Cripple Creek
Dulcimer
Tune
List:
Section headings are: Alphabetical list of songs,
Parts of the dulcimer, Seating and hand positions, Major
key tuning, Strums and picking techniques, Finger
picking, Parallel thirds, Major tuning chords and
techniques, Open G tuning, Theory of dulcimer tuning,
Ionian tuning (major), Aeolian tuning (minor),
Mixolydian tuning and chords, Dorian tuning and chords,
Phrygian tuning and chords, Locrian tuning and chords,
Duets, Transposition charts, and Information about [the
Fords'] dulcimer record.
Lyrics, chords, melody line and performance notes are
provided for 43 songs, including: Amazing Grace, Ash
Grove, Barbry Ellen, Black is the Color, Boll Weevil,
Buffalo Gals, Cindy, Crawdad Song, Cripple Creek, Down
in the Valley, Gentle Thoughts, Good Old Colony Days,
Hush Little Baby, Jacob's Ladder, Jesse James, Let Us
Break Bred, Liza Jane, Lonesome Valley, Nearer My God to
Thee, Ode to Joy, Oh! Susanna, Old Dan Tucker, Old Joe
Clark, Phary's Song, Rock-a-My Soul, Shenandoah, Simple
Gifts, Skip to my Lou, Sweet Betsy, Sweet Hour of
Prayer, Swing Low, Turkey in the Straw, Wayfaring
Stranger, Weeping Mary, When Jesus Wept, and
When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
Author: Bud and Donna Ford
Price: $10.95
Item Name: Bud and Donna Ford-Cripple Creek Dulcimer (book)
Item Number: MBK028
Price: $10.95
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This instruction manual and song
collection is a well-crafted book of basic dulcimer
technique and traditional songs that might have been popular
in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 19th Century-- plus a few
modern day tunes by its current inhabitants. The techniques
and songs have been transcribed from the performances of Bud
and Donna Ford who have been collecting songs for their
favorite instrument for some time. Bud and Donna explain the
basics of playing the dulcimer, including instructions on
strumming, tunings, and picking. Solos are offered in all of
the various modes (Ionian, Dorian, Locrian, etc.) in
standard notation only with lyrics and chord symbols. The
end result is an attractive yet pragmatic book that offers a
solid grounding in the art of dulcimer playing.
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