The Water Is Wide is one of those songs that has been around for centuries. It doesn't need much — the melody carries itself. But when you arrange it for solo guitar with a pick, you have to make choices. How do you hold the bass while the melody moves? How do you keep it breathing?
I arranged this one in DADGAD tuning. It's a good excuse to finally try DADGAD if you haven't — the open strings create a natural resonance that fits this song well. The arrangement covers melody, bass, and rhythm simultaneously, the way I approach all my solo flatpicking work.
The full lesson and tab are available in my Shopify store. The lesson is also included inside Flatpicking Experience for members.
If you want to hear the arrangement first, the video is below.
https://youtu.be/zs97wTcZT1E
