Intro to DADGAD Tuning, Part 1

from: Irish Backup Guitar with Flynn Cohen

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Learn to accompany jigs and reels and other traditional Irish dance tunes in the style pioneered by Irish guitar greats Paul Brady, Mícheál Ó Dhomhnaill, and Dáithí Sproule and used at Irish seisiúns. With chord voicings, rhythm patterns, and practice tracks.

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THE JIG RHYTHM

Jigs are the other most commonly played dance form in Irish traditional music. The 6/8 jig rhythm is unique and has a specific strumming pattern and a particular feel. Beginning jig players often use an alternating picking pattern, but to get the right feel, it’s usually better to use a down-up-down, down-up-down pattern. Flynn demonstrates the pattern and gives you a couple of exercises to help you get used to the pattern.

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INTRO TO DADGAD TUNING

Intro to DADGAD Tuning, Part 1

Intro to DADGAD Tuning, Part 2: Basic Chords in D

Intro to DADGAD Tuning, Part 3: Minor Keys

Intro to DADGAD Tuning, Part 1

Although Flynn and many other Irish guitarists primarily use dropped-D tuning to accompany tunes, DADGAD tuning is another favorite of Irish backup guitarists. Flynn starts this lesson by showing how to get into DADGAD tuning from standard tuning: lowering your sixth, second, and first strings by a whole step. Then he talks about the development of DADGAD tuning and how it made its way intro traditional Irish music.

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