Tab for Angel Gabriel
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I contacted Aubrey and she sent me the lyrics and chords. I will tab it out on my own.
Thanks to you all!!!
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Tab for Angel Gabriel
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Thanks, Dawn, I already contacted Susan but she says she has never tabbed it. I will try to contact Aubrey, maybe she can help. If worse comes to worse, I could tab it but I am not the best in the world. : )
Tab for Angel Gabriel
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I have been looking for a tab of Angel Gabriel, a folk tune that I have learned to play but want to use for our club newsletter. Susan Trump plays and sings it beautifully and I found a video of her on youtube. I guess I could tab it out myself, but I'm being lazy! 
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D-A-C tuning
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Stephanie, I would love to find a tab of Angel Gabriel!!!
Party time :)
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How 'bout snow candy? Suzanne Dennis said:
I don't guess you want any snow cream, do you?! :-)
Favorite accessories to go with MD
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I use a pick bags that I design and make myself. I love them because I cannot hang onto my picks unless I have a place to stash them quickly.
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
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This piqued my interest because one of my ancestors was thought to be a part of John Brown's raiders. My mom has a book that I need to read to get more information. Thanks, Teri
It is too bad that this was not publicized more. I would have loved to have been there!~
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Dulcimer or Guitar?
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<........their is No wrong way to play the mt. dulcimer!....>BINGO!!!!
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That's what I want to do!!!!! Sally Pena said:
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I recognized Stephen Seifert's playing as soon as I heard it, before I looked at the page!~ He was my first teacher! Sally Pena said:
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Awesome!!! I'll bet you have a wonderful garden~~~~~~~~:<) Strumelia said:
Rod Westerfield said:I've got about 4000 worms right in my kitchen! Wait, I'll go get them!I'm not sure that a fishing pole left, but I'll borrow one an let's go fishin.... love them worms...
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Yep, a whole can o' worms, isn't it??? Sally Pena said:
Teri... are you still there? See what you started? (G)
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James, I think I follow a similar muse. I get bored doing the same thing all of the time too. I cannot stick to one thing in my crafting/art either. I like to do different things in different media. But then again, I could be going in the "jack of all trades, and master of none" direction too....I learned violin and guitar when I was young and others told me that playing dulcimer would come easy to me because of it. I laid the violin down 30+ years ago and I don't think the dulcimer came that easy. I have been playing for almost 2 years and I still have a long way to go. They are 3 distinctly different instruments. I guess being in my 50's doesn't help. I do wish that I had picked the dulcimer up a long time ago. I play mostly by ear and even though I had a lot of theory training, I do not think that way when I play. Lately, I have been trying to learn tin whistle too..... What I really want to learn is bowed dulcimer. Jim Miller allowed me to play his at KMW.It is strung like a violin so it was not that difficult for me, other than balancing it was not easy for me. I think I could play it well if I had one and worked at it. FWIW, Teri
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"...we can make it very complicated indeed and might even progress our droned monochord into a whole 'nother instrument (such as a guitar or piano) that's no longer as easy to play or as inexpensive, but capable of different music..."I agree completely with this! We have created the complexity of the dulcimer. Considering it was originally a quiet, personal instrument, there was no need for anything fancier."...Is the time coming when the six-string chromatic dulcimer will be so prevalent that those of us playing a pure diatonic three-string would be considered to be playing the "easy" version or an archaic instrument? I think that's where the chording style is leading, players of that style will continue to expect more-and-more capability from their instrument. Not exactly a "bad" thing - it's different....."This does seem to be the way things are moving today. I felt really sorry for the noter/drone player I spoke with because they had participated in a competition and it did not go well. There does not seem to be a place for folks who want to "keep it simple" if you want to compete. Maybe there should be separate competitions, ie.. traditional/modern.As far as progression goes, I have not heard of that type of thing, but it may be the reason folks want to introduce kids to it, hoping they will have a positive experience and move on to other things. I would hope that they become terrific players and carry on the tradition. FWIW, Teri
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Here's a thought about difficulty: I also play violin and played in orchestras for many years. Harmony and structure are built into my brain as a result, so when I play, it can actually be more difficult for me to allow the drone because it does not always "harmonize" to my ear/brain. But I have learned to enjoy it. Some old time music does not fit the "mold" rhythmically either and it is hard to play tunes that do not follow what seems like a "logical" progression. I do not like to hear people make the assertion that the dulcimer is an "easy" instrument. I can understand how difficult it could be for someone who has never been exposed to music as well as someone who is steeped in other styles of music. FWIW, Teri
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I met a player a few weeks ago who plays strictly noter/drone style and nothing else. I personally like a mixture of styles but I have also wondered how other people think about it. Sometimes, I think I should just stick with a traditional style but when I pick out a Beatles' song, that doesn't work so well. What do you guys think?
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Where's your favorite place to play?
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By myself, I like playing outdoors on our deck or in a park best! In bad weather, I like my family room. I like playing with other people too, but I like a lively jam in that case. One of the best I have ever been to was at a KMW jam with a group of several md players and one hd player together. We had no other instruments to drown us out! Teri