Anne Dodson’s Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2 continues from Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1 (MB30608M), introducing two subsequent levels: “Branching Out” and “You Take the Driver’s Seat”. These additional levels will improve your understanding of the fretboard and allow more seasoned players to create their own arrangements. Inside you will find extensive exercises and lots of original tunes with accompanying audio tracks. Fun, relaxed and encouraging instruction is at the heart of Anne Dodson’s approach in this series. Book 2 offers more tunes in DAD tuning, but also introduces DGD and DAC tunings. Includes access to online audio.

Dedication 
Acknowledgements and Credits 
Introduction to Book 2
Blank TAB for three-string and four-string instruments and Chord Chart for DAD 
Level II – Branching Out
Level II Introduction: practice suggestions 
Basic Chord Structure: a bit of music theory 
Chord Forms: forms #1 & #2; movable forms to streamline your playing 
Angles and Leanings and Tilts: visual shortcuts  
Holding Forms: add polish to your playing 
Accompaniment for Songs: chords and more ideas for your right hand 
Other Tunings: DGD and DAC 
The Capo: what it is and how it works 
Fill, Color and “Twiddle-Diddles”: those “extra” notes  
Review of Forms versus Positions: and some other things you need to know 
Duets: suggestions for two or more dulcimers and/or other instruments 
Take a Break – Level II: some more tunes for you to play 
Level III – You Take the Driver’s Seat
Level III Introduction: you take the keys! 
A Present for You: the magic trick of associated patterns 
Advanced Chords and More Patterns:
Chord dissection, form #3, mirror images, angles again!
Advanced Accompaniment for Songs and Tunes:
chord relationships, transposition, primary and secondary chords 
Ear Training:
hints for hearing harmonies and chord changes  
Creating Your Own Arrangements:
building melodies and harmonies around chord forms
Playing with Four Equidistant Strings:
right and left hand techniques, form #4 chords, form #2 chord variations, “fill” 
Advanced Techniques: double slides, mutes and harmonics 
Brainteasers: tongue twisters for your fingers 
Take a Break – Level III: final tunes  
Honoring the Silence: finding the music between the notes 
Index of Song titles 

A

Accord  

Acworth  

Alex’s Waltz  

All Through the Night

Amaryllis

Angels We Have Heard on High

Ann’s Waltz

Around the Table  

B

Back Page The  

Blue’s First

Brainteaser

Brandon’s Favorite

C

Charleston

Chloe

Chocolat

Crawdad Hole  

D

Duet in Two Tunings  

E

Evening Papers The  

F

For David  

Forsythia

G

Gabriel

Gabriel’s Birthday

Geneva

Gentle Evening A

H

Halloween

I

In the Air    

In the Kitchen   

Isaiah  

J

Joroko

Just One More Thing

K

Kai’s Holiday  

Katherine’s Waltz  

Kat’s Fancy

Kilduff  

L

Lament

Lily    

Love  

M

Marielle

Martha’s Garden

Mary Kate

Mary Had...an Epiphany

Mary’s Evil Twin

Meadowlark

Meadowood

Mia

Michael’s Secret

Migration  

Mild Winter A

Missy’s Waltz

Monarch

Mousetrap

Mutiny in Michigan

My Dame Has a Lame Tame

Crane

N

New Old Dog The

New Shoes  

Noémie

North Haven Waltz  

O

October’s End

Oh Susannah    

One Day in April

One to Travel  

Out to Lunch

P

Passage  

Picardy

Problem Solved

Purdy

Q

Quarter Moon  

R

Rainy Night The

Rest Lady Rest  

Robin’s Return  

S

San Singe  

Scout’s Challenge

Shady Grove

Shady Grove Goes to Town

Shenandoah

Silent Night

Simple Gifts   

Six Fine Ladies   

Snow in Spring  

South Paris

Sunday Morning   

Sur le Pont d’Avignon

Swing Low Sweet Chariot  

T

This is a Song

Three Blind Mice

U

Up Too Early

W Waiting

Walk on Ice

Wayfaring Stranger   

When the Saints Go Marching In

Wisteria

Woodworker The