Celtic Flatpicking Open D Guitar Tuning


Book Description

Celtic Flatpicking in Open D Guitar Tuning Tuning your guitar to DADF#AD or "Open D" compliments Celtic music brilliantly. The open tuning allows the strings to vibrate easily, creating drones and overlapped notes that sound reminiscent of a harp or bagpipe. The 30+ tunes represent a good selection of well-known Celtic session tunes including, jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and songs. Each tune shows notation, tablature and chords. Some of the tunes are arranged with chords added in with the melody, while the faster tunes just have the melody line. Go to my website (KalymiMusic.com) to play along with the accompaniment tracks to help learn the tunes quickly. If you are new to this style, then check out my twelve useful tips for Flatpicking. There are also some examples of how to use ornamentation to further embellish the tunes. For further study in Open D, I have included a series of chord and arpeggio charts with fingerboard diagrams. These charts will help you learn the DADF#AD fingerboard and allow you to accompany in Open D with Major, Minor and Dominant 7th chords. Campanella (overlapping) scales in Major and Minor are given plus Mixolydian and Dorian modal scales, which are common in this style. Use these scales as a technical practice to help master the fingerboard and to help achieve a flowing legato-sound to authentically play the tunes. There is also a small selection of common chords in Open D, some Celtic strumming patterns in 4/4 and 6/8, and note charts and DADF#AD fingerboard charts. If you are new to reading tablature, there is a page on how to read tablature and how to read rhythms. Some audio tracks are available here: Celtic Flatpicking Open D Guitar Tuning - Kalymi Music (brentrobitaille.com)




Classical Guitar Book in Open D Tuning


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45 New Arrangments for Classical Guitar Players in Open D Tuning The classical guitar book in open D guitar tuning presents a new, and I think, additional way of approaching classical guitar repertoire. Tuning to an open chord, in this case, DADF#AD can have its benefits. The most obvious is that a major chord can be played with a single finger, or in the key of D, with open strings. Every attempt has been made to keep true to the original manuscripts, but occasionally the tune is transposed from the original, or the odd note has been altered to make the pieces playable. I have kept the arrangements primarily in the keys of D, G or A to take full advantage of the open strings in D tuning. In short, this book may not be for the classical guitar purist but does expand the repertoire that is lacking with open tunings. There is a good selection of graded pieces from prominent classical guitar composers like Aguado, Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi and Carulli, plus other well-known works by Bach, Dowland, Satie, Beethoven, de Visee, Diabelli, Grieg, Haydn, O’Carolan, Pachelbel, Paganini, Petzold, Sanz, Schumann and Vivaldi. I also adapted 24 of the Giuliani right-hand exercises, major and minor scales and arpeggios, plus fretboard charts to further develop your knowledge and technique in Open D. Each piece has notation, tablature in Open D tuning, right- and left-hand fingerings, and performance markings. An assortment of reference audio tracks are available online at the authors' website. Look for the audio tracks on my website in the guitar books section: https://brentrobitaille.com/product/classical-guitar-book-in-open-d-tuning/ or, https://brentrobitaille.com/product-category/guitar-books/ or, https://brentrobitaille.com/




DADGAD GUITAR - CELTIC FLATPICKING


Book Description

Tuning your guitar to DADGAD compliments Celtic guitar music perfectly. It is easy to create drones and overlapping notes that sound reminiscent of a harp or bagpipe. The 30+ tunes represent some well-known Celtic session tunes and songs. There are jigs, reels, songs, hornpipes, waltzes plus instructions on how to read tablature and note rhythms. There are also some DADGAD chords, Celtic strumming patterns, major and minor scales, and a full DADGAD fingerboard chart. I hope you enjoy this collection! Please visit my website for audio and related books and sheet music: https://brentrobitaille.com/product/dadgad-guitar-celtic-flatpicking/ https://brentrobitaille.com




101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open D Guitar Tuning


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Master the Blues in Open D Guitar Tuning Take your Open D guitar playing to the next level with 101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open D Guitar Tuning. The most complete instructional book ever written exclusively for DADF#AD tuning. This book is great for beginners and excellent for intermediate and advanced guitarists looking to enrich their creative, open tuning knowledge. A complete course on its own, the book covers a wide range of essential lessons to play blues in multiple styles, including traditional, Delta, rock, funk and jazz blues. Begin by studying the 40 stylistic riffs in several keys, then move on to the 25 practical one and two bar riffs. Next, you can learn the rhythm guitar riffs, the fingerstyle patterns, and finish with the longer riffs and solos. Using a combination of slide, fingerstyle and pick playing, you will cover all the bases needed to develop a solid technique in open D guitar. The extensive scale charts show the blues, major, minor, modal and pentatonic scales with useful diagrams. Chords and arpeggios are also covered with the essential blues chords and variations on blues chord progressions presented in all keys. If you want to explore the world of open D, then you are in the right place. Everything you need to master the blues with essential lessons for DADF#AD guitar tuning! 185 pgs. Audio tracks are available at: https://brentrobitaille.com/product/101-blues-riffs-and-solos-in-open-d-guitar-tuning/




DADGAD Blues


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Rob MacKillop presents 20 wonderful fingerstyle blues arrangements andcompositions in DADGAD tuning. The styles covered in this book include country blues, boogie woogie left-hand piano blues, early jazz blues, gut-bucket blues and modal blues. Great traditional songs are included such as St. James Infirmary Blues, St. Louis Blues, C. C. Rider and more, alongside 15 full-length studies. The book begins with easy arrangements, progressing to intermediate and more advanced ones - in short, these blues studies will improve your technique through playable 12-bar tunes. A wide array of chord and scale fingerings are also provided, including pentatonic minor and major scales, blues scales, diminished arpeggios and scales, 7th chords, whole-tone scales and the super Locrian mode and much more! All the tunes presented have accompanying audio recorded by Rob MacKillop and are available to download




Open G Tuning Celtic Guitar Flatpicking


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Tune your guitar to Open G (DGDGBD), grab your pick, and let's play some jigs and reels! Tuning your guitar to “Open G” (DGDGBD) brilliantly complements Celtic music. The open tuning allows the strings to vibrate, creating drones and overlapped notes that sound reminiscent of a harp or bagpipe. The tunes represent a good selection of well-known Celtic session tunes, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and songs. Each tune shows notation, tablature and chords. Some tunes are arranged in the chord melody style (with pick), while the faster tunes just have the melody line with fingerings and articulations. A selection of audio tracks helps you learn the tunes quickly or jam along with the accompaniment tracks. If you are new to this style, check out my twelve tips for Flatpicking and how to use ornamentation to further embellish the tunes. I have also included an open G chord page with 96 of the most common chords, fingerboard charts, and the major and minor scales with standard and Campanella fingerings. There are also Celtic strumming patterns in 4/4 and 6/8 time to become proficient at accompanying. Tune List: After the Battle of Aughrim ~ Black Velvet Band ~ Blind Mary ~ Cape Breton Jig ~ Carolan’s Concerto ~ Connaughtman’s Rambles ~ Danny Boy ~ Drowsy Maggy ~ Eleanor Plunkett ~ Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Haste to the Wedding ~ Hector the Hero ~ Hewlett ~ High Road to Linton ~ Humours of Whiskey ~ I’ll Tell Me Ma ~ Irish Washerwoman ~ John Ryan’s Polka ~ Kesh Jig ~ Lark in the Clear Air ~ Loch Lomond ~ Merrily Kiss the Quaker ~ Morrison’s Jig ~ Neil Gow’s Lament ~ O’Carolan’s Draught ~ O’Dowd’s No. 9 ~ The Parting Glass ~ Planxty George Brabazon ~ Rakes of Kildare ~ Rights of Man ~ Si Beag Si Mor ~ Sonny’s Mazurka ~ Whiskey in the Jar ~ White Cockade




Celtic guitar


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Forty beautiful Celtic melodies arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. All the songs are arranged to be easily playable. Most of the songs are in standard tuning plus there is an additional section in DADGAD tuning. A CD is included featuring all the songs.




Glossary of Guitar Terms


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Glossary of Guitar Terms is an informative addition to any musician's library. Included are a rundown of the parts of the instrument, a variety of helpfuldiagrams, and some of the most important terms and concepts for guitarists to befamiliar with. Glossary of Guitar Terms is an excellent reference tool for players of all levels




101 Blues Riffs and Solos in Open G Guitar Tuning DGDGBD


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Master the Blues in Open G Guitar Tuning (DGDGBD) 101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open G Guitar Tuning is the most complete book ever written exclusively for blues in DGDGBD tuning. It is suitable for beginners and intermediate guitarists and an excellent reference for advanced guitarists. Guitarist Brent Robitaille has written over 50 instructional guitar books and is recommended by students worldwide. Brent is a well-known session guitarist who has recorded extensively and specializes in altered tunings and blues. His latest book, 101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open G Tuning, is a complete course covering a wide range of essential blues styles, including traditional, Delta, rock, funk, and jazz blues. The 101 riffs and solos cover stylistic riffs, practical one- and two-bar riffs, blues rhythm guitar riffs, fingerstyle patterns, slide guitar, and solos, all designed to be immediately applicable to your playing, ensuring that your time and effort will be well-spent. Using a combination of slide, fingerstyle, and pick playing, you will cover all the bases needed to develop a solid blues technique in open G guitar. Refer regularly to the extensive scale charts, which show the blues, major, minor, modal, and pentatonic scales, chords and arpeggio patterns, essential blues chords and progressions presented in all keys. Additional material on slide guitar playing includes accompaniment with a bottleneck slide, chords with slide and fingers, and exercises to develop your steel skills further. Best of all, you can go to Brent’s website to listen to all the audio tracks and a selection of videos to enhance your learning (brentrobitaille.com). If you want to begin or continue exploring the world of open G, you are in the right place. Everything you need to master the blues with essential lessons in 6-string DGDGBD open guitar tuning!




Easy DADGAD Celtic Guitar


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This book contains thirty of the most requested Celtic session tunes, arranged for DADGAD tuning. Accompanying audio is available as an online download, whichincludes performances by Rob MacKillop. To assist playing these tunes, a technique primer and specific exercises are included. With the use of a capo youwill be able to play these tunes in their traditional keys. The tunes can be played fingerstyle or with a pick. The repertoire includes classic tunes such as DrowsyMaggie, Soldier's Joy, St. Patrick's Day In the Morning, The Kesh, The Rights ofMan and The Wind That Shakes The Barley. A bonus twenty-five traditional Scottish lute pieces are included, also arranged for DADGAD tuning! Includes access to online audio