Practicing Björnlaten/The Bear Tune on my mountain dulcimer, with my daughter listening, whistling and humming along sometimes.
The tune is a traditional Swedish one; the arrangement is drawn from the one on the first Hedningarna album.
Mostly drone, a few chords.
This is an interesting and engaging rendition of the bear tune.
Is that tune usually played in a minor key? If so, then a dulcimer tuning of DAG or DAC would be typical. But the tuning you used here (DAA?) gives a fascinating and enjoyable result, especially when you throw in that major chord at the end of the phrase.
I love that your daughter was supporting your playing!
Good ear. It's DAA tuning all right. I've tried it with DAC too, but the first time I heard the tune was with a similar odd drone - on the first Hedningarna album, so I wanted to try playing it with that different character.
This is an interesting and engaging rendition of the bear tune.
Is that tune usually played in a minor key? If so, then a dulcimer tuning of DAG or DAC would be typical. But the tuning you used here (DAA?) gives a fascinating and enjoyable result, especially when you throw in that major chord at the end of the phrase.
I love that your daughter was supporting your playing!
It's cool, and rather compelling the way you played it. 🐻
This is an interesting and engaging rendition of the bear tune.
Is that tune usually played in a minor key? If so, then a dulcimer tuning of DAG or DAC would be typical. But the tuning you used here (DAA?) gives a fascinating and enjoyable result, especially when you throw in that major chord at the end of the phrase.
I love that your daughter was supporting your playing!
Good ear. It's DAA tuning all right. I've tried it with DAC too, but the first time I heard the tune was with a similar odd drone - on the first Hedningarna album, so I wanted to try playing it with that different character.
This is an interesting and engaging rendition of the bear tune.
Is that tune usually played in a minor key? If so, then a dulcimer tuning of DAG or DAC would be typical. But the tuning you used here (DAA?) gives a fascinating and enjoyable result, especially when you throw in that major chord at the end of the phrase.
I love that your daughter was supporting your playing!
That's gorgeous...
The tune has such a neat texture to it and you play it well. And I love hearing your daughter's humming and whistling, too.