The Ultimate DADGAD cheat sheet chord progression for Celtic backing guitarists!

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In this week's free guitar lesson from Folk Friend, I'll be showing you one super easy chord scale to practice in DADGAD, which contains every single chord you can play with a tune in the key of D ionian. The best part? You only need a maximum of two fingers per chord! These have to be the easiest DADGAD chord shapes for Celtic backing guitar!
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Пікірлер: 66

@michaelkozenczak1666 6 ай бұрын

just a beginner but know the chords in standard tuning, I always loved the Celtic music!

@terry4372 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much from Australia, I am 75 years young with me/cfs and arthritis in right hand 2nd finger, and also thumb to hand joint so finger-picking difficult but not impossible, but strumming would be easier for me i think.Thanks to your marvelous tutorial of starting with 2 note chord shapes i think i can do it your way.Had a look at a few other sites, but find yours really easy to follow,and hoping with a bit of regular practice i can play a few tunes eventually.So thank you so much for excellent video tutorials.I just did 15 minutes after re-tuning guitar to DAGDAD and thoroughly enjoyed it so have subcribed have a great day!

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Terry! I'm glad it was helpful. There are lots more DADGAD videos on the folk friend website too ( folkfriend.co.uk/ ).

@folkfriend 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Folk Friends! Don't forget to hit the like and subscribe buttons and let me know any video topics you'd like to see covered :) Here are some time stamps in case you'd like to go back and look at a particular section: 2:22 - List of chords in D ionian 3:47 - Chord I (D) 4:51 - Chord II (Em) 5:30 - Chord III (F#m) 6:09 - The slideable super-shape 7:07 - Chord IV (G) 7:26 - Chord V (A) 7:48 - Chord VI (Bm) 8:09 - Avoiding C# dim (Chord VII) 9:17 - Ascending chord scale 9:55 - Exercise 1 10:53 - Exercise 2 (with strumming pattern) 12:17 - Easier shape for A (Chord V)

@flyingcursor 2 жыл бұрын

A very useful lesson on DADGAD. Thank you.

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! You can find lots more on the FolkFriend.co.uk videos page :)

@joelmommers 4 жыл бұрын

excellent lesson! really helpful. thank you

@folkfriend 4 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@EmrystheCelt Жыл бұрын

thank you !

@folkfriend Жыл бұрын

No problem at all!

@davidmccorry8020 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on mate straight to the point of the D Scale

@folkfriend 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

@joefuller9160 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great lesson

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Pleasure Joe! You can find quite a few more on the Folk Friend website - there's a whole section devoted to DADGAD :)

@bob3rocks 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Great explanation of this! You saved me a lot of time.

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Bob! There are quite a few more DADGAD videos on folkfriend.co.uk as well along with a book of easy tune arrangements for the tuning :)

@myfriendpete 3 жыл бұрын

Good Job buddy! THanks for the lesson.

@folkfriend 3 жыл бұрын

No problem! There are loads more on Https://folkfriend.co.uk/

@johnletitia 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! It is confusing for me to learn where I am with a new tuning, but I love this one!

@folkfriend 6 ай бұрын

No problem! Best of luck :)

@seejayjames 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, very helpful! The Mode Wheel looks like a cool invention too. One note: check the tuning on your guitar, it's flat, so it makes it hard to play along with. Just letting you know. Thanks for the tips!

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@skippy7288 Жыл бұрын

Thank you !!

@folkfriend Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@KenneyCmusic 2 жыл бұрын

I love the mode wheel! definitely ordering one. Subbed!

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken! They're pretty handy if I do say so myself ☺️

@coffeeandkeys1980 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video lesson. I’ve just started playing backing for my 13 year old daughter who has found a love for fiddle music. Subscribed😁

@folkfriend Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant, best of luck with it and looking forward to seeing the family band videos in a year or two's time!

@coffeeandkeys1980 Жыл бұрын

@@folkfriend thank you so much man😁❤️

@ruthgraham4313 5 ай бұрын

very good thanks

@folkfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ruth and enjoy the book!

@alterico 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely scale to play. Been looking for something like this ever since finding John Butler since he uses a beautiful modern approach to celtic melodies. Thanks

@folkfriend 3 жыл бұрын

No problem Ross! If you have a look on the Folk Friend website there's a whole section on the videos page devoted to DADGAD :)

@justjames1111 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@folkfriend Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@mattslater4605 4 жыл бұрын

More Dadgad please

@folkfriend 4 жыл бұрын

Can do!

@davemcevoy6781 5 ай бұрын

More please

@folkfriend 5 ай бұрын

Cheers Dave! I'm working on a complete DADGAD course at the moment which should be out early in the summer so watch this space 👍

@folkfriend 4 жыл бұрын

Hello all! I've had a few messages asking for further DADGAD videos, so I've decided to make the subject of this week's Folky Fridays live stream using DADGAD in keys other than D major. You ask me any questions you have in real time and hopefully pick up some tips by tuning in here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8imdrmLzdSlqKs.html

@taraklarlundhogan750 Ай бұрын

fantastic instruction :) Could you play a song in D so we could try and play along?

@folkfriend Ай бұрын

Thankyou! Please have a look at the Free Playalongs section on the videos page at Https://folkfriend.co.uk/videos/ There are several tunes there you can practice with for free (Maid Behind The Bar is in D) and lots more with on-screen chords and explanations for all the substitutions if you sign up for the full pack by clicking "Playalongs" on the top menu bar :)

@ellebhee5045 2 жыл бұрын

Not only was this video super useful after I played a few chords I discovered the voice recorder on my phone has a glitch where I can loop chords and play lead! Double joy lol!

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's super handy! Cheers for watching 😊

@ellebhee5045 2 жыл бұрын

@@folkfriend I'll be watching a fair few of your videos from now on :) Quality!

@HeathWatts 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. For the major chords, why do you slide your index finger to the major 3rd instead of using your middle finger for that tone?

@folkfriend 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Heath. I think I did it in this video because it's easier to move the index finger down one fret to make a minor chord than making the big stretch with the third finger. Whatever fingering you like the best is fine though!

@edt.5118 6 ай бұрын

Just by chance, has anyone used your DADGAD method using a Baritone ukulele tuned DGAD?

@folkfriend 6 ай бұрын

Nope but there's certainly no reason why you shouldn't! I bet that would sound great.

@parboot 4 жыл бұрын

After everything you have said about DADGAD! Good stuff though.

@folkfriend 4 жыл бұрын

What have I said?! "most versatile tuning" I think it was no? :P

@jankaufmann4305 2 ай бұрын

good, what key should I solo in that it sounds good? Mixolydian?

@folkfriend 2 ай бұрын

Generally the easiest way to solo is using the minor pentatonic shapes. If you search for them online then you'll want shape 1 to start from the root note to go with a minor key and shape 2 to start from the root note to go with a major key. For example to solo over a song/tune in A minor (dorian, aeolian or phrygian) take shape 1 and start from fret 5 on the bottom E string. For a song in C major (ionian, lydian or mixolydian), use shape 2 starting from fret 8. I hope that helps!

@folkfriend 2 ай бұрын

This is for standard tuning btw... Soloing in DADGAD is a lot less intuitive tbh!

@jordantaylor1988 3 жыл бұрын

Dadgad is pretty sweet

@folkfriend 3 жыл бұрын

Can be! Certainly make it easy to get the folky sound :)

@jordantaylor1988 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing for 30 years. This is the first alternate tuning I’ve tried. I’m late to the game 😂

@folkfriend 3 жыл бұрын

@@jordantaylor1988 Wow, get on it, there are quite a few good ones! I've been meaning to have a look at some of the other popular ones... Watch this space!

@brianmacdonald9413 2 жыл бұрын

Tapadh leat.

@arbor8591 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand how in the F#m the A note on the second fret is a minor??

@arbor8591 2 жыл бұрын

But thanks for the video!!

@folkfriend 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! If F# is your root note then A is a minor third (3 semitones) above it, meaning that when you play the two together you will hear a minor chord.

@artiefischel2579 4 ай бұрын

?? Why not just play the correct chords? Em ? F#m ? G? Not that hard in DADGAD, and you get a movable chord shape from them. Why not help guitarists be better guitarists, instead of lazy guitarists?

@folkfriend 4 ай бұрын

Perhaps have a look at my other videos 👍