Elaine And Larry Conger - Standard And Bass Dulcimer Duets

Elaine and Larry Conger shaped these arrangements over hundreds of concerts across the country. Here are twenty audience favorites for standard and bass mountain dulcimer, ranging from blues, gospel and pop to Celtic tunes and old-time Americana, along with three of Larry's own tunes.

Most are duets for one standard and one bass dulcimer, and three are trios for two standards and a bass. The bass parts go well beyond the usual alternating bass, with walking blues lines and parts that carry the harmony too. Every tune is in DAD tuning at an intermediate level, with an audio demo track for each one. Both dulcimers need a 1½ fret; some tunes use a capo.

This book is published by Fingers Of Steel®, and is made available here as an authorized, licensed download.

52 pages.

Your ZIP file will include:

• The complete book, in PDF format (52 pages)
• A folder with each song in a separate PDF, so that you can sort the titles alphabetically (20 files)
• A folder with an MP3 recording of each song (20 files)

Songs included:

Aura Lee - In the style of Love Me Tender - DAD Tuning
Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem - R. Fisher Boyce - DAD Tuning
C.C. Rider - Traditional blues - DAD Tuning
Greensleeves - With an optional transition to the jig version - DAD Tuning
Greensleeves Jig - DAD Tuning
I Am A Pilgrim - Traditional - DAD Tuning
I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - T.B. Ranson, 1879 - DAD Tuning
Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Traditional gospel tune - DAD Tuning
Kelly's Fancy - Larry Conger - DAD Tuning
King Of The Fairies - Traditional Irish hornpipe - DAD Tuning - Capo 1 (standard dulcimer only)
Midnight Special - Prison song - DAD Tuning
Pig Ankle Rag - Traditional old time country rag - DAD Tuning
Rock-A-My Whole World (Trio) - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands and Rock-A-My Soul - DAD Tuning
Rockin' Robin (Trio) - Written by Leon René, also known as Jimmie Thomas - DAD Tuning
September On The Mississippi (Trio) - Larry Conger, with a bass part added in 2015 by Elaine Conger - DAD Tuning
Single Footin' Horse - Traditional fiddle tune - DAD Tuning
Swingin' The Blues - Larry Conger - DAD Tuning
Wade In The Water - Motherless Child - Traditional African American spirituals - DAD Tuning - Capo 1 (both dulcimers)
We'll Understand It Better By And By - Charles Tindley - DAD Tuning
St. James' Infirmary - Traditional blues tune - DAD Tuning - Capo 1 (standard dulcimer only)