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Drop D Chord Progressions

Instructor: Sean Conklin
Style: Acoustic
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    Drop D Progressions - Exercise 1 Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Acoustic

    Excerpt: Hey everyone! Welcome to the Drop D Chord Progressions Tutorial. I recently did a chord progression tutorial based on standard tuning, but in this one we'll be experimenting with the tunings a bit. We're primarily going to stay in Drop D tuning, however we will also delve into "DADGAD" tuning. Now, if you have no idea what Drop D tuning is, be sure to check...

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    Drop D Progressions - Exercise 2 Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Acoustic

    Excerpt: In this progression, we will be using the following chords: Dadd9, Bsus4, G6, E5. Just like we did with the last lesson, we'll be using the open B and High E strings throughout the progression. Also, be mindful of how we switch between playing the full chords on all 6 strings and just playing the root notes.

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    Drop D Progressions - Exercise 3 (DADGAD) Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Acoustic

    Excerpt: We're now going to experiment with DADGAD tuning. To go to DADGAD tuning, switch the following strings accordingly from standard tuning: High E: switch to D B: switch to A G: leave as is D: leave as is A: leave as is Low E: switch to D So if you were to look at the string notes from the Low E to the High E strings, it would read: DADGAD. In this particula...

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    Drop D Progressions - Exercise 4 (DADGAD) Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Acoustic

    Excerpt: Here we have another progression in DADGAD tuning. We will be using the following chords: D5, DMaj7, Gsus2, Asus4. In this lesson, we'll be picking the chord notes instead of strumming. Be sure to keep the sixteenth notes nice and even.

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    Drop D Progressions - Exercise 5 (Acoustic Rock) Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Acoustic

    Excerpt: Okay! I threw this one in just for fun. It's kind of an acoustic/funk/rock progression. Lots of good rhythm elements going on as well. Please note that we are now back in normal Drop D Tuning for this lesson. We will be using the following chords: Dm7, F5, G5, C5, D5. There are quite a few percussive mutes (dead notes) used in this progression. Learn each b...

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