Dulcimer a la Mode

by Jones, Lorinda

• ISBN13: 9780786664955
• ISBN10: 0786664959
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-18
• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

What is a mode?	4	(1)
Where is a mode?	4	(1)
4 Modes for Dulcimer	5	(1)
How do I retune for each mode?	6	(1)
How to use the charts and symbols in this book	6	(2)
Notes on the Fretboard: Major Tunings	8	(1)
Notes on the Fretboard: Minor Tunings	9	(1)
Note members of the common chords in both major and minor modes	10	(1)
Ready-made chord options in low, medium, and high positions in 4 tunes	11	(1)
Ready-made chord options in 3 positions	12	(2)
DAA Tuning	12	(1)
DAD Tuning	12	(1)
DAC Tuning	13	(1)
DAG Tuning	13	(1)
Ionian	14	(16)
Rosewood Casket (Melody)	16	(1)
Rosewood Casket (Optional Arrangement)	17	(1)
Bendemeer's Stream	18	(2)
Bendemeer's Stream (Optional Arrangement)	20	(2)
Careless Love (Melody)	22	(1)
Careless Love (Optional Arrangement)	23	(1)
Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Melody)	24	(2)
Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Optional Arrangement)	26	(2)
Burden Down (Melody)	28	(1)
Burden Down (Optional Arrangement)	29	(1)
Dorian	30	(16)
Cluck Old Hen (Melody)	32	(1)
Cluck Old Hen (Optional Arrangement)	33	(1)
Pretty Polly (Melody)	34	(1)
Pretty Polly (Optional Arrangement)	35	(1)
Scarborough Fair (Melody)	36	(2)
Scarborough Fair (with Optional Accompaniment)	38	(2)
Drunken Sailor (Melody)	40	(2)
Drunken Sailor (with Optional Accompaniment)	42	(2)
She's Like A Swallow (with Optional Accompaniment)	44	(2)
Mixolydian	46	(16)
Hurree, Hooroo (with Optional Accompaniment)	48	(2)
Rock-A-My-Soul (Melody)	50	(2)
Rock-A-My-Soul (with Optional Accompaniment)	52	(2)
Little Maggie (with Optional Accompaniment)	54	(2)
Over the Waterfall (Melody)	56	(2)
Over the Waterfall (with Optional Accompaniment)	58	(2)
June Apple (Melody)	60	(1)
June Apple (Optional Arrangement)	61	(1)
Aeolian	62	(14)
The Butcher Boy (Melody)	64	(1)
The Butcher Boy (with Optional Accompaniment)	65	(1)
Nine Hundred Miles (with Optional Accompaniment)	66	(2)
Wayfarin' Stranger (with Optional Accompaniment)	68	(2)
Bound for the Promised Land (Melody)	70	(2)
Bound for the Promised Land (Optional Arrangement)	72	(2)
Shady Grove (Melody)	74	(1)
Shady Grove (with Optional Accompaniment)	75	(1)
Alphabetical Index	76	(1)
Note-Strum Equivalents	77	(1)
About the Author	78