The Glory of CGDGAD Guitar Tuning: From Music to Method

El McMeen and Sandy Shalk combine forces in this comprehensive, joyful, and entertaining study of the lush and evocative CGDGAD guitar tuning; El’s “standard” tuning for over 30 years. Informative and humorous, the book presents CGDGAD tuning in the most engaging way possible-through music! It contains over 30 musical illustrations, and a fun “mystery tune” to explore and identify. An additional “mini-workshop” by El shows the player how to render songs (that is, music normally sung) as fingerstyle arrangements. Includes access to online audio. Tunes included: Tuning the Guitar to CGDGAD CGDGAD Chord Chart Music Presentation Amazing Grace (Tab/Music) Playing Some Nice Chords Some Easy or Evocative Chords in CGAD (Tab/Music) Key of G: Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air (Tab/Music) Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air Harp-Like Melody Key of F: Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air (Tab/Music) Key of E Minor: Star of the County Down Star of the County Down (Hornpipe Tab/Music) Star of the County Down (Jig Tab/Music) Star of the County Down (Waltz Tab/Music) Keys of C and F: Till We Meet Again Till We Meet Again (Tab/Music) Key of D: Will the Circle be Unbroken Will the Circle be Unbroken (Tab/Music) Key of E Having Fun in the Key of E (Tab/Music) The Pause That Refreshes Moving Forward in CGAD: St. James Infirmary St. James Infirmary (Tab/Music) Fits and Starts: Annie Laurie Annie Laurie (Tab/Music) Band in a Box: American Patrol March American Patrol March (Tab/Music) Classical: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Tab/Music) Of Chords, Progressions, and Scales Moving Chords and Harp-like Scales (Tab/Music) Key of C: Carolan’s Concerto (Tab/Music) Key of G: Carolan’s Receipt (Tab/Music) Key of G Minor: Carolan’s Cottage (Tab/Music) Hymns, Spirituals, and Other Sacred Music Hyfrydol (Tab/Music) Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Tab/Music) Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Tab/Music) Be Thou My Vision: A Tune for the Ages Be Thou My Vision (Tab/Music) St. Louis Blues: Blues Meets the Tango St. Louis Blues (Tab/Music) I’m Always Chasing Rainbows I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (Tab/Music) Two for the Ladies I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Tab/Music) Blind Mary (Tab/Music) The Singing Guitar: A Mini-Workshop Tackling a New Arrangement: Darktown Strutters’ Ball Ragtime in CGAD? Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Tab/Music) The Mystery Tune The Mystery Tune (Tab/Music) The Learning Listener: Simple Gifts Simple Gifts (Tab/Music) A Closing Note La Paloma (Tab/Music) Mo Giolla Mear (Tab/Music) Additional Resources