Tag Archives: Open D Tuning

Drops Of Brandy: Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson

Drops Of Brandy is a traditional Irish slip jig (9/8), in the key of D. This fingerstyle arrangement on the guitar is in open D tuning (DADF#AD) and is well suited to the advancing intermediate picker. It has a beautiful, driving melody, played at a brisk tempo and will be a great addition to your trad repertoire! Go to lesson...

Midnight On The Water: Guitar Lesson

Midnight On The Water is a popular, traditional American waltz (3/4 time), composed by Luke Thomasson (C. 1900), in the key of D. This arrangement on the guitar is in open D tuning (DADF#AD) and is well suited to the intermediate picker. It has a beautiful melody, played at a relaxed tempo and will be a great addition to your guitar repertoire! Go to lesson...

Cordal Jig: Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson

The Cordal Jig  is a traditional Irish jig in the key of D. This fingerstyle arrangement on the guitar is in open D tuning (DADF#AD), allowing for a really pretty way of approaching the melody and will be a great tune for the advanced picker. It is a fantastic melody to pick and will be a great addition to your trad fingerstyle repertoire! Go to lesson...

Angeline The Baker: Fingerstyle Guitar

Angeline The Baker is a popular fiddle tune and in this lesson we’ll look at a Travis picking arrangement. In the key of D, the guitar is tuned to Open D (DADF#AD), which works great for the melody and as part of this lesson we’ll break down the tune, working through the rhythm & technique. Go to lesson...