“I use open and alternate tunings to get music out of the guitar,” says fingerstyle master Martin Simpson. “Do you want to move people? You can’t be struggling with holding down the damn strings.

Chops: Intermediate Theory: Intermediate Lesson Overview: • Understand a few basic arranging techniques in DADGAD tuning. • Create open-string or campanella melodies. • Learn how to combine fretted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Loved by the likes of Davey Graham, Roy Harper and Jimmy Page, DADGAD remains a great place to start when exploring alternate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To get the benefits of DADGAD, most of the time you'll want to keep open strings ringing as much as possible. The main technical ...