Retuning your guitar can fuel your creativity and when it comes to altered tunings, DADGAD is a great place to start for your acoustic guitar. Here we look at DADGAD's essential chord shapes ...

Bensusan is billed as the world's leading proponent of a tuning style called DADGAD. His music evokes strong imagery, and ranges in style from Celtic influences to Brazilian jazz and Classical.

DADGAD can help without having to think about it.” Open your heart to open strings “I didn’t play open strings in standard tuning unless it was a basic chord,” Browne recalls.