My Darling Asleep (12-string/DADGAD)

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 I found a book that I didn't even remember buying called "DADGAD tuning," by Julie Henigan.

Her version was played in a more linear style. I chose more of a cross-string style, where the notes are played on different strings. This cascades the notes, more like a harp. I also made use of the octave strings to play a couple of the melody notes.

This tune is supposed to be a jig but to me, it feels like it should be a lullaby. I hope you enjoy what I've done with it. I played my small bodied Lowden 12-string in DADGAD lowered a step, with the capo on the 2nd fret.

ASCII Tab here:
http://bit.ly/cB8asy

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 12-string guitar
• DADGAD
• CGCFGC
• Lowden
• Taylor
• Acoustic
• Traditional
• Fingerstyle
• Flip Mino HD
• tablature

[1865Sophie]

beautiful, can you explain how to accordate a guitar in DADGAD?

[dadgadjohn]

@1865Sophie - If you are asking how to get there from standard tuning, you lower both the low and high E strings down to D, and you lower the B string to A.

On the 12-string guitar, I lower the whole tuning down by a step so, although I am calling it DADGAD, I am actually tuned to CGCFGC.

[birkenweg42]

Nicely played. Your ability to play that fast and clean on a 12 string is amazing to me. I can do either clean or fast. *****

[dadgadjohn]

@birkenweg42 Thank you.

Click on the "more info" link under the date on the upper right. There is a link to a very basic TAB of this arrangement at the bottom of the description.

Practice slowly. A friend told me once, "smoothness is 80% of speed."

[1865Sophie]

@dadgadjohn thank you! i did it and now i'm playing something in DADGAD, beautiful sound

[akikowolf]

Sounds like a metal-strung harp. Very prettiful sounding!

[carthfhuil]

I know Julie. She has all kinds of talent. I had no idea she wrote a book about dadgad tuning. Nice playing -- like a harp, indeed.

[MrTaylorN]

Ha! Nice short little peice! As always REDICULOUS tone and spot on playing!

[kiltedrebel]

Cracking little piece and beautifully played....as ever!

[JenniferMylod]

Nice!