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Post by andyhowell on Oct 6, 2019 17:24:45 GMT
Courses are fine but you have to find time to noodle a lot as initially it’s counter intuitive. Eventually the penny will drop and you will be away.
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Post by doc on Oct 6, 2019 23:42:46 GMT
Courses are fine but you have to find time to noodle a lot as initially it’s counter intuitive. Eventually the penny will drop and you will be away. I sincerely hope so. In fact, I’m banking on this happening.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 7, 2019 9:45:28 GMT
Not a tutorial but some ideas for noodling.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 7, 2019 9:48:11 GMT
doc DADGAD was the most difficult of the alternate tunings I play in. IN some ways it should be easy as you have the same intervals as Dropped D on the low 4 strings. But it sounds counter intuitive. I just decided to crack it one New Year when I was on my own and I played and played until something began to seep through. Over the years I've realised many people think it is complex when simplicity is the key to playing it, at a beginners level anyhow.
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Post by doc on Oct 7, 2019 10:03:33 GMT
andyhowell simplicity always works for me so I’ll keep on trying. Always seem to end up using chords, though. I need patience.......... just not yet.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 7, 2019 10:32:09 GMT
andyhowell simplicity always works for me so I’ll keep on trying. Always seem to end up using chords, though. I need patience.......... just not yet. There's no problem with chords but use simple ones :-)
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Post by frankieabbott on Apr 22, 2020 19:09:58 GMT
I'm thinking of having another crack at DADGAD. My last (and only) attempt was a disaster but in hindsight I probably didn't give it enough time to have a chance of working. So I've retuned my acoustic and spent an hour just putting finger(s) randomly on frets to see what sounds nice. I even managed to find a DADGAD TAB version of Carrick Fergus that I downloaded and printed off during my last attempt. I made a decent attempt of it but to be honest the time spend just goofing around the fretboard/nurdling was more rewarding.
The last time that I tried DADGAD I ended up thinking, "Why am I trying to learn to play in altered tuning when I can't play very well in standard tuning?".
Any tips or suggestions for learning material would be gratefully accepted.
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Post by scorpiodog on Apr 23, 2020 14:51:30 GMT
I'm not a DADGAD player in any way shape or form, but I watched this the other day, and had a jolly half hour afterwards making noises in DADGAD that sounded vaguely musical as a result. I don't know if it's any help.
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Post by sweyne1 on Apr 23, 2020 16:46:24 GMT
I've been struggling with DADGAD also. Noodling is good but it's always nice to play an actual tune now and again. A relatively easy one is 'The Butterfly' by Lisa McCormick on youtube. Also the 'Skye Boat Song' by Pat Kirkley.
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Post by indiabravo on Oct 28, 2021 23:27:07 GMT
Been a big fan of DADGAD ever since I got into listening to Colin Hay (of Men At Work) solo albums. He uses this tuning often and in a wide range of styles. For a strum/chord example listen to I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You. For a fingerpicking example checkout Goodnight Romeo. Both in DADGAD and both beautiful arrangements.
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