LeftyBlues Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 A friend was showing me a Led Zep song that uses this tuning. I've played open G quite a bit (my avatar may hint at why!) but DADGAD is new. Quick and easy, what are some songs that use this, probably a zillion no doubt. Thanks gang.L.B. I was born at night but I wasn't born last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Yonker Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Lotsa Zep Stuff (Kashmir) - Michael hedges liked that tuning also. Pretty common alt tuning. Jeff Yonker (AKA Chonk) Marketing Director Etavonni Instruments www.EtavonniInstruments.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great for Irish fiddle tunes, which is where Page got "Black Mountain Side." Check out some of the early British folk-rock bands (Pentangle, Steeleye Span, Incredible String Band) for some examples. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBlues Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Lotsa Zep Stuff (Kashmir) - Michael hedges liked that tuning also. Pretty common alt tuning. That's the song, my tired old brain couldn't remember the name. I'm going to leave one guitar (I have more than one thanks to you guys!) tuned to DADGUM as I like to call it, do a little experimentin' with it. I should've been a bit clearer and indicated songs from the mid 70's up to present day, something they played to death on FM radio to make it easy. L.B. I was born at night but I wasn't born last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great thing about DADGAD is how close it is to Open-D and Open-Dm; just a half or a whole step twist of the 3rd-string's tuner... Look up Pierre Bensusan, he spent a lot of time living in DADGAD... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I'm not much on variant tunings myself but if you want to look into it check a couple 1960s English cats: Davey Graham & Bert Jansch, which is where Page got a lot of his folky stuff, like "Black Mountain". Also, IIRC, Lawrence Juber has done a bit of arranging & recording with it in recent years. Of course, the real adventure is not just learning what others have done with it but cooking up something new.Good on ya & happy explorations ! PS...that suspended 4th oughta work well for opening a bluesy version of "Hard Days Night" (which is really a blues anyway). d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Michael Hedges used it a lot. I play Ragamuffin in DADGAD. Paul Simon has a song called St. Judy's Comet that Kenny Loggins covered in DADGAD on his children's songs album that had Return To Pooh Corner. I LOVE playing that song in DADGAD. It's great for drone rhythm, too. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Oh.. My friend Jeff Munzert plays in DADGAD almost exclusively and his arrangements of Beatles tunes are always A-MAZING! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Wasn't the guy who wrote "Angie" the one who made DADGAD well known to guitarists? I forget his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Wasn't the guy who wrote "Angie" the one who made DADGAD well known to guitarists? I forget his name. Unless you mean Keith Richards, I think you're refering to either ...Davey Graham or Bert Jansch... Anji by D.G. by B.J. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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