Dirt Simple Mountain Dulcimer
Teaching
Dulcimer Fretboard...................................................................................................................................................................3
Tuning the Dulcimer.................................................................................................................................................................4
Holding the Dulcimer...............................................................................................................................................................6
Dulcimer Picks..........................................................................................................................................................................6
Strumming................................................................................................................................................................................7
Playing Notes on the Dulcimer.................................................................................................................................................7
Changing Strings.....................................................................................................................................................................22
DAD Tuning...........................................................................................................................................................................23
Where to Go From Here.........................................................................................................................................................29
Songs and Tunes
Amazing Grace.......................................................................................................................................................................11
Are You Sleeping? (Instruction)...............................................................................................................................................8
Are You Sleeping? (Tablature)..................................................................................................................................................9
Auld Lang Syne......................................................................................................................................................................13
Aura Lee..................................................................................................................................................................................16
Be Thou My Vision.................................................................................................................................................................20
Boil That Cabbage Down........................................................................................................................................................25
Brahms’ Lullaby......................................................................................................................................................................27
Cockles and Mussels...............................................................................................................................................................14
Down In The Valley (Comparison of DAA and DAD Tunings).............................................................................................24
Long, Long Ago......................................................................................................................................................................18
Mississippi Sawyer.................................................................................................................................................................28
Old Joe Clark..........................................................................................................................................................................26
Red River Valley.....................................................................................................................................................................19
Simple Gifts............................................................................................................................................................................17
Skip To My Lou (Stumming Choices)....................................................................................................................................10
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.....................................................................................................................................................12
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (DAA Tuning)...........................................................................................................................30
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (DAD Tuning)...........................................................................................................................31
Waterbound.............................................................................................................................................................................21