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Tune Book #1

Some of our favorite tunes

For Harp
with Chords

Contents

Original Compositions

  • Singer of Songs
  • Cat’s Play
  • David’s Kilt

Traditional Tunes

  • Jamie Allen
  • Johnny Cope
  • Over There – Basic
  • Over There – Ornamented
  • Seneca Square Dance
  • Scollay’s Reel
  • Tamlin
  • Take This Hammer
  • Tom Bigbee River – Melody
  • Tom Bigbee River – Arrangement

Contents

A Few Pointers…
What is a folk harp, anyway?
How to Tune the harp
The Basic Technique
Right Hand Basics
Left Hand Basics – Chords
Avoid Harp-Related Injuries

The Exercises…
Spirals - for accuracy and speed
Rise-Up - A fun exercise
Three by Three - Towards chords
Chords - A base line exercise
More Chords
Waves - Helpful patterns

The Tunes…
Take This Hammer
Water is Wide
Michael Row Your Boat Ashore
Lillian’s Lilt
Over There

Getting Started
with the Harp

Tips, Exercises,
and Easy Tunes

Getting Started - $5
Tune Book #1 - $10
Both books - $13
Shipping in the US is included in the price

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Heart Strings
% Bill Messer
4860 North Dixie Hwy
Oakland Park, FL 33334

Updated June 26, 2007
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