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DADGAD playing example

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Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

Nathaniel Murphy

Class Materials
  • Class outline
  • Part I. Fingerstyle fundamentals
    • Introduction to alternate tunings
    • One finger ideas
    • Basic DADGAD patterns
    • D major scale “harp effect”
    • DADGAD playing example
    • Interlude: “Jam with Sam”
    • Introduction to tapping
    • Tapping example #2
    • Introduction to fingerpicking
    • Finger picking example #2
    • Interlude: Nathaniel’s musical upbringing
    • Introduction to percussive techniques
    • Percussive example #2
    • Wrapping up Part I.
  • Part II. Advanced techniques
    • Natural harmonics
    • Example 2
    • Example 3
    • Artificial harmonics
    • Artificial harmonics + fretted notes
    • Raked harmonics
    • Tapped harmonics
    • Slapped & double harmonics
    • Wrapping up Part II.
  • Part III. How to arrange fingerstyle songs
    • Song walkthrough: ‘Nightflight’
    • Riff walkthrough: “funky”
    • Riff walkthrough: “bass + melody”
    • Wrapping up Part III.
    • Interlude: behind the nut bends
  • Part IV. Explain that video!
    • ‘John Mayer inspired’ funk riff
    • ‘Travis picking’ country riff
    • ‘Bebop inspired’ chords
    • Alternative tunings + capo ideas
    • Interlude: what is Nathaniel’s best advice for beginners?
    • Wrapping up Part IV.
  • Part V. Chickin’ pickin’ licks
    • Interlude: translating acoustic techniques to electric
  • Interlude: how to break out of “plateaus” in your playing
  • Part VI. SongSquad
    • Night Flight
    • Azure
    • Dad Gad’s
    • The Emperor’s Hall
  • Wrapping up

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