Group Discussions

Removing a Melody String - Which One?

Is it better to remove the outer, or inner melody string when going from 4 to 3 strings on a dulcimer? 
@Sheryl St. Clare started 9 years ago - replies: 19

cool new DAA chords

I stumbled across some cool new DAA chords the other day start by playing D 7-5-7 then slide the bass string up to 8-5-7 - technically this is E...
@Dan Evans started 7 years ago - replies: 2

Chordal Accompaniment for DAA

I found this while on line. Not posting the pdf here but the address to get to it. It looks interesting, but I'm not a chorder so can't really use...
@folkfan started 14 years ago - replies: 3

Chord Practice

I recently pulled out my practice sheet on playing the different chord shapes. I find it to be a real help by practicing the various chords by...
@Dennis Waldrop started 14 years ago - replies: 10

Rosin the Beau - Again

I guess everyone plays this at some point, but here is my version. Enjoy! Rosin the Beau D-a-dd, played on self-built all walnut dulcimer.
@Bob Reinsel started 9 years ago - replies: 4

Inis Oírr (Inisheer)

Hi all! In researching the lyrics to this tune, I have come to discover that it is not an ancient Irish air at all. It was composed by an...
@Guy Babusek started 11 years ago - replies: 8

Sousa march on dulcimer: "The Liberty Bell" (Monty Python theme)

Okay, here's something completely different. John Philip Sousa's famous march, "The Liberty Bell." This is a ball-bustingly difficult arrangement...
@Sam Edelston started 10 years ago - replies: 7

Barre chords

I've been playing a couple of months now and am starting to get better at chords. However, the barre chords (000, 444, etc.) are a problem for me....
@Colleen Hailey started 10 years ago - replies: 18

What's happening in "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen"?

Hi everyone, glad to be a part of this group. Recently I was singing and playing several songs in D A C but one song I wanted to play was the...
@John W. McKinstry started 9 years ago - replies: 5

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree

My dulcimer does chord-melody, Andrews Sisters-style, on "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree." Tuned DAd. No extra frets are used in this arrangement....
@Sam Edelston started 10 years ago - replies: 8

Gmaj7 ?

Glad to have just joined this group. HELP. Any other cord instead of 3 1 2? Just can't wrap my fingers around this cord.Thanks
@David Pedersen started 9 years ago - replies: 10

"Paint it Black" (Rolling Stones) on dulcimer

Just found this just uploaded yesterday by Nathaniel Samsel. Really good job.
@Jim Damico started 11 years ago - replies: 7

Is it possible to play DAD fingerstyle with these melody strings?

Hi all,I got my dulcimer yesterday, first one. It's four strings, but the two melody strings seem to me to be very far apart ... 5mm maybe 6mm ......
@David Preston started 11 years ago - replies: 5

The beginning of the end, circa 1978

Happened to run across an interesting article by one JC Rockwell that suggests he was a pioneer -- maybe even the pioneer -- of the chord-playing...
@razyn started 15 years ago - replies: 38

Anyone want to start a modern/chording style players group?

I started a group for old style noter/drone players this past week and it has become very popular.I just wanted to mention here on the forum that...
@Strumelia started 15 years ago - replies: 3

New (well to me) Dulcimer

Ok here are a couple pictures I found on line, from when it was made.... It is a Prussia Valley Extended Range made by Gary Sager... it has 5...
@Rod Westerfield started 15 years ago - replies: 6