Appalachian Fingerstyle Guitar in DADGAD Tuning (2011)

DADGAD is a magical guitar tuning that engenders clear, ringing sounds and haunting voicings. Al Petteway, a master of the form, teaches this tuning for playing Southern Mountain songs and instrumentals: John Henry, Sitting on Top of the World, I Am a Pilgrim, Wondrous Love, Wayfaring Stranger, Shady Grove, Pretty Polly and Craggy Pinnacle, the Celtic-inspired tune he wrote for Ken Burns' "National Parks" PBS series.