![]() ![]() Though you are tuned D-A-D you are playing this Scottish melody in the Dorian of E (Em). I like to use a flatpick and articulate near the bridge to get the most “bite”.Ī good example of playing in the Dorian mode while in the 1-5-1 tuning. I've recently purchased a very small “box” dulcimer and put very thin strings on it (.008. To play this in A one would have to tune A-E-A which would mean tuning your strings so high they would break or so low they would sound terrible. Why am I arranging this piece in A major in D? As mentioned above, D-A-D is the tuning of choice these days. Experiment and find out what sounds best on your instrument.Īndante from the Quartet in A Major (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791): ![]() It all depends on the voicing you wish to achieve. The 5-5-7 Bm chord can be played 7-5-5 and so on. Therefore a 5-6-7 chord could be played 7-6-5 (5 being the bass). In the 1-5-1 tuning, any chord can be inverted. For example, in this piece I use a 5-6-7 (7 being the bass) for the opening G chord. You'll probably notice in many of my arrangements in the 1-5-1 tuning, I like the lead note of the back-up chord to be played on the bass string. ![]() Try different frets for the “back-up” chords. Remember that you can be in any 1-5-1 tuning (C-G-C or E-B-E) and play the same fret numbers that appear in this arrangement but the key will be different. This technique of playing in different keys and modes while tuned to the 1-5-1 tuning is explained in great detail in my Dulcimer Chord Book (pages 3-8). Please note that it's in the key of G, though tuned D-A-D. A sad tune, I wrote this for Lori Parker of Nashville, Indiana who left this earth far too soon. ![]()
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