by Doug Young (Author)
A DADGAD Christmas is a collection of twenty-one arrangements of Christmas favorites for solo fingerstyle guitar, all in DADGAD tuning - a popular alternate tuning for guitar. The book is divided into two sections: Gig Book - a set of short, easy to play arrangements, and then Performance Arrangements - a collection of more complex performance-ready arrangements.
The first part of the book, the Gig Book, contains arrangements that are easy enough for beginner, but that are also meant to act as templates for your own arrangements. With a bit of practice you should be able to pull out these arrangements whenever you are asked to play a Christmas song and read the music, elaborating on the basic arrangements simply by adding your own variations within the basic structure.
The second half of the book, Performance Arrangements, features longer, more complete arrangements of nine tunes, perfect for performances in any setting - with friends and family, in church, or in a concert.
The book sold through Amazon does not include a CD, you can get the CD in several different ways. You can download the tracks completely free but from the author's website, or if it's easier, you can purchase the tracks from itunes. Finally, if you prefer a physical CD, you can get one, with a jewel case from Amazon.
Author Biography
Doug Young is a fingerstyle guitarist, composer, teacher and performer who lives in the San Francisco bay area. He is a Contributing Editor for Acoustic Guitar Magazine and is the author of the Mel Bay best-selling book "Understanding DADGAD."