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The ORKNEY Companion
This 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.