Mountain Dulcimer Duets, Trios and Rounds
$15.00
Arrangements for the mountain dulcimer, DAD tuning, for two or more dulcimers.
Duets and Trios include songs from a variety of genres including, American and Celtic folk tunes, Fiddle tunes, Christmas, Cowboy and even Classical tunes.
Song Titles:
Rounds
Make New Friends
White Coral Bells
Shalom Chaverim
Alleluia
Duets
Kum Ba Yah
We Shall Overcome
Liza Jane
French Mazurka
Good King Wenceslas
Waltz Quadrille
Southwind
Largo from the
“New World Symphony” Hewlett
Be Thou My Vision Coleman’s March
The Water Is Wide Sonny’s Mazurka
Give Me Your Hand
Trios
The Old Chisholm Trail
Sweet Betsy From Pike
Little Birdie
All The Way To Galway
Mountain Dulcimer: A Survival Guide for Beginners
$15.00
Click Here if you want the book as an E-book
A perfect book for the beginning mountain dulcimer player. Learn the parts of the dulcimers, how to tune, strum, play from traditional notation, as well as tablature, and discover how easy it is to play chords and your favorite tunes!
Equipment, Part of a Dulcimer, Tools, Strings, Picks,Tuners, Straps, Fret Markers, Tuning
1-5-8 or Mixolydian Ear vs. Electronic
Notes Scales
Mixolydian vs. Major First Songs
By Ear and By Tablature (Fret Numbers) By Notes
Rhythm Hand and Strumming Fingerpicking
Introduction to Chords Two Chord Songs Three Chord Songs
Finger Positions, Getting around the melody string
Melody Across the Strings
Picking the middle string
More Chord Theory
I- IV- V Chord Progression
Chords in D Major
Combining chords and melodies
Amazing Grace, 68
Bile Them Cabbage Down, 47, 61 Buffalo Gals, 59
Camptown Races, 65
Chanters Tune, 55
Going to Boston, 54
Gray Cat on a Tennessee Farm, 48, 57 Happy Land, 50
Home On The Range, 69
Lil’ Liza Jane, 64
Old Joe Clark, 53, 56
Oh, Susanna, 62
Rock-A My Soul, 60
Shortnin’ Bread, 49
Soldiers Joy, 52, 58
Streets of Laredo, 67
Susanna Gal, 66
What A Friend We Have In Jesus, 70 What’ll I Do With The Baby-O, 51
Traditional Playing of the Mountain Dulcimer
Book/CD/DVD $25.00
A collection of old time tunes arranged in DAA tuning with song lyrics, tablature, chord arrangements, strumming patterns PLUS a play along CD and DVD.
This book is great for those learning to play, as well as those that want to develop their skills and try playing with a noter, as well as advanced chord arrangements.
Over 20 great tunes to learn in a variety of ways, making this a keepsake book for years to come.
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| Bile Them Cabbage Down Go Tell Aunt Rhody Down In The Valley Waterbound Will The Circle Be Unbroken Polly Wolly Doodle Little Birdie The Riddle Song Handsome Molly Careless Love Banks of The Ohio Hand Me Down My Walking Cane |
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains Long Journey Hoe Nine Pound Hammer Rosewood Casket Pay Me My Money Down John B. Oh, Them Golden Slippers Wildwood Flower Cripple Creek Fair and Tender Ladies |
Lullabies and Other Lilting Melodies
$15.00
Mel Bay Publication
Lullabies and Other Lilting Melodies is a compilation of tunes designed to "soothe the savage breast." The contents of the book are divided, almost equally, under the heading of Lullabies, Classical Selections, and Folk Melodies. All are arranged for the mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian tuning). Along with the tablature notation, traditional music notation indicates the melody, suggested chords, and lyrics for many of the songs. An intermediate player should feel comfortable with the music as the songs are indicated for both strumming and some finger picking patterns, and do utilize chords on all 3 strings. The CD recording is very helpful to understand rhythms and expression.
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Lullabies Rock-A-Bye Baby The Cradle Song Still, Still, Still I Will Sing A Lullaby Slumber Song All The Pretty Horses Oh, How Lovely Is The Evening Classical Ode To Joy Andante Serenade Traumerei The Morning Song Dona Nobis Pacem Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
Folk Melodies Old Folks At Home Annie Laurie Wild Mountain Thyme My Wild Irish Rose My Old Kentucky Home Darling Nelly Gray Beautiful Dreamer Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms Hard Times Come Again No More |
Dulcimer a la Mode
Book/CD $20.00
A Mel Bay Publication, Dulcimer a la Mode takes the mystery out of modal tuning and playing for the dulcimer player by presenting four common tunings (DAD, DAG, DAA, 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 is presented as a melody with a drone in the mode indicated with strumming and rhythm guides. An optional arrangement, or accompaniment is also provided for most tunes that uses more complex chords and reflects more of traditional western harmony. As a further learning tool, the accompanying CD allows the listener to play along with the melody or accompaniment.
Table of ContentsDAA Tuning
Rosewood Casket
Bendemeer's Stream
Careless Love
Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
Burden Down
DAG Tuning
Cluck Old Hen
Pretty Polly
Scarborough Fair
Drunken Sailor
She's Like A SwallowDAD Tuning
Hurree, Hooroo
Rock-A-My Soul
Little Maggie
Over The Waterfall
June Apple
DAC Tuning
Butcher Boy
Nine Hundred Miles
Wayfaring Stranger
Bound for the Promised Land
Shady Grove
Christmas Solos and Duets for the Mountain Dulcimer
Book $10.00
Melody, chords, song lyrics, and tablature for mountain dulcimer, novice to intermediate level playing arrangements in DAD tuning. Includes Appalachian Christmas tunes.
- All Through The Night
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Away In A Manger
- Christmas Day In The Morning
- Deck The Halls
- Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
- I Saw Three Ships
- In The Bleak Midwinter
- Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head
- Joseph Liver, Joseph Mein
- Jesus Born In Beth'ny
- Now the Holly Bears A Berry
- Still, Still, Still
- Star Of The East, Brightest adn Best
- The Snow Lay On The Ground
- Silent Night
- The Huron Carol
- There Was A Pig Went Out To Dig
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This?
Sacred Music Collection
Book, $10.00
Hymns, spirituals, and gospels arranged for mountain dulcimer Mostly DAD tablature, with some duet arrangements.
A Collection of mostly well-known tunes arranged with a vocal staff and suggested chord changes.
Titles include:
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Abide With Me Deep river Down To The River He Leadeth Me How Firm A Foundation I Will Bow and Be Simple In The Sweet By and By Love Is Little Lovely Love Mary, Don't You Weep Morning Has Broken |
My Lord, What a Morning It is Well With My Soul All People That on Earth Do Dwell |
Southern Harmony For Mountain Dulcimer
Book $10.00
Shape Note Singing Tradition Arranged for Dulcimer Players
3 part arrangements for mountain dulcimer based on the vocal arrangements of the shaped note singing arrangements in William Walker's Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion, newly released and published by University of Kentucky Press.
Soprano, Tenor, and Bass parts for:
Soprano, Tenor, and Bass parts for:
- Holy Manna
- New Britain (Amazing Grace)
- Rock of Ages
- Happy Land
- The Promised Land
- What Wondrous Love Is This
- When I Am Gone
- The Christian's Farewell
The Celtic Collection
Book/CD $20.00
A Mel Bay publication, a collection of songs, jigs, hornpipes, airs, polkas, and marches from the Celtic lands of Scotland, Ireland, and England. The songs are arranged for mountain dulcimer primarily in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian, DAD) tuning along with a few tunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian, DAA) tuning. The arrangements make use of the capo as well as playing tunes in Em and Bm. Two of the songs include a Part 1 and Part 2 as suggested harmony. The book also features a CD recording of solo and mountain dulcimer playing each tune in the book through twice at a medium tempo. The stereo recording allows the listener to learn the tune by ear, or follow along by tab, or traditional notation.
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| George Brabazon Irish Lamentation Loch Lomond Foggy Dew The Minstrel Boy, (DAD/AEA) Flowers of Edinburgh Scotland The Brave Hewlett Off She Goes The Dawning of the Day Love Is Teasin' The Irish Washerwoman Farewell to Whiskey |
The Wicklow Hornpipe Sean Ryan's Polka The Hills of Lorne Shepherd's Hey The Water Is Wide Planxty Irwin Star of the County Down Country Gardens The Girl I Left Behind The Keel Row The Last Rose of Summer |
The Mountain Dulcimer: A Design for Success
$20.00 Book/CD
Book and Play Along CD
For Individual, Classroom, and Special Populations with Basic Playing Techniques, including Number and color song charts and Appalachian song tunes and lyrics. Suggested arrangements with rhythm, folk, and Orff instrumentation. Perfect for classroom instruction in school settings and for music therapists working with special populations. (children and older adults)
The Mountain Dulcimer
A Design for Success
- Book and Play Along CD
- For Individual, Classroom, and Special Populations
- Basic Playing Techniques
- Number and color song charts
- Appalachian song tunes and lyrics
- Suggested arrangements with rhythm, folk, and Orff instrumentation
- Book and CD
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Colored Charts Are You Sleeping? Train Is A-Coming Paw-Paw Patch Hush Little Baby Skip To My Lou He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Mama Don't 'Low Aiken Drum Bile Them Cabbage Down One For The Little Bitty Baby Skip To My Lou |
Tablature Bile Them Cabbage Down Goose Played The Fiddle Ground Hog Go Tell Aunt Rhody Hush Little Baby Ida Red Old Bald Eagle Old Dan Tucker Paw-Paw Patch The Riddle Song |
Advanced Arrangements in DAA
Book $10.00
- Westphalia Waltz
- Santa Lucia
- Will You Listen To me My Brown-Haired Girl?
- My Wild Irish Rose
- Barlow Knife
- Daisy Bell
- 'Tis The Old Ship of Zion
- The Haven Of Rest
- Rock of Ages
- He Is Born, The Holy Child
- Jingle Bells
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- The Cherry Tree Carol
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Good King Wenceslas
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
