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Brian Miller's selected DADGAD chord charts:

D Major DADGAD Chord Scale
D Major DADGAD Chord Groups
G Major DADGAD Chord Scale
E Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
A Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
D Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
B Minor DADGAD Chord Scale
C Major DADGAD Chord Scale

Bouzouki ADAD Chord Charts:

D Major ADAD Chord Groups
A Major ADAD Chord Groups
B Minor ADAD Chord Groups
G Major ADAD Chord Groups

Other Helpful Diagrams

Jig Strum Patterns

Unaccompanied Tunes to Practice with
(played on flute or whistle by Brian)

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1. Reel: Cooley's (emin)
2. Jig: Ward's (Gmaj)
3. Jig: The Green Fields of America (Gmaj)
4. Jigs: Ward's / Green Fields of America
5. Reel: The Boy in the Boat (Dmaj) VERY SLOW
6. Reel: The Boy in the Boat (Dmaj) SLOW
7. Reel: The Boy in the Boat (Dmaj) at speed
8. Jig: Garret Barry's (Dmix)
9. Jig: The Killavil (emin) SLOW
10. Jig: The Killavil (emin) FAST
11. Song: The Road to Ballynure (amin: capo 7th fret)
12. Reel: Master McDermott's (Dmaj)
13. Reel: Buttermilk Mary (bmin)
14. Jigs: Jerry’s Beaver Hat (Dmaj) / George’s (Gmaj) /  Young Tom Ennis (amin)
15. Hornpipe: Rights of Man (emin)
16. Jigs: Thrush in the Straw (Gmaj starts on emin chord) / Burnt Old Man (Dmaj)
17. Hornpipes: The Fairy Queen (Dmaj) / Dunphy's (Gmaj)
18. Jig: The Cook in the Kitchen (Gmix--Gmaj--Dmaj)
19. Reel: Come West Along the Road (Gmaj)
20. Hornpipe: Tuamgraeney Castle (amin)

LINKS:
Words for The Lakes of Ponchartrain from The Digital Tradition website