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DADGAD Backing Guitar

Curriculum

22 Sections
93 Lessons
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1) Introduction
Introduction to the course and equipment required.
4
- 1.1
  Introduction 1 – DADGAD pros and cons
- 1.2
  Introduction 2 – Must have accessories (capos, plectrums and strings)
- 1.3
  Introduction 3 – What guitar to play
- 1.4
  Introduction 4 – Strumming tips
2) Basic Theory (come back to this if you're not into theory!)
A few bits of fundamental theory that you'll need to understand the rest of the course.
2
- 2.1
  Basic Theory 1 – The science of scales
- 2.2
  Basic Theory 2 – Semitone pushes within the major scale
3) Willy Clancy's Jig
Introduction to jigs (traditional tunes in 6/8 time signature, aka "Diddly diddly diddly diddly" or "Dah-da-diddly dah-da-diddly").
2
- 3.1
  Willy Clancy’s 1 – Jig strumming
- 3.2
  Willy Clancy’s 2 – Chord placement
4) Chords in Keys and Substitutions
The basic theory of why certain chords go together and how we can put them in the right places by ear when accompanying tunes in major keys.
6
- 4.1
  Chords in keys 1- Key signatures introduction
- 4.2
  Chords in keys 2 – Chords in major keys and keys to memorise
- 4.3
  Chords in keys 3 – Advanced substitutions for Willy Clancy’s
- 4.4
  Chords in keys 4 – The science of chord placement
- 4.5
  Chords in keys 5 – The slide-able shape (bass D string root) and linking runs
- 4.6
  Chords in Keys 6 – Casing
5) Harvest Home (Hornpipe)
Introduction to hornpipe strumming (a slow, swung tune in 4/4 time) and lots of practice for how to use chord substitutions in major keys.
4
- 5.1
  Harvest Home 1 – Hornpipe strumming and swung vs straight
- 5.2
  Harvest Home 2 – Picking chords for Harvest Home
- 5.3
  Harvest Home 3 – Basic substitutions for Harvest Home
- 5.4
  Harvest Home 4 – Chord pyramid and resolving down a fifth
6) The Old Flail (Jig)
Chords you can use in the key of G major, introduction to linking chords, strumming and playing dynamics and rhythmic variations for jigs.
5
- 6.1
  Old Flail 1 – Slideable shapes for key of G major
- 6.2
  Old Flail 2 – Picking chords
- 6.3
  Old Flail 3 – Substitutions and linking chords
- 6.4
  Old Flail 4 – Strummed dynamics and palm muting
- 6.5
  Old Flail 5 – Pushed chord changes and pushed links for jigs
7) Ger the Rigger (Polka)
Capo usage, polka strumming and more substitution ideas.
4
- 7.1
  Ger The Rigger 1 – Capos and chord voicings for I, IV and V in A major
- 7.2
  Ger The Rigger 2 – Polka strumming and placing chords I, IV and V
- 7.3
  Ger The Rigger 3 – Chord scale, substitutions and chromatic slide bonus tip
- 7.4
  Ger The Rigger 4 – Advanced substitution options
8) Dowd's Reel
Several reel strumming patterns (a fast, straight tune in 4/4 time), introduction to "Chord graphing" and advanced, interval based ear training, using chord runs.
5
- 8.1
  Dowd’s 1 – Reel strumming
- 8.2
  Dowd’s 2 – Chord graphing introduction
- 8.3
  Dowd’s 3 – Chord placement
- 8.4
  Dowd’s 4 – Funky reel strumming patterns – Faith and Faith Plus
- 8.5
  Dowd’s 5 – Descending chord runs
9) Collier's Reel
Introduction to the Greek modes and how to choose chords for the mixolydian mode.
4
- 9.1
  Collier’s Reel 1 – What are the Greek modes?
- 9.2
  Collier’s Reel 2 – Which chords go with D mixolydian?
- 9.3
  Collier’s Reel 3 – Chord placement
- 9.4
  Collier’s Reel 4 – Substitutions, links and casing
10) Light and Airy and Trip to Athlone
Strumming pattern for slip jigs (tunes in 9/8), some peculiarities of the mixolydian mode.
5
- 10.1
  Light and Airy 1- Slip jig strumming options
- 10.2
  Light and Airy 2 – Basic chord placement
- 10.3
  Light and Airy 3 – Palm muting for slip jigs
- 10.4
  Light and Airy 4 – Sub options and a peculiarity of the mixolydian mode
- 10.5
  Trip to Athlone – Spotting altered 7ths in mixolydian tunes
11) Porthole of the Kelp (Reel)
Picking chords and substitutions in the dorian mode.
2
- 11.1
  Porthole of the Kelp – Chord options
- 11.2
  Porthole of the Kelp 2 – Advanced subs, links etc
12) The Night Poor Larry was Stretched (Slip Jig)
The aeolian mode and tunes which switch to related modes for their B parts.
2
- 12.1
  The Night Poor Larry was Stretched 1 – Chord placement and tunes which switch to related modes for the B part
- 12.2
  The Night Poor Larry was Stretched 2 – The Night Poor Larry was Substituted
13) The Cliffs of Moher (Jig)
Upside down "Diddley dakada" strumming pattern for jigs, advanced rhythmic variations and chromatic substitutions combinging dorian and aeolian flavours.
6
- 13.1
  Cliffs of Moher 1 – Upside down “diddley dakada” strumming
- 13.2
  Cliffs of Moher 2 – Strumming jig triplets
- 13.3
  Cliffs of Moher 3 – Chromatic subs with chord VI
- 13.4
  Cliffs of Moher 4 – More chromatic subs with chord IV
- 13.5
  Cliffs of Moher 5 – Blending dorian and aeolian
- 13.6
  Cliffs of Moher 6 – Pushed chord changes with advanced blends
14) Humours of Scariff (Reel)
Advanced chord substitution ideas, demonstrations of rhythmic variations and notes of why certain chord progressions work better than others.
5
- 14.1
  Humours of Scariff 1 – Chord placement
- 14.2
  Humours of Scariff 2 – Straight and Faith Plus strumming demo
- 14.3
  Humours of Scariff 3 – Blended dorian and aeolian substitute options
- 14.4
  Humours of Scariff 3 – Loads of substitution ideas
- 14.5
  Humours of Scariff 4 – Effective chord progression principles
15) Toplines and basslines
Incorporating sections of melodies above and beneath your chord progressions.
4
- 15.1
  Toplines 1 – Introduction to DADGAD D major fingerstyle scale and melodic toplines for Willie Clancy’s
- 15.2
  Toplines 2 – Incorporating the melody for Humours of Scariff
- 15.3
  Toplines 3 – Converting toplines to basslines for Humours of Scariff
- 15.4
  Toplines 4 – Scale shape for G major and related modes
16) Glen Cottage Polka
Various ways to approach the key of G minor and incoporating melody lines.
3
- 16.1
  Glen Cottage Polka 1 – Jazzy chords for the key of G minor
- 16.2
  Glen Cottage Polka 2 – Using a capo (it’s not cheating, honest)
- 16.3
  Glen Cottage Polka 3 – Adding melody lines over chords
17) Mid-Tune Key Changes
Indecisive tunes which change keys in the middle!
4
- 17.1
  Mid-tune key changes 1 – A Day at the Races
- 17.2
  Mid-tune key changes 2 – The Otter’s Holt
- 17.3
  Mid-tune key changes 3 – Jackie Small’s
- 17.4
  Mid-tune key changes 4 – The Bank of Ireland
18) "Jazz" chords
Theory and practical tips for how to introduce tetrads and more advanced "jazz" chords into your folk guitar backing.
6
- 18.1
  Jazz chords 1 – (THEORY!) The three types of tetrads
- 18.2
  Jazz chords 2 – (THEORY!) More info about dominant 7s
- 18.3
  Jazz chords 3 – How to build tetrads
- 18.4
  Jazz chords 4 – Adding extra notes for flavour (chord castles)
- 18.5
  Jazz chords 5 – Tetrads with roots on the A string (triangles)
- 18.6
  Jazz chords 6 – The extra dominant chord for non-ionian modes
19) These are a few of my Favourite Chords
A whole host of my favourite chord voicings for you to play with!
5
- 19.1
  My favourite chords 1 – D major 7 (sweet voicing)
- 19.2
  My favourite chords 2 – Power chords in D (major or minor)
- 19.3
  My favourite chords 3 – Inverting a chord for movement
- 19.4
  My favourite chords 4 – Dennis Cahill trick for major tunes
- 19.5
  My favourite chords 5 – Harmonic minor tricks for endings
20) Jamalongs
Clips of myself playing along with some of the tunes from this course.
6
- 20.1
  Jamalongs – Bank of Ireland
- 20.2
  Jamalongs – Glen Cottage Polka
- 20.3
  Jamalongs – Old Flail
- 20.4
  Jamalongs – Porthole of the Kelp
- 20.5
  Jamalongs – Sailor’s Bonnet
- 20.6
  Jamalongs – The Night Poor Larry was Stretched
21) Addenda
A few extra cool ideas which didn't fit anywhere else!
3
- 21.1
  Addenda 1 – Ending a part on chord IV
- 21.2
  Addenda 2 – Bonus chromatic shift
- 21.3
  Addenda 3 – Extra cool slip jig strumming pattern
22) Jamalong commentaries
Commentaries for my Jamalong videos, with breakdowns of the accompaniment techniques used.
6
- 22.1
  Jamalong Commentary – Glen Cottage Polka
- 22.2
  Jamalong Commentary – Porthole of the Kelp
- 22.3
  Jamalong Commentary – Sailor’s Bonnet
- 22.4
  Jamalong Commentary – The Bank of Ireland
- 22.5
  Jamalong Commentary – The Night Poor Larry was Stretched
- 22.6
  Jamalong Commentary – The Old Flail

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Cliffs of Moher 2 – Strumming jig triplets

Cliffs of Moher 4 – More chromatic subs with chord IV

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