Orkney tuning is a Gsus tuning that is similar to a modal five-string banjo tuning and has been popular with guitarists like Tony McManus and Martin Simpson. but the tuning, CGDGCD, doesn’t roll off the tongue easily so fingerstyle guitarist (and Peghead Nation Clawhammer Guitar instructor) Steve Baughman named it Orkney tuning, and the name has stuck. In this lesson, Doug introduces you to Orkney tuning, shows you some of the similarities between Orkney and DADGAD, and shows you how he approaches finding chords in Orkney tuning. He also shows you the introduction to his arrangement of “Hector the Hero.”
