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The ORKNEY Companion

Front cover of The Orkney Companion bookThis 58-page book is just bursting at the seams with information for guitarists learning the beautiful Orkney tuning
(C-G-D-G-C-D). Written by Topher Gayle.

 

The book features:

  • Over 600 chord voicings organized by key. See a sample chord page.
  • Tips for the DADGAD guitarist looking for something new
  • Eight tunes in TAB and score with chord grids
  • Four useful scale fingerings
  • Tips on capo use in Orkney
  • More! See entire Table of Contents

 

You can download a page of easy, useful Orkney chords for free (PDF format).

 

The following wonderful artists use Orkney tuning. Check out their websites!

  • Steve Baughman. Steve is one of the planet's most enthusiastic Orkney evangelists, with many Orkney tunes on his recordings.
  • Bill Hammond. You can hear Orkney on his tunes Mark's Motorbike, Hector the Hero, and If I Gave You.
  • Chris Proctor. Chris writes philosophically about alternate tunings in general and Orkney tuning in particular.

$22 USD


U.S. orders: Price includes tax and shipping
International orders: Please email Topher at music@tophergayle.com for shipping options.