DADGAD - a rough guide

[@HansYork]

Hello Will, thanks for posting this, I really appreciate it. Playing in DADGAD now for more than 10 years and never tuned back:) Sending you my best wishes from Dallas, TX

[@awsomeal100]

Pleasent and informative.'She moved thro' the fair' a massive influencial song,the roots of so many love songs grabbed by so many over the years.DADGAD,timeless and beautiful.

[@lughlongarm76]

You have such an awesome voice! I don't mean only your singing voice; your speaking voice is just very pleasant to hear. Thanks for the lesson!

[@fredgriman]

that's soooo beautiful...some ancient nostalgia came upon my heart, and it made me cry, thanx a lot Will. Cheers from Brasil!

[@rexmundi1570]

Great simple guide to DADGAD chords with helpful diagrams.

[@Chantellyssa]

FINALLY. Someone who can help me. Your videos are straight-forward and easy to understand. Love the fact that you show the chord pictures too. This newbie needs them :)

[@andreadilemna]

My first song in DAGDAD style. Many many thanks for your lessons. Very good teacher. Good and clear website. Hugs from Italy. Andrea

[@buckskinfringes79]

That was a very informative lesson! Please do more like this. Thank you.

[@VODKASOLO]

YOU ARE A GREAT GUY, A VERY GOOD TEACHER AND AS YOU SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW FOR FREE YOU DESERVE TO BE CALLED WISE. "DAD GAD" BLESS YOU !!!!

[@BajaDuke]

Just lovely...thank you. Love your singing. Wistful

[@DaveHeagle]

Thanks for offering your knowledge and your website resources for FREE!

[@oscarashes7236]

Thank you Mr. Fly, very helpful video, nicely done and well explained. I'm a newbie with DADGAD tunning and this really helped me a lot.

[@inventaunmanana4860]

This is the neighbour I'd love to have!! You have a new fan, Sir! Thanks from Tandil, ARGENTINA!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Thankyou sir. :-)

[@corneilledriezen]

I love your songs, mate ! Very inspiring and sang with passion ! Thanks ! Corneille from belgium

[@banacek60chord43]

Another mystery unlocked! Thank you so much.

[@soloBeppe]

man, you are the Bob Ross of Music, your voice is so chill

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Glad to be of sound service! :-)

[@cheapsurrealist]

Thank you very much for your videos and pdfs. They are of great value to me.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

+cheapsurrealist My pleasure. :-)

[@armfm90]

youre the best man, make me want to play again my guitar right now! love your voice and your guitar skills. thanks to introduce me in the DADGAD world. saludos desde Perú!

[@elemileTLDR]

You've just showed me the light. Thank you.

[@martinaxman2033]

This was an eye opener. The last few seconds clicked as some Leo Kottke tunes I've heard. Unlocks that mystery! You've got me bud. Not one for traditional old tunes, "Ponchartrain" definitely got me. What a beautiful tune! I messed with it in standard tuning and it sounded nice, I'll get the guts to try it in DADGAD and I bet it sounds a whole lot better. Thanks for sharing this wealth of knowledge!

[@nickyG7515]

BEAUTIFUL AND SIMPLE ALTERNATE TUNING, GREAT FOR COMPOSING

[@WillFlyGuitar]

True - gives a different perspective. :-)

[@MojoStrummer]

thank you for this, ive always loved the DADGAD tuning, but i never knew how to use it in my writing.

[@edpickford3148]

Enjoyed that - good teacher - even for an oldie like me!

[@JohnnyCyberspace]

I'm impressed. Love the sound of DADGAD tuning. Everything sounds so augmented. I play 12 string mostly and want to start doing DADGAD tunings with it.

[@tony59able]

Top Bloke Will. Many thanks for this gem of a video. Will certainly give this a go. Your good health!

[@teddyoneills]

Thank you for taking the time to show this. very helpful!!

[@aguco100]

Thank you very much for this fantastic guitar lesson

[@WillFlyGuitar]

I haven't experienced with neck tension myself - but then I've rarely had a guitar in DADGAD for any length of time! When I use it, I've lowered the strings for a tune, then retuned to normal tuning immediately. If I was doing a longer repertoire with DADGAD tuning, I'd probably dedicate a guitar to it - and then make sure there were no neck tension problems. :-)

[@notpopebuthope]

THANKS for showing !! Good introduction !! Best wishes and greetings from Austria !! SALUT !!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

+notpopebuthope Thanks - and best wishes to you from the UK. :-)

[@gavmunrosongwriter5102]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your great skills

[@UnlocktheguitarNet]

Great tutorial, well explained!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Thanks - years of gigging have changed my voice from a squeak to a growl! :-)

[@1carp]

Lovely, as always. Thanks Will.

[@guitartech_crew]

Yeah! it's very easy and very beautiful music! re-tune my Martin in DADGAD and playing tonight! THANK YOU, MAN!

[@kentcompton2168]

best dadgad video out there! Thanks!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Glad you liked it! :-)

[@anapofasistos123]

Congratulations, amazing guitar tone.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Glad you found it useful. I also do "Pontchartrain in standard tuning (in C) - nice bass run down starting on the bass C... :-)

[@herculeslite]

Outstanding once again! Thank you very much indeed. Best wishes.

[@usmclongrangebrainsurgeon]

Awesome tutorial. Can you do a video on how she moves through the fair? Im irish and that one hits home, especially since i am starting out on the guitar

[@WysteriaGuitar]

Superb lesson, simply superb. Thank you

[@merryhunt9153]

Thanks, Will. This is a fine video.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Glad you liked it. :-)

[@WillFlyGuitar]

@donotpanic2011 Well, it's a possibility - and DADGAD tuning does lower the strings in a similar way that some 12-strings are tuned. Certainly worth an experiment. :-)

[@alexandermorison]

Very blimmin lovely and thank you so much. Beautiful.

[@mSw736]

Very good start for DADGAD. Well done mSw

[@ryanbooth9292]

Thank you very much for the video! It's really helping me get started with acoustic :D

[@woodstoney]

Nice explanation and Basic 101 on DADGAD!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

No - Drop D, as far as I'm aware, is just lowering the 6th, bass E string down two frets to D. All other strings stay the same. Drop D also creates some good sounds. In DADGAD, the 6 strings played together play a D suspended 4th chord. The open 3rd (G) string is the 4th note in the scale of D, so the chord sounds unresolved. When you fret that G at the 2nd string - and play the A note - the chord resolves closer to a D major. :-)

[@Azulnote]

Charming and educational

[@MetamorphicJourneys]

Thank you for this, what a great and very clear lesson!

[@Pwecko]

Eek! I'll have to learn all those chord shapes anew. It's taken me thirty years to learn a reasonable number in standard tuning. Actually, this is great. It makes you think of the structure of chords and the sounds associated with adding or subtracting parts of them (e.g. taking away the third and adding the second and fourth). Your guitar sounds very nice, by the way. Lovely tone. Thanks for your hard work.

[@JohnnyCyberspace]

I believe Jimmy Page is playing in DADGAD on the 1st LP Led Zeppelin did. One of the songs I'm almost sure it was called Black Mountain Side.

[@Sparta2310]

i am pretty sure Jimmy played D.A.D.G.A.D. on "Kashmir" as well! And thank you Will Fly for a great video. I always loved wee Christy Moore singing "The lakes of Ponchratrain"

[@jakewaldman6243]

BMS is dadgad down a half step

[@MojoStrummer]

@suvetar look up the song Hope by rush. its in DADGAD on a twelve string. the openness of DADGAD as i sis really compliments a twelve string.

[@juliakmars]

This is great! Thank you for this great video. Cheers!

[@Harmonic53]

Nicely played!

[@jaworcyk]

In Poland, tuning is rather hardly known. Personally, I love it. It gives a very powerful sound. Wonderful island music of artists such as Bert Jansch, Anne Briggs, Sandy Denny and others.

[@matteopanzironi4347]

Improvvisazione in DADGAD - Chitarra Liuteria Saverio Palombo ( Saviguitar ) Thank you! This is my impro!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Thanks for the kind comments. I must admit that I got the guitar sound in this video just right. The secret is not to get the mic too close to the bass end and/or the soundhole - which I've done too often in the past - and probably will again! :-)

[@totty1963]

Very nice Will - thank you!

[@bodhran4075]

nice one very important video for the chords.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Thanks. :-)

[@matthewroderick8540]

This has been very helpful, thank you.

[@hellwroughtangel]

What a warm sound. :)

[@WillFlyGuitar]

@sahilcc7 This video was made with a Larrivée OM model - which I don't have now. :-)

[@idfkhaha6234]

will Will Fly fly? Yes, Will Fly will fly.

[@gageblakely6860]

Lol

[@hifijohn]

when he dies he will be known as 'have flown'!!!!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

LOL!

[@Mohrlaen]

Will Fly will fly for his will is to catch a fly.

[@BlazertronGames]

Will Smith will smith.

[@nsntg]

I would like to here you singing the full version "The Lakes of Pontchartrain", it is very good. Thank you by the way.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

I'll see what I can do! Cheers, :-)

[@nsntg]

Thank you :)

[@WillFlyGuitar]

That's one of the possible side effects of de-tuning down to DADGAD and re-tuning back up to normal pitch. Some strings, particularly if they're old, will break.

[@thundersatellite]

Thanks for sharing your skill and knowledge!

[@avaron100]

Beautiful, sounds very much like a sitar

[@CelticBearWoman]

so clear! Thanks

[@Adrilindozao]

Amazing job!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

I sold it to pay for my Chisholm No. 18 - which is a wonderful guitar - but I do wish I'd kept all the guitars I've ever owned! :-)

[@WillFlyGuitar]

@trevorobryant LOL! The gas boiler flue is just below my window and the hot air blows light things such as seeds, etc. past the window. The sun catches them and throws a tiny, fleeting shadow into the room - spirit orbs for free...! :-)

[@tony59able]

Thanks for this Will. Are there any problems with lowering the tension on the neck. I love your version of Ponchatrain which I tend to play and sing using open chords. Would love to give your version a go.

[@skateborg]

Thanks for this Will. Cheers!

[@WillFlyGuitar]

My pleasure!:-)

[@morganowen875]

nice one Cheers for that Will

[@morganowen875]

Good lesson Wil ,,,,, thanks for that

[@fretkillrfan]

Thank you for the fine lesson. If you ever find yourself in Chicago, I owe you a couple of pints. Cheers in 2010 & beyond!

[@schlaackmusic]

Thank you very much! This was very helpful!

[@Louisiana1975]

Wow, is that a Larrivee? I have the exact one! Awesome guitar!

[@stefanremus8336]

Thanks a lot mate ;-) Keep on rocking

[@RonRivet]

Thank you Will. This is one of the better videos for me to learn on this subject! You're a good teacher. Nice Larrivee by the way. Was it one that was made in Canada?

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Yes - Canadian made - but I sold it some years ago to buy a custom guitar from a local luthier! :-)

[@Getsuneko999]

Oooh, I absolutely adore She Moved Through the Fair, and the version you played is so nice! Would you please post the tabs? Thank you

[@9pixals]

are you using that zoom h2 recorder to record the guitar with just the mics. I have one and don't really have any good mics to record with. It sounds pretty darn good is why I'm asking.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

+9pixals Yes - just the Zoom H2 internal mic - always does a good job for me. I upload it to my Mac Book Pro with the USB cable and then check the sound level - and top and tail the audio clip using Audacity. :-)

[@Sweetmelody2011]

Thanks, Ronnie.

[@namaste91]

Can follow that,very good made instructinal video. Thank you,Sir.

[@Geotubest]

Thanks. Nicely done.

[@DixonSteele1on1]

Loved your opening of showing us how to play the DadGadgummin chords! You're the first on KZbin! Thanks for all that! But with nothing else to follow up with -like actual PDFs and/or auxiliary lessons supposedly on your free website - Well, you kind of get ahead of yourself and lose us in the process! Just saying...

[@WillFlyGuitar]

There's a PDF on my website for the DADGAD stuff - as stated. BUT - the website has changed to a new URL: willflyguitar.com

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Just checked - couldn't see it at 2:42...

[@verandi3882]

Will fly looks as if he is a member of the Dubliners, thank you for the lesson .

[@WillFlyGuitar]

My pleasure.:-)

[@Testacabeza]

Thanks again Will. Muchas gracias!

[@donotpanic2011]

hi there do you believe that dadgad tuning might suit a twelve string better than a six string to achieve a more of droning sound if one wished to achieve a more asiastic way of playing

[@Cammmmm24]

Your version of she moved thro the fair sounds a lot like Page's rendition of white summer/black mountain, it's interesting to see where he probably found the inspiration for his in that old tune

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Indeed he did!

[@klasse645]

Thanks! Very helpful

[@Melvorgazh]

Nice demonstration. Only when you say ‘Major’ of some chords you play are are not major, cause they haven’t got a 3rd at all. Sarah McQuaid calls those 1st-5th chords modal chords. Which are neutral. I play a lot of them but in standard tuning. I love the sound of DADGAD but when one plays in a set tunes of different key/modes it can get tricky. But DADGAD is more handy for backing songs and sets with tunes in the same or relative keys/modes. Those diagrams really help for remembering. Cheers.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Quite correct! :-)

[@juliamckechnie4094]

great tutoring.

[@cruntpoop]

I'm looking for a way to play an F#m and C in DADGAD. Any ideas ?

[@ynyslochtyn]

Very informative - excellent

[@WillFlyGuitar]

A Larrivee indeed! It was a great guitar - I sold it to buy a custom-built model by a local luthier... :-)

[@loris234]

i am very sorry. my mistake. at 2:00 after the screen with 2: Basic Chords, when you appear look on the door . there will be a white small dot going down..what is that ?:|

[@niokkota]

An useful lesson !

[@loris234]

at 2:42 there is a white dot falling right of the screen..what is it ?