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Thread #75225   Message #1321424
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
09-Nov-04 - 10:17 AM
Thread Name: The pros and cons of DADGAD
Subject: RE: The pros and cons of DADGAD
You might try ADAD some time, moocowpoo.

Anyone ever set up a guitar as ADADAD or DADADA?   That's a question. not a recommendation. I never have, but it might be interesting top hear from someone who has.

But there are good reasons why the standard tuning became the standard tuning, and I think there's a lot to be said for exploring it pretty fully before moving on to others, except as a special effect. Which is what the people who have really mastered the alternative tunings have generally done. DADGAD as a quick fix because standard chords seem a bit hard doesn't strike me as a good idea.