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Scarborough Fair (12-string guitar)
dadgadjohn
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I am spending most of my time these days in standard tuning. The tune, Scarborough Fair is a traditional ballad from Great Britain. This arrangement is by Jean-François D...
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Erin Shore (12-string/DADGAD)
dadgadjohn
1,884 views
This is a typical British Isles tune in that, what it is called depends on who you ask. I liked the version performed by "The Coors." They called it Erin Shore, so that w...
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Romanza (Nylon-string/Standard tuning)
dadgadjohn
3,872 views
This arrangement is based on Edgar Cruz's, as played on "Classical Demands." I did an arrangement on the 12-string guitar in DADGAD tuning earlier, but I wanted to do thi...
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Romanza (12-string/DADGAD)
dadgadjohn
1,403 views
I had to learn this tune twice - once in DADGAD, and then again in Standard Tuning. Even I have to admit that this only "sort of works" in DADGAD. I had to make a number ...
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Finn McCool's Reel (12-string/DADGAD)
dadgadjohn
2,402 views
The folk process goes high-tech. I learned this one from my friend Eirean, who lives in France. Find him at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/eirean62
He posted a video of...
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Silent Movie
dadgadjohn
780 views
I recently bought a new webcam. It is a Hercules Dualpix USB 2.0 HD720p. My old laptop cannot keep up with it. My sister-in-law is staying with us for the weekend, and k...
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Für Elise (12-string/DADGAD)
dadgadjohn
3,717 views
Apologies to all of the classically trained guitar players out there.
This tune by Ludwig van Beethoven has been played on a number of instruments, and there are plenty ...
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My Darling Asleep (12-string/DADGAD)
dadgadjohn
2,642 views
This is a tune that I've played many times in sessions, but I was always playing a strummed rhythm. Recently, I was going through some old guitar books and magazines and...
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Watermelon (12-string/Open D/Slide)
dadgadjohn
8,250 views
I thought it was about time to do a slide tune. And what better place to start than with an old Leo Kottke classic. There are plenty of versions of this tune already bein...
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Christmas Medley (12-string/DADGAD)
dadgadjohn
1,377 views
The tunes are "New Year's Day/On Christmas Night" and Al Petteway arranged and performed them beautifully on the cd "A Scottish Christmas." Incidentally, that is the cd on...
About Life and Acoustic Music
John is an acoustic finger-stylist. He plays both 12-string & nylon string guitars.
Previously, he played the 12-string guitar in DADGAD tuning. These days, he finds himself mostly in standard tuning. On the 12-string, he tunes a step lower to DGCFAD. He also occasionally plays the mandolin.
Guitars:
(12-string)
1991 Taylor 555
2010 Taylor GA4-12
(Nylon String)
2003 Lakewood M-1 CCP
Mandolin:
1996 Mid-Missouri M-4
Gone, but not forgotten:
1999 Lowden O32/12
2001 Lowden O12c/12
2003 Lowden F32c/12
All videos shot with a Zoom Q3HD.
All videos prior to 2011 were shot with a "flip Mino HD" or a "Hercules Dualpix WebCam."
John is an acoustic finger-stylist. He plays both 12-string & nylon string guitars.
Previously, he played the 12-string guitar in DADGAD tuning. These days, he finds himself mostly in standard tuning. On the 12-string, he tunes a step lower to ...
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