Intro to DADGAD: 1 day workshop with Sarah McQuaid May 15, 2011

Join Sarah McQuaid for an afternoon full of the DADGAD tuning. If you’re ready to focus on this tuning variation, don’t miss this opportunity to work with Sarah.

Workshop Outline:
1. Introduction
2. The DADGAD tuning
3. The modes
4. A few general guitar-playing tips
5. Basic chord shapes in DADGAD
6. The capo and its uses
7. Chord patterns for backing tunes in DADGAD
8. Backing guitar styles for Irish music
9. Ornamentation
10. Backing songs in DADGAD
11. Playing melody in DADGAD

Born in Spain, raised in Chicago and now living near Penzance, Cornwall (after 14 years in Ireland), Sarah McQuaid is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book.

She has recorded two critically acclaimed solo albums, When Two Lovers Meet and I Won’t Go Home ’Til Morning, in addition to Crow Coyote Buffalo, an album of songs co-written with Zoë Pollock under the band name Mama.
Sarah has been a full-time musician for over three years and tours extensively in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe and the USA. She is currently at work on her third solo album.

Official Website: http://www.passim.org