Appalachian Fingerstyle Guitar in DADGAD Tuning - Vol. 2

Fingerstyle master Al Petteway continues his exploration of the evocative DADGAD tuning with a variety of must-learn tunes in the Southern mountain tradition. In his hands, DADGAD becomes an inventive and compelling way to play bluegreass, blues, and country songs, including: The Coo-Coo, Bonapart's Retreat, Red Haired Boy, Frosty Morning, Black Mountain Rag, and One Dime Blues.

Videos

• Introduction (02:36) - In this first video, Al Petteway welcomes us to the course.

• DADGAD Tuning (02:12) - Al tunes to a DADGAD tuning.

• Appalachian Medley Demonstrated (03:21) - Al plays an Appalachian medley.

• “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad”/Broken Down (03:30) - Al plays and breaks down the song “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad”.

• “John Henry” Broken Down (02:04) - Next, Al plays and breaks down the song “John Henry”.

• “Sittin' on Top of the World” Broken Down (05:08) - Al plays and breaks down the song “Sittin' on Top of the World”.

• “I Am a Pilgrim” Demonstrated (02:37) - In this video, Al plays the song “I Am a Pilgrim”.

• “I Am a Pilgrim” With a Thumb Pick (01:58) - Al shows us the thumb pick technique for the song “I Am a Pilgrim”.

• “I Am a Pilgrim” Broken Down (05:06) - Al breaks down the song “I Am a Pilgrim”.

• “I Am a Pilgrim” End Harmonics (01:02) - Al teaches us the end harmonics from the song.

• Shape Note Tunes (01:30) - Al discusses shaped note tuning.

• “Wayfaring Stranger” Demonstrated (04:38) - In this video, Al plays the song “Wayfaring Stranger”.

• “Wayfaring Stranger” Broken Down (04:40) - Next, Al breaks down the song.

• “Wayfaring Stranger” Bridge Section (01:33) - Next, we learn the bridge section from the song.

• “Wayfaring Stranger” Right Hand Technique and More 16 Analysis (01:58) - Al teaches us the right hand technique from the song.

• “Wayfaring Stranger” Variations (04:36) - Al shows us some variations of the song.

• “Wonderous Love” Melody (02:13) - In this video, Al breaks down the melody from the song “Wonderous Love”.

• “Wonderous Love” Demonstrated (02:38) - Now, Al plays the song.

• “Wonderous Love” Broken Down (07:41) - Al breaks down the song.

• “Wonderous Love” Clawhammer Technique (04:04) - Learn the clawhammer technique used in the song.

• “Mountain Melody” Demonstrated (01:17) - Al plays the song ?Mountain Melody?.

• “Mountain Melody” Broken Down (02:38) - Next, Al breaks down the song.

• “Reuben's Train” Analysis (02:25) - Al discusses the song “Reuben's Train”.

• “Craggy Pinnacle” Played (01:17) - In this video, Al plays the song “Craggy Pinnacle”.

• “Craggy Pinnacle” Broken Down (06:48) - Next, Al breaks down the song.

• “Craggy Pinnacle” Demonstrated (02:02) - Al discusses the song.

• Al's Guitar/Setup (01:18) - Al discusses his guitar and setup.

• “Shady Grove” Broken Down (04:03) - In this video, Al breaks down the song.

• “Shady Grove” Demonstrated (02:28) - Al plays the song “Shady Grove”.

• Outro (02:54) - Al wraps up the course.