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Why DADGAD Works So Well for Irish Traditional Music
If you play Irish traditional music on guitar, sooner or later you are likely to come across DADGAD tuning. There is a good reason for that. DADGAD is particularly well suited to Irish music because it allows the guitar to do something that is central to the sound of...
Irish Ornamentation on DADGAD Guitar: Cuts, Rolls, Triplets and More
If you play traditional Irish tunes on DADGAD guitar, sooner or later you run into a question: What do I do with all those cuts, rolls, triplets and other ornaments that fiddle, whistle, flute and pipe players use? Simply playing the melody notes is perfectly fine,...
The britches full of stitches – easy-picking
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Redhaired Lass – easy Melody
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The Swallowtail Jig – easy-picking
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The Connaght Heifers – easy melody
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What makes a good DADGAD-arrangement
Have a look at the D-Major scale in different positions/with different fingerings: To fully take advantage of DADGAD tuning, we need the guitar to produce a harp-like sound. It's important that all notes resonate for as long as possible, and to achieve this, the...
Banish Misfortune – Easy Picking
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Lord Inchiquin – ABC Transkription Tools
Lord Inchiquin Easy Picking – Soundslice
Brian Boru’s March – Easy Peasy
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Shoe the Donkey – Easy-Peasy
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Lord Inchiquin – Easy Picking
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The Irish Washerwoman – Easy Picking
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The Boys of Bluehill – Easy Picking
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Miss Monaghan’s – Easy Melody
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The Irish Washerwoman – Easy Peasy to Easy Melody
The first part of this jig is easy-peasy, the second part is a bit more challenging with some position changes. Enjoy! Download PDF Fast: Slow:
The Cat’s Jig – experience DADGAD
When reviewing my hard drive for older DADGAD-arrangements I came across my 2017 version of the Cat's Jig - played in different positions on the fretboard. What is your favourite position and why? Back then this was a valuable experience for me. The Cat's Jig is taken...
The Kesh Jig – Easy Picking
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Drowsy Maggie – Easy Melody
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The Kesh Jig – Easy Peasy to Easy Melody
The first part of this jig is easy-peasy, the second part is a bit more challenging with some position changes. Enjoy! Download PDF Fast: Slow:
The Britches full of stitches – Easy-Peasy
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