1-5-8 with a capo.

While we're free to perform "St. James' Infirmary" at venues which have a performance license through ASCAP and BMI, the distribution of a written arrangement in a workshop setting (print rights) could come into question due to copyright claims. It's my understanding that all copyrights for the song expire January 1, 2026.

@@LarryConger Could you just demo the chords? This is the best version of the song I have ever heard for dulcimer.

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kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHPbeouIncyeeac part 1, kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp-lpo1trdurmNU part 2 I love larry conger, but I have found a great learning resource in Brett ridgeways learning for life. He has a kofi account where you can learn more songs. He also does learning videos on banjo, hammered dulcimer fiddle and concerina. I really love his teaching method! Above are 2 links to the sweet hour of prayer lessons.

www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/category/arrangeme/969/larry-conger%2Fdulcimerican-music/?q=Sweet+Beulah+Land&cgid=3005969&aff_id=736551

These are standard diatonic fretboards (no extra frets). Elaine is playing a bass dulcimer. I am playing a standard. We are tuned to D flat instead of D and playing in the key of G flat.

@@LarryConger thank you very much! I am a fairly newbie to a mountain dulcimer. I bought two: a stsndard DAA with no extra second fret ( half fret) and also, a DAD with the extra half frets. I was cruising through KZbin to find videos to play along with. I can play by note and by ear, but mostly just play my dulcimers by ear right now. When I came across your video, I couldn't play along with it and figured it might have been in a different key. I was curious as to what key you were playing in. I have a capo for my DAD but I don't use it that much yet. I don't play every day, but need to learn my chords, etc. Thank you for your reply.

@@journeyhawk1728 We will typically tune down a half step from DAD when performing. This places us in the key of D flat. Not only does this give our dulcimers a richer sound but it also helps Elaine to press the larger strings on her bass dulcimer. This particular arrangement is played in G flat while tuned in D flat.

@@LarryConger that's interesting! I am impressed by the sound of Elaine's bass dulcimer. I am very much a "bass" person. I have an electric bass guitar and just bought a Kala U-Bass last year. I would love to add to my collection at some point - getting a bass dulcimer, but I have no clue who builds them, or where to get one. I bought my DAA dulcimer from Warren May and my DAD from Terry McCafferty. Who are some good builders of bass dulcimers that I could check out?

@@journeyhawk1728 I hesitate to recommend one builder over another simply because most are personal friends of mine. Some names include, Blue Lion, McSpadden, Clemmer, Folkcraft and Beede.

McSpadden bass