Traum, Artie

DADGAD is the kind of tuning that sparks the imagination. Put your fingers down on the fingerboard and suddenly a new musical world opens up. More and more guitarists are discovering the powerful harmonies and rich chord formations that this popular guitar tuning makes available. Your guitar will come to life as you apply Artie Traum's easy DADGAD techniques to traditional mountain ballads, fingerstyle blues, and contemporary songs and instrumentals. You'll learn to play mysterious Appalachian modal sound and a haunting Skip James style blues. Artie's original songs Niagara, Blue Hotel, Yankee Swamp, and Fourteen Turtles provide invaluable lessons in fingerstyle jazz, Celtic sounds and funky blues. They teach chord shapes and progressions up and down the neck, composing tips for aspiring songwriters and deeper jazz positions designed to expand your knowledge of the fingerboard. These DVDs move you firmly into advanced beginner territory, providing the tools to use DADGAD to discover new musical ideas on your own through experimentation and exploration.