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Ansgar Daelken guitarist
In a few posts and articles of the past few weeks I’ve mentioned an acoustic guitarist that I think is very good and worth listening to. I first became aware of him because of a link on the Pierre Bensusan … Continue reading
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DADGAD tuning and similar tunings
DADGAD and other similar tunings There are times when each of us as musicians feels a little musically ‘stale’. The general tendency for most of us is to put our instrument down and find something a bit more stimulating to … Continue reading
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acoustic guitar blog – guitar review
I purchased a new guitar three days ago. Because buying a new guitar is a special event in most guitarists lives, I decided to start a new blog about guitar reviews. To read the review, and why I purchased it … Continue reading
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What makes a good guitar player version 2
These are some of the basic things that make a good guitar: The ability to listen Leaving space for other musicians to play Knowing that you are not the most important member of a group Having the humility to turn down … Continue reading
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Did you stop playing guitar?
Someone visited my blog yesterday and she said had tried learning guitar, was useless and gave up. After teaching for many years I’ve noticed there are phases to learning, and this is not just about guitar, it’s in all learning. When we … Continue reading
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