Chromatic Mountain Dulcimer In Any Key

Service Description

One of the joys of the chromatic mountain dulcimer is that you can play in any key — but how, exactly, do you learn your way around all these notes?!?! Practicing chords, scales, tunes and exercises around the Circle of Fifths is a great way to gain mastery of the chromatic fretboard. We’ll explore chord shapes and patterns for playing along with others; using a capo to play tunes on the melody string; and flat-picking melodies across the strings without using a capo. DAd tuning; capo required. **Chromatic Mountain Dulcimers are fretted entirely in half steps (more like a guitar than a traditional mountain dulcimer). All course materials include tablature numbered diatonically (0, 0+, 1, 1+, etc) and chromatically (0, 1, 2, 3, etc.) This class is suitable for new chromatic players, but assumes you understand the basics of reading tablature and mountain dulcimer technique.**