20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning

For Mountain Dulcimer Dad Tuning-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 Clear Air.' Standard notation and backupchords are included with the tablature. The accompanying audio helps you play through each tune at a moderate tempo.

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles. Par SAREK ONDREJ. In this collection of 23 melodies from the British Isles, award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Ondrej Sarek treats the soprano ukulele as the lyrical solo instrument it can truly be. Along with fingerstyle arrangements of traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing, and the timeless melodies of Irish harpist Turlough O?Carolan, the book includes settings of a few original tunes by Mel Bay Publications president, William Bay.All arrangements appear in gCEA tuning in standard notation and uke tablature with suggested backup chords and occasional light fingering. / Date parution : 2022-06-08/ Recueil / Ukulélé

A collection of songs jigs hornpipes airs polkas and arches from the Celtic lands of Scotland Ireland and England. The songs are arranged for mountain Dulcimer primarily in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian) tuning along with a fewtunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian) tuning. The arrangements make use of the capo as well as playing tunes in Em and Bm and include a Part II for a suggested harmony on selected songs.The book is accompanied by an audio recording ofeach tune. Song titles include: George Brabazon Off She Goes Irish Lamentation Keel Row Water Is Wide Loch Lomond Foggy Dew and many more. Intermediate playing level suggested. Audio download available online.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Number of pages : 48 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) tuning, along with a few tunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian) tuning. The arrangements make use of the capo, as well as playing tunes in Em and Bm, and include a Part II for a suggested harmony on selected songs.. The book is accompanied by a CD recording of each tune. Song titles include: George Brabazon, Off She Goes, Irish Lamentation, Keel Row, Water Is Wide, Loch Lomond, Foggy Dew, and many more. Intermediate playing level suggested.

DAA is a beautiful tuning for the Mountain Dulcimer. This book contains 19 arrangements of traditional Irish Welsh French Canadian Scottish and American folk tunes and songs that are rich within their melodies complementedby the DAA tuning. Although the DAA tuning results in predominantly linear movement of the fingers along the frets with jumps and runs along the melody or middle string the richness of the DAA tuning more than compensatesfor extra finger movement. These arrangements are written in notation and tablature for the three-string Dulcimer with chord symbols with a mix of strumming and fingerpick/flatpick arrangements. Lyrics are included whereappropriate. Beginning level of difficulty. The companion play-along audio recording features all of the tunes in the same order as the book played by the author. Each tune name is announced and spoken countoffs andcues for repeats and are also provided. The recording will help make the unique style of the Dulcimer clear. Audio download available online.