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20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning

Author : Madeline MacNeil

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 49,57 MB

Release : 2014-10-31

Category : Music

ISBN : 1619114895

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The music of Ireland has inspired us for centuries. The DAD tuning is a favorite of mountain dulcimer players, and this book with accompanying audio combines beautiful Irish songs and tunes arranged for the dulcimer in DAD. Two melodies by the Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan are included, along with well-known songs like Down in the Salley Gardens and more rare treasures like The Lark in the ClearAir. Standard notation and backup chords are included with the tablature. The accompanying audio helps you play through each tune at a moderate tempo



Mountain Dulcimer Chords Made Easy

Author : Madeline MacNeil

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 37,25 MB

Release : 2019-04-16

Category : Music

ISBN : 1619118882

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Melodies on the mountain dulcimer are wonderful. In this book we’ll explore how to decorate melodies with chords to add variety and creativity to your playing in DAD and DAA tunings. Lessons begin with simple chords and show you when an how to progress. In addition, we’ll study how to play backup chords on our dulcimers for accompaniment in gatherings and jam sessions. Includes access to online audio.



O'Carolan Harp Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer

Author : Shelley Stevens

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 41 pages

File Size : 40,90 MB

Release : 2011-02-25

Category : Music

ISBN : 1610650263

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Turlough O'Carolan is the most revered of all Irish harpers and composers. This collection, epertly transcribed in notation and tablature, presents 30 beloved O'Carolan medoldies featuring a uniquely Irish collection of moods and meditations. the arrangements are designed for the intermediate to advanced player, performing on a dulcimer with a 6 and 1/2 fret. the book also includes playing tips and a biographical sketch of Turlough O'Carolan.



The Irish Dulcimer

Author : LOIS HORNBOSTEL

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 80 pages

File Size : 12,46 MB

Release : 1979-12-28

Category : Music

ISBN : 1619114100

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This classic collection provides fretted dulcimer players with an authentic Irish repertoire. The 31 selections include jigs, slides, hornpipes, polkas, reels, slow airs, harp tunes, and songs. Accompaniment chords and musical notation are provided for other instruments. The modal music of Ireland fits well to the modal techniques and nuances of the dulcimer. It can drone like the uillean pipes, be rhythmic as a bodhran, and melodic like a fiddle. Lois gives the dulcimer player an important introduction to the techniques of applying Irish music to the dulcimer. Consider this the beginning of a new approach to an old music, and a point of departure for your own interpretations of tunes you love



Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer

Author : Mark Nelson

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 73 pages

File Size : 45,26 MB

Release : 2019-08-12

Category : Music

ISBN : 1619119358

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Put some aloha into your playing with Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer! More than just a repertoire collection of classic Pacific island melodies, this book includes the history and background stories of the individual tunes and a brief language pronunciation guide. In addition, the author provides humorous and insightful observations on interpretation, fingerstyle technique, and Hawaiian slack-key guitar style as applied to the mountain dulcimer. Written in standard notation and tablature for the 3-course dulcimer with the 6+ or 6½ fret, these fingerstyle arrangements are for intermediate to advanced mountain dulcimer players who are looking for a challenge and want to try something new. These arrangements sound best played fingerstyle, and make use of polyphony, harmonics, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the sweet chords beloved by Island musicians. Some selections like “Aloha ‘Oe” are instantly recognizable, while others such as “Wehiwehi ‘Oe” or “Pauoa Liko ka Lehua” may be unfamiliar outside of Hawaii. Includes access to online audio of all 22 examples and melodies in DAD, CGC and DGD tunings. To help the student master these arrangements, the author provides detailed performance notes for each tune. Includes access to online audio.



Dulcimer Muse

Author : Ruth Barrett

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 88 pages

File Size : 10,92 MB

Release : 2022-06-09

Category : Music

ISBN : 1513469509

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Dulcimer Muse is a beautiful collection of fingerpicked and strummed tunes and songs arranged for the mountain dulcimer for players seeking to expand their repertoire. Thirty-one arrangements are gathered from Medieval and Renaissance eras, traditional folk music of Ireland, Scotland, England, Brittany and Spain, plus original compositions. Intended primarily for intermediate to advanced players and for some ambitious beginners, the pieces include melody lines in standard notation, mountain dulcimer tablature, with chords above most of the dulcimer tablature that can be shared with other musicians for accompaniment. Suggestions on how to play with greater musicality and ease are included. Set one-step lower than customary to bring out the dulcimer’s deeper tones; the majority of pieces are arranged in Mixolydian and Aeolian tunings.



Dulcimer Songbook

Author : Thomas Balinger

Publisher :

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 13,69 MB

Release : 2017-06-11

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ISBN : 9781547289240

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Thomas Balinger Dulcimer Songbook 70 popular songs for dulcimer in D-A-D tuning Revised Edition 2017/2018 (TAB fret numbers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 6+ 7) 70 popular tunes arranged for dulcimer in standard mixolydian tuning D-A-D (6 1/2 fret models). Progressively graded from simple melody playing on one or two strings to easy fingerpicking arrangements of 10 popular songs, this collection is aimed at the beginning player. Plus chord symbols, dulcimer chord diagrams and a collection of strumming patterns for song accompaniment. Songs: 1. Amazing grace 2. America (My country 'tis of thee) 3. America the beautiful 4. Auld lang syne 5. Aura Lee 6. Away in a manger 7. Banks of Allan Water 8. Banks of Sacramento 9. Banks of the Ohio 10. Barbara Allen 11. Bound for the Rio Grande 12. Buffalo gals 13. Bury me not on the lone prairie 14. Camptown races 15. Can the circle be unbroken 16. Careless love 17. Cindy 18. Clementine 19. Cotton-eyed Joe 20. Danny Boy 21. Deck the halls 22. Down by the riverside 23. Down in the valley 24. Finnegan's Wake 25. Give me that old time religion 26. Good night, ladies 27. Go, tell it on the mountain 28. He's got the whole world in His hands 29. Home on the range 30. Home! Sweet Home! 31. House of the rising sun 32. I'm on my way 33. I once loved a lass 34. Jingle bells 35. John Brown's body 36. Jolly good fellow 37. Kum ba yah 38. Little brown jug 39. Michael, row the boat ashore 40. Morning has broken 41. My Bonnie lies over the ocean 42. Nobody knows the trouble 43. Oh! Susanna 44. Old folks at home 45. Old MacDonald had a farm 46. On top of Old Smokey 47. Over the river and through the woods 48. Poor Paddy works on the railrway 49. Scarborough fair 50. She'll be coming round the mountain 51. Shenandoah 52. Shortnin' bread 53. Skibbereen 54. Skip to my Lou 55. Swing low, sweet chariot 56. The John B. sails 57. The minstrel boy 58. The Wabash Cannon Ball 59. The water is wide 60. The wild rover 61. The yellow rose of Texas 62. Tom Dooley 63. Twinkle, twinkle, little star 64. Up on the housetop 65. Waltzing Matilda 66. Wayfaring stranger 67. What shall we do with the drunken sailor 68. When the saints go marchin' in 69. Whiskey in the jar 70. Yankee Doodle



Dulcimer a la Mode

Author : Lorinda Jones

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 81 pages

File Size : 49,61 MB

Release : 2016-03-11

Category : Music

ISBN : 1610651219

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Dulcimer a La Mode takes the mystery of out modal tuning and playing for the mountain dulcimer player by presenting four common tunings (DAA, DAG, DAD, and DAC) with instructions for tuning, finding the scales and chords, and learning traditional tunes in each of the four modes. This book will encourage players to retune their instrument and learn more of its versatility. Each tune is presented as a melody with a drone in the mode indicated with strumming and rhythm guides. for most tunes, an optional arrangement or accompaniment is also provided using more complex chords and reflecting more traditional Western harmony. As a further learning tool, the accompanying CD allows the listener to play along with the song as presented in the book.



Merlin Songbook for Beginners

Author : Thomas Balinger

Publisher :

Page : 126 pages

File Size : 10,22 MB

Release : 2018-09-07

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ISBN : 9781727123104

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Thomas Balinger Merlin Songbook for beginners 65 Campfire Classics for Merlin (M4) in D tuning (D-A-D) 65 popular tunes arranged for Merlin (M4) in D tuning (D-A-D), arranged for the beginning player. Combining the diatonic fretboard of the traditional dulcimer with the playing technique of the guitar, the Merlin M4 is easy to learn and fun to play! Because of it's ingenious layout, there are no wrong" notes on the Merlin! Whether you're searching for new creative options or just looking for an instrument that doesn't take years to learn to play - the Merlin will win your heart within a few seconds of playing! Plus chord symbols, melody TAB, Merlin chord diagrams and a collection of picking and strumming patterns for song accompaniment. Songs: 1. All the good times are past and gone 2. Amazing Grace 3. America (My country 'tis of thee) 4. America the beautiful 5. Aura Lee 6. Away in a manger 7. Banks of Allan Water 8. Banks of Sacramento 9. Banks of the Ohio 10. Barbara Allen 11. Bound for the Rio Grande 12. Buffalo gals 13. Bury me not on the lone prairie 14. Camptown races 15. Can the circle be unbroken 16. Careless love 17. Cindy 18. Clementine 19. Cotton-eyed Joe 20. Down by the riverside 21. Down in the valley 22. Finnegan's Wake 23. Give me that old time religion 24. Good night, ladies 25. Go, tell it on the mountain 26. He's got the whole world in His hands 27. Home on the range 28. Home! Sweet Home! 29. House of the rising sun 30. I'm on my way 31. Jingle bells 32. John Brown's body 33. Jolly good fellow 34. Kum ba yah 35. Little brown jug 36. Michael, row the boat ashore 37. My Bonnie lies over the ocean 38. Nobody knows the trouble 39. Oh! Susanna 40. Old folks at home 41. Old MacDonald had a farm 42. On top of Old Smokey 43. Over the river and through the woods 44. Poor Paddy works on the railrway 45. She'll be coming round the mountain 46. Shenandoah 47. Shortnin' bread 48. Skibbereen 49. Skip to my Lou 50. Swing low, sweet chariot 51. The John B. sails 52. The minstrel boy 53. The Wabash Cannon Ball 54. The water is wide 55. The wild rover 56. The yellow rose of Texas 57. Tom Dooley 58. Twinkle, twinkle, little star 59. Up on the housetop 60. Waltzing Matilda 61. Wayfaring stranger 62. What shall we do with the drunken sailor 63. When the saints go marchin' in 64. Whiskey in the jar 65. Yankee Doodle



First Lessons Dulcimer

Author : Joyce Ochs

Publisher : Mel Bay Publications

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 31,72 MB

Release : 2015-08-25

Category : Music

ISBN : 1610656733

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Book Description

This instruction book for beginning lap dulcimer in DAD tuning is unique in two ways. First, it instructs the beginning student in the increasingly popular DAD tuning. Secondly, the author, a classroom music teacher, has carefully and systematically layered the lessons to guide the student through familiar songs while teaching skills and musical concepts. This not only enables the student to enjoy the lap dulcimer but also enhances total music understanding and participation. the accompanying CD provides instructional dialogue and demonstrations of the techniques and songs included in the book. Additional hints and exercises are presented in an inviting and encouraging conversational text.