The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #92767   Message #1776786
Posted By: leeneia
05-Jul-06 - 12:42 PM
Thread Name: Peace in the valley
Subject: Peace in the valley
Several weeks ago I posted a thread about playing the blues on the fretted dulcimer tuned in DAA. It's fun to do, but I have a hard time thinking of songs. Well, I've worked up another one: Peace in the Valley. I learned this song from Pat Boone record I had as a kid. I see in the DT that Johnny Cash recorded it. Hard to picture!

It's a good song. You can get the words from the DT and the tune from here:

http://www.midistudio.com/midi/DC_HR.htm

although I would ditch the honky-tonk effects, if I were you.

That MIDI has a high note about 3/4 of the way through which is different from what I learned, but I don't have time to micromanage today.

Here's my entire list of dulcimer blues songs:
Buddy can you spare a dime,
Colorado Trail,
I Gotta Mule and her Name is Sal,
My Gal Sal,
Lazybones,
Peace in the Valley,
Since I met you Baby.

As you can see, these are bluesy but not too bluesy. Further suggestions are always welcome.