Complete Beginner's Irish DADGAD guitar accompaniment lessons part 1 - picking chords in D major

[@Klaas_H]

Try the Bm (starting on the third and seventh bar at the A section) and Em (starting on the third and seventh bar at the B section).

[@jimobrien84]

I ordered your book

[@folkfriend]

An excellent choice! Thanks very much, I hope you enjoy it :)

[@ShayKennedy]

Welcome back. Looking forward to your vids and getting the book.

[@folkfriend]

Thanks Shay!

[@scottwest9443]

Nye! Welcome back m8! Excited about the book!

[@folkfriend]

Thanks Scott!

[@Werkschatz]

I'm amazed apparently I didn't know that about the 5 chord on 7 ... thank you ... sounds much more Irish now ...

[@briandwi2504]

Great stuff! I will definitely have one of those books.

[@jazziergf927]

Hey Nyle looking forward to following these beginner lessons well done for another book ! Thankyou

[@folkfriend]

Thank you! I'm looking forward to making them :D

[@DrKatz11]

Such good videos man! Cheers

[@folkfriend]

Thank you Neil! Cheers for watching them :)

[@ruthgraham4313]

I bought the beginner book

[@folkfriend]

Thankyou! I hope you enjoy it :)

[@Horkano]

Finally!!

[@iandonohue7257]

I dropped all my parcels

[@mojo_jojo]

I really love your vides an I a m learning a lot. But one thing, you are very hard to understand because the voice is too quiet - especially for a non native speaker :) Maybe you have access to a microphone or something to improve the sound quality?

[@folkfriend]

Yeah it's definitely on my to do list to get a microphone. Watch this space!

[@mojo_jojo]

Sure will do!

[@sensibleperson8208]

Hi . Why not use full cords as in more fingers

[@folkfriend]

No need- that's the beauty (and in some instances curse!) of DADGAD tuning, that the open strings harmonise with the popular keys meaning you can use very sparse fingerings and still sound good.

[@sensibleperson8208]

@@folkfriend In order not to confuse myself. Could I just play the full chords non DADGAD . I like to play and sing ballads and trying to strum along at a session. Like simple chords A, C, D, G mainly

[@folkfriend]

@@sensibleperson8208 yes absolutely! If you visit folkfriend.co.uk and have a look on the videos page I have another series which shows you how to pick chords for accompaniment in standard tuning.

[@Drew-de7ey]

I think this is bad advice. Irish trad tunes have quite distinct progressions that you need to sound out before you rock up at a session and ruin everyones evening by banging out this same I-Iv-V pattern. Just sayin'...

[@thescoobymike]

How can your family save you from a cult tho if your family is the reason you joined the cult in the first place?