Children's Dulcimer Chord Book

Children's Dulcimer Chord Book
Author: Lee "Drew" Andrews
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609746341

Finally! A chord book written for the young beginner (or even beginners of any age) showing a creative and simple way to learn and play dulcimer chords in DAD tuning. Chords are taught beginning with the most essential to more advanced. Chords are presented with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with photographs showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Examples and exercises are presented in strum bar notation.•

Dulcimer Chord Book

Dulcimer Chord Book
Author: Neal Hellman
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610659082

Over 500 mountain dulcimer chords for the five widely used modes- Mixolydian, Ionian, Lydian, Dorian, and Aeolian-plus jazz and four-string chromatic tunings. Includes an explanation and history of modes, transpositions, using a capo, playing dulcimer in jam sessions, and more. Special case size.

Complete Children's Dulcimer Method

Complete Children's Dulcimer Method
Author: Mara Wasburn
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2016-07-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 161911710X

This outstanding children's method for mountain dulcimer is the result of the author's many years of sharing the dulcimer with children and has been successful with children as young as 5 years old. In it you will find many traditional songs and folk tunes arranged for the mountain dulcimer. Each song has a simple strum pattern indicated above it with fret numbers for the melody notes and lyrics included where appropriate. There are instructions for strumming, chording, fingerpicking and for three modal tunings (Ionian, Aeolian and Mixolydian). Harmony is included for many of the songs so two or more dulcimers can play together.

The Dulcimer Hymn Book

The Dulcimer Hymn Book
Author: Bud Ford
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2017-05-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609748263

This popular text blends the haunting, sweet voice of the mountain dulcimer with treasured gospel and sacred melodies. Contains 37 outstanding arrangements in standard notation and tab with lyrics and suggested guitar chords. Dulcimer chord diagrams are also shown.

Mountain Dulcimer Chords Made Easy

Mountain Dulcimer Chords Made Easy
Author: Madeline MacNeil
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619118882

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.

Complete Children's Dulcimer Method

Complete Children's Dulcimer Method
Author: Mara Wasburn
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2003-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786667321

This outstanding children's method for mountain dulcimer is the result of the author's many years of sharing the dulcimer with children, and has been successful with children as young as 5 years old. This single volume combines the best material from the author's two previous volumes, Children's Dulcimer Method Volumes One and Two. In it you will find many traditional songs and folk tunes arranged for the mountain dulcimer. Each song has a simple strum pattern indicated above it with fret numbers for the melody notes and lyrics included where appropriate. There are instructions for strumming, chording, fingerpicking, and for three modal tunings (Ionian, Aeolian, and Mixolydian). Harmony is included for many of the songs, so that two or more dulcimers can play together.

Dulcimer Songbook

Dulcimer Songbook
Author: Thomas Balinger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781985688704

Thomas Balinger Dulcimer Songbook Children's Songs TAB fret numbers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 6+ 7) 70 popular Christmas Songs 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 and guitar chord diagrams and a collection of strumming patterns for song accompaniment. Songs: 1. 99 Bottles 2. All the pretty little horses 3. Animal fair 4. A-tisket, a-tasket 5. Baa, baa, black sheep 6. Baa, baa, black sheep (Arr.) 7. Bingo 8. Brahms' Lullaby 9. Brother John 10. Brother John (Arr.) 11. Camptown Races 12. Camptown Races (Arr.) 13. Clementine 14. Crawdad Song 15. Down by the station 16. Five little ducks 17. Good morning 18. Good night, ladies 19. Hey, diddle, diddle 20. Hey, diddle, diddle (Arr.) 21. Hickory dickory dock 22. Hickory dickory dock (Arr.) 23. Hot cross buns 24. Humpty Dumpty 25. Humpty Dumpty (Arr.) 26. Hush, little baby 27. If you're happy 28. Itsy-bitsy spider 29. Jack and Jill 30. Jack be nimble 31. Jack Sprat 32. Jingle Bells 33. J. J. J. Schmidt 34. Jolly good fellow 35. Jolly good fellow (Arr.) 36. Kum ba yah 37. Kum ba yah (Arr.) 38. Lavender's blue 39. Lazy Mary 40. Little green frog 41. Little Miss Muffet 42. London Bridge is falling down 43. London Bridge is falling down (Arr.) 44. Lucy Locket 45. Marianne 46. Mary had a little lamb 47. Mulberry bush 48. My Bonnie lies over the ocean 49. Nobody likes me 50. Oh! Susanna 51. Old MacDonald had a farm 52. One elephant went out 53. One, two, buckle my shoe 54. Over in the meadow 55. Pat-a-cake 56. Pease porridge hot 57. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater 58. Polly wolly doodle 59. Pop! Goes the weasel 60. Rain, rain, go away 61. Rock-a-bye, baby 62. Row, row, row 63. See-saw, Margery Daw 64. She'll be coming round the mountain 65. Silent night 66. Six little ducks 67. Skip to my Lou 68. Sleep, baby, sleep 69. Teddy Bear 70. The bear went over the mountain 71. The bear went over the mountain (Arr.) 72. The farmer in the dell 73. There's a hole in the bucket 74. This old man 75. Three little kittens 76. Tom Dooley 77. Twinkle, twinkle, little Star 78. We wish you a merry Christmas 79. When the saints go marchin' in 80. Yankee Doodle

Hammered Dulcimer Chords

Hammered Dulcimer Chords
Author: Jeanne Page
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609741668

This book was written to aid the dulcimer player in playing as a backup musician. It provides the tools necessary for musicians who are seeking to go beyond simple melody lines. the majority of chords diagrammed are those most commonly used, and those whose notes are clustered on the instrument in six repeated shapes. Diagrams are shown for the 15/14 dulcimer.