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DADGAD Chords (D A D G A D)

DADGAD doesn't commit to major or minor. The open strings make a Dsus4, which is why everything played in it sounds a little unresolved and a little ancient. Celtic players treat it as home. Kashmir is DADGAD. Chords here like to keep a drone string or two ringing. That's the point.

From standard, drop both E strings to D and the B to A. Low to high, D A D G A D.

DADGAD chord shapes

○ open string × muted / not played 1–4 suggested finger 3fr shape starts at fret 3
D
D chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets 0-0-4-2-0-0R523155R
0-0-4-2-0-0
Dsus4
Dsus4 chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets 0-0-0-0-0-0R5R45R
0-0-0-0-0-0
G
G chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets x-x-5-4-5-54fr××2R13354R
x-x-5-4-5-5
A
A chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets x-x-7-6-7-76fr××2R13354R
x-x-7-6-7-7
Bm
Bm chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets x-2-4-4-5-x2fr×1R253R4♭3×
x-2-4-4-5-x
Em
Em chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets 2-2-2-0-2-x1R253R♭345×
2-2-2-0-2-x
C
C chord diagram in DADGAD tuning, frets x-3-2-0-3-2×3R1354R23
x-3-2-0-3-2

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Interactive charts

The chord charts generate these for every root in DADGAD.

Standard tuning

The chord library, one page per chord.

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