Autoharp Beginning Melody Players: Find the Right Chords Pt. 1: SWA Stalking the Wild Autoharp

[@mikebunyak1910]

I just came across your video. It was very informative. I have only been autoharping for a few years. I just occasionally pick it up and start strumming. I decided to check out internet info and your video really helped me understand at least the theory of how I can progress past my experimental strumming. Much appreciated.

[@meaganmontanari3087]

This video is excellent!

[@KayGreenberg]

Can you suggest books or sources that include the melody chords?

[@markroberts6322]

Hal, I have my autoharp now but have become overwhelmed by the number of chord bar configurations. I'm learning to play a right-handed 21-chord OS flat on my lap, as I am left-handed (as mentioned earlier). We will be playing hymns, traditional celtic and ancient/medieval music, thus Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian and possibly Aeolian (folk and classical) modes. Which chord bar configuration(s) do you recommend for standard/default OS 21-chord bars for playing these types of music? We have no plans to play jazz, blues or pop.

[@wildautoharp]

The Bryan Bowers layout. You have to change out the Cmin Abmaj and Bbsev and make them Bmin F#min and Emaj. You can look that up elsewhere in the interest of getting the "short answer".

[@janicecheatham1684]

Hal, in one of your other videos with "Ode To Joy" you mention a book by Bill Schilling. Is the Dulci-more Public Domaine Songbook Autoharp Volumn (with Autoharp Melody Cord Numbers 2002 revision?

[@wildautoharp]

That's the one! You can get it at d'Aigle Autoharps www.autoharp.com

[@clawhammer704]

To play these melody notes what is the best layout on the cord bar....

[@wildautoharp]

Hi Eastern Cowboy....I came on here to answer your question about the B note, and now can't find it...did you remove?? Anyway, about the layout question....it doesn't really matter....what you are used to is what is best. Do you have a 21 bar, a 15 bar, a 12 bar? With a 21 bar, I recommend the "Bryan Bowers" layout (google it) but there are other ones that are good too. With the 15 and 12 bars, I recommend you leave as is. By the way, thanks for commenting so often...it helps me because the videos/channels with lots of comments do well on YT. Thanks again.

[@Marina_maloy]

Thank youuuuuuu❤️