Mountain Dulcimer Tablature Books
Folk Notes Music Books

30 Old Time Songs and Tunes
for Mountain Dulcimer
by Neal Walters and Heidi Cerrigione

30 Old Time Songs & Tunes is a book available with standard notation and tablature for Mountain Dulcimer.  There is also a version of the book available for autoharp.  There are arrangements of each song in  two different keys, one more dulcimer friendly and the other more autoharp friendly. Designed to allow beginning to intermediate mountain dulcimer players to build a repertoire of tunes in keys that will allow them to either play  solo or with others.  Written in tablature, standard notation, and chords. A companion cassette tape is available for listening to and learning the tunes. 88 pages.

$15.00 - 30 Old Time Songs for Mountain Dulcimer

Across the Blue Mountains All the Pretty Little Horses The Clayhole Coleen's Waltz Coleman's March The Curtains of Night Diamond Joe Down in the Valley to Pray For the Beauty of the Earth Ginny Get Around

Goin' Across the Sea Goin' Uptown Going to the West Green Green Rocky Road Jack of Diamonds Jack Wilson John Brown's March Kiowa Special La Golondrina Lily of the Valley

Oklahoma Waltz Ookpik Waltz Pear Tree Prairie Sunflower Sail Away Ladies Sally Ann Johnson Texas Train on the Island The Water Is Wide Willie Moore

Fifty Irish Songs and Tunes
by Dallas Cline

Great Collection of many different and unusual Irish melodies collected over 30+ years. Arrangements of Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Airs, and Songs by longtime dulcimer player and teacher Dallas Cline. Includes  tabs in many tunings. From easy to advanced, including strumming, flatpicking, and fingerpicking arrangements. Dulcimer tablature and standard notation.  There are 30 songs in DAA, DAC, DAD, and DGD tunings.

        Fifty Irish Songs and Tunes - $14.95

Colcannon Jimmy of a Thousand Welcomes The Leprechaun Lovely Leitrim Old Mother Flanagan O'Neill's March The Road to Lisdoonvarna Sean O Di The Rocks of Bawn Snowy-Breasted Pearl Nil se 'Na La Spancil Hill The Croppy Boy Step Together The Moonshiner Tipperary So Far Away The Mountains of Pomeroy

What Would I Do if the Kettle Boiled Over? The Three Flowers Eileen Aroon Young Roddy McCorley I'll Tell Me Ma She Moved Thro' The Fair The Wee Falorie Man An tSeanbhean Bhocht Henry Joy Banna Strand Deus Meus Adiuva Me Enniskillen Dragoons The Foggy Dew The Bard of Armagh Suantrai Na Maighdine Garry Owen

Kelly from Killanne I Know Where I'm Goin' Kerry Polka Britches Full of Stitches The Lark in the Morning Maggie in the Wood Mo Ghile Mear Out on the Ice My Singing Bird Ryan's Polka Priosun Chluain Meala May the Roads Rise with You Mountain Tay Billy Byrne of Ballymanus Bog Braon Don tSeanduine The Dawning of the Day Carrickfergus

Waltzing with the Mountain Dulcimer
by Tull Glazener


$12.00 - Waltzing with Mountain Dulcimer

Ash Grove--Bach Minuet #2--Bach Minuet #4--Black Velvet Waltz--Brahms Lullaby--Cowboy's Waltz--Hewlett--McKowski's Waltz--My Own Home--Planxty Irwin--Rose of Sharon--Shelly's Waltz--Skater's Waltz--Soldier's Joyful Waltz--South Wind--Spanish Fandango--Teddy O'Neill--Ye Banks and Braes

"Dulcified" by Tull Glazener

The tunes in the tablature book  have been arranged for mountain dulcimer in the DAD tuning.  All songs are in standard notation and dulcimer tablature, with author's notes for each song.    Several of the tunes require the use of a capo.

Dulcified Book for MD - $12.00

Abide With Me -- Aura Lee -- Beaucatcher's Farewell -- Dance by Mouret --Endings for Fiddle Tunes -- Hale's Rag -- Hard Times -- Hills of Lorne --In the Bleak Midwinter -- Joys of Quebec -- My Old Kentucky Home -- Nan's Waltz -- Old Folks at Home -- On the Sunny Side of the Street -- Paganini Melody -- Stars and Stripes Forever -- Step Stone -- Trumpet Tune --Victory Rag -- William Tell Overture


The Best Dulcimer Method - Yet!
by Albert Gamse

Well, maybe not the best, but a great collection of Americana and old favorites including hymns, blues, classical, folk, old time music, childrens songs, and more. Easy instructions on the basics of playing the mountain dulcimer as well as 139 tunes. 132 songs are tabbed in Ionian CGG or DAA tuning, and 7 in Aeolian DAC tuning. Standard notation, melody line tablature, and chords. 97 pages.

$9.95 - Best Dulcimer Method

Aloha Oe America Battle Hymn Of The Republic Caissons Go Rolling Along, The Cruel War Is Raging, The Dixie Marines' Hymn, The When Johnny Comes Marching Frankie and Johnny It's Hard, Ain't It Hard Worried Man Blues First Noel, The Good King Wenceslas Jingle Bells O Christmas Tree O Come All Ye Faithful Silent Night We Wish You A Merry Christmas Git Along, Little Dogies Good-bye, Old Paint Home On The Range Oh Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie Red River Valley Streets Of Laredo, The Sweet Betsy From Pike Barb'ra Ellen Blow The Man Down Blue Tail Fly, The Buffalo Gals Careless Love Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens Crawdad Song, The Down In The Valley Foggy Foggy Dew, The I Gave My Love A Cherry I'm A Poor Wayfaring Stranger I've Been Working On The Railroad I Wish I Was SingleAgain John Henry On Top Of Old Smoky PollyWollyDoodle 'Round Her Neck She Wears A Yellow Ribbon Scarborough Fair She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain Shenandoah Ship Was Lost At Sea, A Skip To My Lou

Sourwood Mountain That's Where My Money Goes Tom Dooley Wabash Cannonball, The Wildwood Flower Camptown Races, The Nelly Was A Lady Oh Susanna Old Folks At Home, The A Bicycle Built For Two Bowery, The In The Good Old Summertime Man On The Flying Trapeze, The My Darling Clementine Sidewalks Of New York, The Under The Bamboo Tree Aunt Rhody Brother John Carry Me Back To Ol' Virginny Home Sweet Home In The Evening By The Moonlight Little Brown Jug Reuben and Rachel Shortnin' Bread Birthday Theme Can Can, The Country Gardens Hatikvoh Julida Polka Largo (Dvorak) Lullaby(Brahms) Auld Long Syne (Scottish) Blue Bells Of Scotland, The (Scottish) Comin' Thro' The Rye (Scottish) Guantanamera (Cuban) Loch Lomond (Scottish) Mary Ann (West Indies) Minstrel Boy, The (Irish) Sloop John B, The (West Indies) Wearing Of The Green (Irish) Annie Laurie Aura Lee Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair Cindy Cockles and Mussels

Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes I Love You Truly In The Glooming Li'l Liza Jane Little Annie Rooney Londonderry Air Long Long Ago Love's Old Sweet Song My Bonnie My Wild Irish Rose Paper Roses Sweet Rosie O'Grady Vilio When You Were Sweet Sixteen London Bridge Mary Had A Little Lamb Row, Row, Row Your Boat Sing A Song Of Sixpence Ten Little Indians This Old Man Three Blind Mice Good-Night, Ladies Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here Amazing Grace Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere Count Your Blessings Deep River Give Me That Old Time Religion God Be With You Till We Meet Again Go Tell It On The Mountain Hand Me Down My Walking Cane He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Jacob's Ladder Kum-Ba-Ya (Come By Here) Michael , Row The Boat Ashore (Hallelujah) Nearer, My God, To Thee Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen Oh Happy Day Oh! Them Golden Slippers Rock Of Ages Song Of Joy (from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot This Train Were You There? When The Saints Go Marching In

Merrily Strum
Mountain Dulcimer for Children
by Mary Catherine McSpadden

An easy-to-follow book that takes the absolute beginner through all the steps to become a proficient dulcimer player in the traditional style.  23 favorite children's songs in bagpipes tuning 'Ccc', many illustrations.  Instructions on strumming, fingerpicking, and 'playing by ear'.  28 pages.

Merrily Strum - $3.95

The Farmer in the Dell, Mary Had a little Lamb, Row Row Row Your Boat, Old MacDonald, Jesus Loves Me, London Bridge Is Falling Down, Where Have You Been Billy Boy?, Clementine, Pop Goes the Weasel, This Old Man, Put Your Little Foot, Ten Little Indians, Twinkle Twinkle(The A-B-C Song), PussyCat PussyCat, B-I-N-G-O, Three Blind Mice, Yankee Doodle, Bill Grogan's Goat, Sleep,Baby,Sleep, Sleep,My Child, How Many Miles to Boston Town?, Hush,Little Baby, My Country Tis of Thee



TK O'Brien's Guide To
Playing The Mountain Dulcimer
by Karin Lyle

Introduction to the mountain dulcimer in DAA tuning.  Teaches how to use tablature to play the melody line of songs, and then how to add movable chord shapes.  All songs are shown in standard notation and mountain dulcimer tablature.

$5.95 - TK O'briens Guide to Mountain Dulcimer

Amazing Grace, Brahm's Lullaby, Down In The Valley, I'll Fly Away, Jingle Bells(Chorus), .Joy To The World, Kum'ba'Yah, Loch Lomond, Londonderry Air, Mary Had.a Little Lamb, My Country 'Tis Of Thee, My Wild Irish Rose, Ode To Joy, Oh Susanna, On Top Of old Smoky, Rock Of Ages, She'll be Coming Round The Mountain, Silent Night, Skip To My Lou, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Wearing Of The Green, When The Saints Go Marching In, Wildwood Flower

The Dulcimer Book
by Jean Ritchie

How to tune and play traditional style mountain dulcimer music.  Includes local history of the dulcimer in Perry and Knott Counties, Kentucky.  Words and music to 16 songs from the Ritchie Family of Viper, KY. Illustrations and drawings, 44 pages.

The Dulcimer Book - $12.95

Bachelor's Hall, Barb'ry Ellen, Dear Companion, Go Tell Aunt Rhodie, Goin' Down Town, Goin' To Boston, Ground Hog, O Johnny's On the Water, Old Betty Larkin, Old Joe Clark, Over the River Charlie, Pretty Betty Martin, Pretty Polly, Pretty Saro, Shady Grove, What'll We Do With the Baby-o

Ionian (DAA tuning) Rosewood Casket (Melody) Rosewood Casket (Optional Arrangement) Bendemeer's Stream Bendemeer's Stream (Optional Arrangement) Careless Love (Melody) Careless Love (Optional Arrangement) Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Melody) Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Optional Arrangement) Burden Down (Melody) Burden Down (Optional Arrangement)	Dorian (DAG tuning) Cluck Old Hen (Melody) Cluck Old Hen (Optional Arrangement) Pretty Polly (Melody) Pretty Polly (Optional Arrangement) Scarborough Fair (Melody) Scarborough Fair (Optional Arrangement) Drunken Sailor (Melody) Drunken Sailor (with Optional Accompaniment) She's Like A Swallow (with Optional Accompaniment)
Mixolydian (DAD tuning) Hurree, Hooroo (with Optional Accompaniment) Rock-A-My Soul (Melody) Rock -A-My soul (with Optional Accompaniment) Little Maggie (with Optional Accompaniment) Over the Waterfall (Melody) Over the Waterfall (with Optional Accompaniment) June Apple (Melody) June Apple (Optional Arrangement)	Aeolian (DAC tuning) The Butcher Boy (Melody) The Butcher Boy (with Optional Accompaniment) Nine Hundred Miles (with Optional Accompaniment) Wayfarin' Stranger (with Optional Accompaniment) Bound For the Promised Land (Melody) Bound For the Promised Land (Optional Arrangement) Shady Grove (Melody) Shady Grove (with Optional Accompaniment)

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