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The following is a listing of the books of music notation and tablature for the diatonic dulcimer, tuned 1-3-5, 

by John Sackenheim.  Click on the link (or the book cover) for SONG TITLES and other information.

Visit John's website at: www.johnsackenheim.com

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A brand new MD tab book featuring songs recorded by Patsy Cline! 16 songs with 21 arrangements. Dulcimer tab is provided in DAd for fourteen songs; five of those are also in DF#A. Two of the songs are in DF#A only.

To purchase this 

book from John:

This book retails for $20/copy, plus 

$3.00 postage and handling. Check or 

MO to:

John Sackenheim
Box 220
Okeana, OH 45053

sack@eos.net

"The Mountain Dulcimer Plays Hank Williams"

(Book-JS135B) 

This book contains sixteen tunes in D-A-d tuning. Four of them are repeated in D-F#-A tuning, making twenty arrangements in all.

Tull Glazener says: "For those who have been yearning for a tab book of some "classic country" hits, this book is for you. John has proven himself to be highly skilled at arranging for the mountain dulcimer, as those of you who have his previous book can attest to. It's not an easy process to work through all the "red tape" involved in securing copyright licenses/permissions to publish this type of music; John is to be commended for persevering in that task. Hopefully this will encourage/inspire other dulcimer arrangers to consider making arrangements of contemporary music available as well. The process can be a daunting (not to mention an expensive) one, but as John and others have proven, it can be done. Now it's up to us to support their efforts by purchasing their books!"

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To purchase this 

book from John:

This book retails for $20/copy, plus 

$3.00 postage and handling. Check or 

MO to:

John Sackenheim
Box 220
Okeana, OH 45053

sack@eos.net

"New" Old Hymns for the Mountain Dulcimer - 20 old favorites in 1-3-5 tuning 

(Book-JS135A) 

This book contains twenty hymns, arranged by John Sackenheim using the 1-3-5 tuning.  This tuning, and John's arrangements of these hymns, provides the opportunity for mountain dulcimer players to play the hymns with the fuller sound of more complete chords and embellishments.  Some of the hymns would be very hard, if not impossible, to play in D-A-d and D-A-A.  The tablature features the melody notes in large bold numerals and the filler (embellishments) in smaller, fine line numerals. The beginner can play the bold numbers and the hymn will sound just fine.  The intermediate and advanced player can use all the numbers for a more arranged sound.

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The following is a listing of the books of music notation and tablature for the diatonic dulcimer, tuned 1-3-5, 

by Merv Rowley.  Click on the link (or the book cover) for SONG TITLES and other information.

"Rainbow Collection" (BOOK-MR135D)  

This book is a musical diorama of annotated tablature arrangements, showing the evolution of American folk/pop music from the mid-1800’s, through the Gay Nineties, and including the first decade of the 20th century. Our musical journey shows how both the color and tempo of our music changed under the influence of ragtime and blues, as the popularity of parlor music gave way to music arranged for dancing and public performances in vaudeville and concert halls.

This book is unique as a reference in providing a “state-of-the-art” summary of information about 1-3-5 tuning systems. The book interfaces closely with this website in providing answers to questions and detailed Learning Aids.

The twenty arrangements include many American stage favorites later immortalized in movies. The formatting and binding are the same as for the previous books of this series, providing ease of playing and resistance to wear.
 

"Love's Old Sweet Songs" (BOOK-MR135A)

A book of music notation and tablature for the diatonic dulcimer, tuned 1-3-5. The book contains songs from the Golden Era of American music (late 1800's through 1919). All songs are in public domain for unrestricted use. In addition to the arrangements themselves, instructional information is included about how to tune to DF#A, where to find musical scales, all about common chord patterns and where the different chords are located. Each music selection has a sheet describing its history and special features, plus hints for playing. It is spiral-bound to lie flat, with attractive, reinforced covers, front and back. Most songs are illustrated.
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"Songs America Loved" (BOOK-MR135B)

A book of music notation and tablature for the diatonic dulcimer, tuned 1-3-5. The book contains twenty songs from the Golden Era of American music (late 1800's through 1919). All songs are in public domain for unrestricted use. In addition to the arrangements themselves, instructional information is included about how to tune to DF#A, where to find musical scales, all about common chord patterns and where the different chords are located. Each music selection has a sheet describing its history and special features, plus hints for playing. It is spiral-bound to lie flat, with attractive, reinforced covers, front and back. Most songs are illustrated

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"Beautiful Dreamer' (BOOK-MR135C)

 “Beautiful Dreamer”, an assortment of 25 folk songs, ballads. hymns and carols in D-F#-A and F-A-C tunings. Descriptive sheets with historical comments are included for all selections.  All tunes are from the early to mid-19th century and are in public domain.

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