Love the Traditional Music site! Looks like lots of possibilities there. Thanks!
Ken Hulme said:
Barbara - this site won't give you tab, but it does give lyrics and sound files so you can learn by ear. Arguably the best ballad site on the Internet: www.contemplator.com
Here's another that's good for ballad and other music, lyrics and more:
Thanks for the tips. I am really excited about trying some favorite songs, altho I like the folk tunes too. I really enjoy the ballads most.
Rich said:
I too like some other songs. Hal Leonard has a host of EASY Fake Books with many songs from Beatles, songs of the 40s or 50s, Christmas and so on. They are allin the key of C and you have to be able to read notes, which just takes a little practice. Be sure you look at the EASY Fake Books. They are 20 dollars and each has over 100 songs. Rich Jonas
Thanks for the help. I printed out Battle of New Orleans and can't wait to try it. I'll also check out your article.
Ken Hulme said:
SMN = Standard Musical Notation -- sheet music with lines and blobs with/out tails. Not Tabulature. I worked the tune out myself, but have never sat down and actually tabbed it out. I learn songs by ear rather than from Tab or SMN - after I can sing/hum/whistle a tune I can pick it out. As I pick out the tune I generally write down the fret numbers and create a tab for the song. But All I ever really keep is the first few measures as a memory aid.
A lot os shet music can be found on line, free. Also some dulcimer tab. You just have to google the tune name with 'dulcimer tab' included.
Have you read my beginner's article here called I Just Got A Dulcimer, Now What? It's here:
http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/profiles/blogs/i-just-got-a-dulcim...
Battle of New Orleans dulcimer tab (DAA tuning) is here:
Thanks for your input. I always loved "The Wreck . . ." used to sing it to my son who was born the same year the ship went down. I think seeing the anniversary in the news made me wonder if I could play it. Sorry, "SMN?" Think kindergarden here, I am really a beginner. Did you purchase the music or tab it yourself? Do you have a source where I might find some of these songs? I can read enough music to convert the sheet music, I took a (very brief) class and we learned how. "The Ballad of New Orleans" is another song I like -- seems like it would lend itself to being played on the dulcimer. Thanks again. I will post my progress on this front.
Really a beginner here. I have some favorite songs I would like to be able to play. I've bought a couple of beginner books that have some of the old time songs, which is fine, but there are some newer songs I'd like to learn. Is there anyplace I can find newer music for the dulcimer? Also, if I can find sheet music to translate myself, should I be looking for a certain kind of arrangement like stringed instruments, or is any sheet music for the song okay? I like "story" songs such as "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitgerald," and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" Thanks for your help.
