dadgad

[Coke_zero]

I have recenlty been playing around with DADGAD tuning, but I can't seem to find any good (yet quite simple) songs to learn. They seem to go from one extreme (too easy) to the other (insane...).


Does anyone know some good catchy tunes that I can try to learn on DADGAD or similar alternative tunings.

[Steve Berger]

Pete Huttlinger has a cool DADGAD version of Sting's "Fields Of Gold" in his "The Peter Huttlinger Collection" songbook.

[lofapco]

Al Petteway's book "Celtic Blues & Beyond" has some simple to more advanced tunes many of which are DADGAD. The easiest was "She Moved thorough the Faire" which is an old Celtic piece that he did an arraingment of and it is a haunting tune which is very easy to learn and play. Some are a bit tougher, but even a hack like me has several of them in playable shape. It comes with a DVD that I downloaded onto my Ipod to help when I practice.

[Coke_zero]

Thanks for the help I will look them both up.

Any more suggestions are more than welcome.

[rick-slo]

Go visit the Celtic guitar forum.

Also here is an arrangement of mine of Greensleeves you are welcome to try.
http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/Greensleeves.pdf

http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/Greensleeves.ptb

http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/Greensleeves.mid

[mmmaak]

Not sure what degree of "simple" you're looking for, but I have a tab of Larry Pattis' arrangement of "Waltzing Matilda" in my signature :)

[TBman]

Al Petteway's "Waltz For Rebecca" is a good one too.

Here's a really good rendition of it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtll8wP760g

[mmmaak]

Al Petteway's "Waltz For Rebecca" is a good one too.

Here's a really good rendition of it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtll8wP760g
+1 on that :up:

[rick-slo]

Yeah, Waltz for Rebecca would be a good one as it sounds nice and is easy.

Here is the tab:

http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/Other/Rebecca.pdf

http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/Other/Rebecca.ptb

A recording I did some time ago.
http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/Rebecca.wav

[11 gauge guy]

Phil Keaggy's "County Down" is in DADGAD, excellent song and not too difficult to play. The tab is in his most recent book released earlier this year.

[ewalling]

Julie Henigan's DADGAD Tuning book/CD combo has some very nice and very accessible dadgad celtic tunes. Published by Mel Bay.

[gordee]

County Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIN_7Fnksqs Great piece.

I'm not sure I'd classify it as simple!

[wcap]

I am SO loving this thread! Walzing Matilda and Walz for Rebecca both have me pretty excited. The other arrangements posted here will probably be great too - I just haven't heard them yet.


I have a few more to contribute:

See http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1982046&postcount=37

for a nice arrangement (two actually) of Amazing Grace



And see this post for links to some wonderful arrangements by Doug Young. His Shenandoa arrangement is not too hard to play (he has tablature for it on his web site) but it is really beautiful:

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1980299&postcount=27

[Coke_zero]

Thanks for all the replies guys. ANymore keep them coming, I am making a log of them all so I can find them when I am ready to learn a new song.

EDIT. That arrangement of Amazing Grace is very good, I found that ine a few days ago.

[Larry Pattis]

Here's where you can see/hear me play the rendition of Waltzing Matilda that Mak has (and you can get it from me, as well):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvMKfkl3YGw

Hit the "HD" button if you've got a fast connection...

[TBman]

And see this post for links to some wonderful arrangements by Doug Young. His Shenandoa arrangement is not too hard to play (he has tablature for it on his web site) but it is really beautiful:

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1980299&postcount=27

Over on the Acousticplayermagazine forum a bunch of us all did recordings of Doug's Shenandoa arrangement. It was alot of fun to do.