Here are a couple of new tunes, both prompted by a "challenge" Will Ackerman issued to do something with one of his tunings, F C Eb Ab C Eb. I tuned down a half step to make things a little less hard on my guitars!

Tunes From My Peghead Nation Course

Doug Young

These are a few of the tunes that I teach as part of my Alternate Tunings for Fingerstyle Guitar course on Peghead Nation, which shows you how to approach and understand a variety of alternate tunings. Every lesson presents an arrangement in the tuning we discuss. For tab and instruction of these tunes and more, see

These are a few of the tunes that I teach as part of my Alternate Tunings for Fingerstyle Guitar course on Peghead Nation, which shows you how to approach and understand a variety of alternate tunings. Every lesson presents an arrangement in the tuning we discuss. For tab and instruction of these tunes and more, see https://www.pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/alternate-tunings-fingerstyle-guitar

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    The South Wind - DADGAD, Key of G 2:05
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    The Red Haired Boy - DADGAD, key of A 2:32
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    Shenandoah - Drop D 2:08
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    Hector the Hero - CGDGCD (Orkney) 2:24
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    CrossStitch - DADGAD 1:16
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    Three Lovely Lassies from Kimmage - DADGAD 1:10
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    Blind Mary - Drop D 3:13
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    Down By the Sally Gardens - Drop D 1:48
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    Planxty Irwin - Open G 3:42
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    Celia Connellan - D Minor Tuning 3:24
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Learn Alternate Tunings with my Course on Peghead Nation

My course on Peghead Nation is meant to teach you how to use alternate tunings, focusing on fingerstyle guitar. The course follows Peghead monthly subscription style and each month I teach a tune - usually an arrangement of a traditional or pop tune, using an alternate tuning.

Besides teaching the song, my focus is on explaining how each tuning works - how to think about each tuning, how to find your way around the fretboard, and basically how to deal with the fact that some or all of the strings have changed. 

I start with Drop D as a way to learn some concepts while still keeping things somewhat familiar. We then move on to DADGAD, Open G, and keep going from there with new lessons - and new tunings - each month!

If you want to check it out, use the code "DougLand" to get a free month!

View Course on Peghead Nation

Latest Releases

My latest book is available at Amazon.com. 25 instrumental arrangements of well-known hymns in standard tuning.

My latest book is available at Amazon.com. 25 instrumental arrangements of well-known hymns in standard tuning.