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The mountain dulcimer is a four stringed instrument usually played on the lap, by strumming or 
picking with the right hand and fretting with the left. It is normally diatonic, with the frets 
creating a major (or itʼs relative minor) scale. The tuning is most often D-A-D, with the two 
highest strings close together and in unison. When the instrument is strummed, the high strings 
can be used to play melody, while the low strings drone. Or, chords can be formed and 
strummed guitar style.

This type of dulcimer originated with the settlers of the Appalachian 
Mountains in the eastern United States as far back as the 18th 
century. Itʼs cheerful sound and characteristic heart-shaped sound 
holes must have been a comfort in what was, for the most part, a hard 
life. The instrument has enjoyed a revival in recent
decades, and can have a Celtic, Middle Eastern, or Oriental sound.
Our sampled Mountain Dulcimer is presented chromatically, and you 
will see the “in between” notes on the fretboard of the Strummer 
instruments.