DADGAD Guitar – Celtic Flatpicking

DADGAD Guitar Celtic Flatpicking

Explore the beauty of Celtic music in DADGAD tuning with this complete flatpicking guide. Inside you’ll find:

• 20 warm-up exercises for picking speed and tone

• 30+ classic Celtic tunes (jigs, reels, airs, polkas, O’Carolan pieces)

• Step-by-step lessons on rhythms and ornamentation

• Chords, scales, strumming & fingerstyle patterns

• Full DADGAD fingerboard and note charts

• A selection of audio tracks is below.

Perfect for beginners to intermediate guitarists who love Irish, Scottish, and traditional folk music.

106 pages • Tablature & notation

DADGAD Guitar Celtic Flatpicking

Discover the rich sound of Celtic music in one of the most beautiful guitar tunings — DADGAD. This book is your complete guide to learning, practicing, and performing traditional tunes in a flatpicking style.

Inside you’ll find:

• Step-by-step foundations – Learn how to read DADGAD tablature, rhythms, and the essentials of Celtic ornamentation.
• 30+ classic Celtic tunes – Includes reels, jigs, airs, polkas, and songs by O’Carolan and other traditional masters, arranged specifically for flatpicking.
• Chord, scale & strumming reference – A complete section on DADGAD chords, arpeggios, fingerstyle and strumming patterns, plus scale and note charts.
• 20 warm-up exercises – Build picking accuracy, speed, and tone with progressive drills designed for DADGAD.
• A selection of audio tracks below

Whether you are new to DADGAD or looking to expand your repertoire, this book gives you the tools to play with confidence and authenticity. Perfect for guitarists who love Irish, Scottish, and Celtic-inspired music.

106 pages • Tablature & notation • Beginner to intermediate level

Review Quotes

"I used this book with my Dobro and it worked great, thanks!"  John W.

"good assortment of picking songs and jigs"  M. Earle

"I go between both books (DADGAD - Open D).  Nice to have the option in different guitar tunings"   L.L. Smith

Check out this great lesson on Flatpicking Celtic tunes.