ISBN 9781619119352.

Put some aloha into your playing with Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer! More than just a repertoire collection of classic Pacific island melodies, this book includes the history and background stories of the individual tunes and a brief language pronunciation guide. In addition, the author provides humorous and insightful observations on interpretation, fingerstyle technique, and Hawaiian slack-key guitar style as applied to the mountain dulcimer. Written in standard notation and tablature for the 3-course dulcimer with the 6+ or 6 1/2 fret, these fingerstyle arrangements are for intermediate to advanced mountain dulcimer players who are looking for a challenge and want to try something new. These arrangements sound best played fingerstyle, and make use of polyphony, harmonics, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the sweet chords beloved by Island musicians.Some selections like aAloha aOea are instantly recognizable, while others such as aWehiwehi aOea or aPauoa Liko ka Lehuaa may be unfamiliar outside of Hawaii. Includes access to online audio of all 22 examples and melodies in DAD, CGC and DGD tunings. To help the student master these arrangements, the author provides detailed performance notes for each tune. Includes access to online audio.

This old gospel classic, made popular by Jim Reeves, is arranged here for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. It is suitable for the intermediate level player with a working knowledge of three finger chords and chord-melody style of playing.

Three pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

This beautiful old hymn tune has been arranged for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. It is suitable for the intermediate level player with a knowledge of three finger chords and chord-melody style of playing.

Two pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

Arranged for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. Suitable for the upper intermediate level player with a solid knowledge of three finger chords and chord-melody style of playing.

Four pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

This beautiful old hymn tune from the 1860s is arranged for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. It is suitable for the intermediate level player with a solid knowledge of three finger chords and chord-melody style of playing. The arrangement features two different keys - D and G.

Three pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

ISBN 9781610659086. Over 500 mountain dulcimer chords for the five widely used modes-- Mixolydian, Ionian, Lydian, Dorian, and Aeolian--plus jazz and four-string chromatic tunings. Includes an explanation and history of modes, transpositions, using a capo, playing dulcimer in jam sessions, and more.

ISBN 9781609747961. A comprehensive chord encyclopedia for the mountain dulcimer in the common Mixolydian, Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, and Phrygian modal tunings. Three different tunings are presented for each mode!