“Songs of the Month”

Click here for for info on our Dave Haas “Let’s Jam” book, and a playlist of songs that we have worked on at our monthly gatherings in past years.

Our October Playlist:

Several tunes have been chosen for GROUP PLAYING AND AUDIENCE SING-A-LONG at the Dec. 13th program.  We will plan to PRACTICE them on Oct. 18 in our “learning session”. These include:
Jingle Bells (Version 10/2024) – arr. D. Ansley
Jingle Bells (DAD and DAA) – arr. D. Ansley
Jingle Bells in 3 Parts by Ron Zuckerman from Dulcimer Tab
Jingle Bells DAA – Melody – arr. D. Ansley
Up on a Housetop – arr. D. Ansley
Good King Wenceslas – arr. D. Ansley
Good King Wenceslas as a round – arr. D. Ansley

Our jam songs for October 18:
Bile Dem Cabbage Down – p. 29
Clementine – p. 43
Down In the Valley – p. 62
Down the River We Go – p. 63
Gray Cat on A Tennessee Farm – p. 82
John Stinson #2 – p. 93
Liza Jane w/ harmony – p. 102
Mes Parents – p. 103
Mes Parents – Ron Zuckerman melody, harmonies and high melody from DulcimerTab.com
Mississippi Sawyer – p. 108
Old Joe Clark- p. 113
Old Molly Hare – p. 115
Soldier’s Joy – p. 158
When the Saints Go Marching In – p. 181
Will the Circle Be Unbroken – p. 183
Go In Peace

Tunes from the Dave Haas Jam Book, for July 19, 2025, as time allows:
Barlow Knife – 17
When the Saints Go Marching In – 181
Star of the County Down -162
Liza Jane w/ harmony – p. 102
Black Mountain Rag – p. 22
Forked Deer – p. 74
John Stinson #2 – p. 93
Fiddler’s Last Waltz – p. 66
Southwind – p.  159
Go In Peace

Download these FREE TABS for the dulcimer and enjoy using them! Print a copy and bring to our gatherings if you would like.

Alphabetical Listing of Tab (DAD or DAA):

* Angeline the Baker – DAA – arr. by D. Ansley
* Angeline the Baker – DAD – arr. by D. Ansley

* Are You Sleeping (page 2) – Ansley
* Aura Lee FP – Ansley
* Aura Lee Lower – Ansley
* Aura Lee Upper – Ansley
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (3 versions)- arr. by D. Ansley
* Belle of Belfast City arr. by Shelley Stevens
* Boil Dem Cabbage Down (in two parts) – Ansley
* Black Mountain Rag, Melody, DAD – arr. by D. Ansley, (1-5-8 tuning)

* Boil Them Cabbage Down arr. by D. Ansley
* Boil Them Cabbage Down , Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm, Spotted Pony, Mississippi Sawyer compilation – arr. by D. Ansley
* Chairs to Mend – Round (arr. Steve Smith)
* Cripple Creek – arr. by D. Ansley
* Do Lord – DAA – arr. by D. Ansley
* Do Lord – DAD – arr. by D. Ansley
* Do Lord  – DAD with Chords – arr. by D. Ansley
* Do Lord – Glory Land  – DAD – arr. by D. Ansley
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Dona Nobis Pacem – arr. by D. Ansley
* Down by the Salley Garden – arr. by D. Ansley
* Down in the Valley – DAA with Chords – arr. by D. Ansley
* Down in the Valley – DAD Simple Version – arr. by D. Ansley

* Down in the Valley (in two parts) – arr. by D. Ansley
* Down in the Valley – DAD with Chords – arr. by D. Ansley, tabbed by L. Lineweaver

* Fancy Gap Breakdown DAD Melody line arr. by Toth and Ziegler
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Fancy Gap Breakdown DAD – arr. by J. Scanlan
* Fancy Gap Breakdown DAA – arr. by J. Scanlan
* Go Tell Aunt Rhodie – arr. by D. Ansley
* Go in Peace – arr. by Tull Glazener, shared with permission. See his site for additional parts.
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Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm  arr. by Dinah Ansley
* Grey Cat On A Tennessee Farm (p. 1)- arr. by D. Ansley
* Grey Cat on a Tennessee Roof/ Spotted Pony
* Hop High Ladies, DGD arr. by Dinah Ansley, (1-4-8 tuning)
* Hop High Ladies, Lyrics

* Holy Manna (Lower) – arr. by D. Ansley
* Holy Manna (Upper) – arr. by D. Ansley
* June Apple DAA
* June Apple DAD – Melody Only
* June Apple DAD – Melody & Chords arr. by D. Ansley

* Juneteenth arrangements of “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder”, “Steal Away”, and “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands”
* Leaning on Everlasting Arms Lower – arr. by D. Ansley
* Leaning on Everlasting Arms Upper – arr. by D. Ansley
* Lineweaver Jig by Bill Collins
* Liza Jane DAA.Melody arr. by D. Ansley
* Liza Jane DAA.Harmony arr. by D. Ansley
Liza Jane DAD.Melody arr. by D. Ansley
Liza Jane DAD.Harmony arr. by D. Ansley

* Michael Row the Boat Ashore in DAA in tuning
* Michael Row the Boat Ashore Lyrics
* Mississippi Sawyer
* Medley – Old Joe Clark/Cripple Creek/Liza Jane
* Music Alone Shall Standarr. D. Ansley
* My Grandfather’s Clock – arr. by D. Ansley
* Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening – Round (arr. Steve Smith)
* Oh, Susannah (DAD) – arr. by D. Ansley
* Old Joe Clark Clark – DAD – arr. by D. Ansley

* Old Yellow Dog
* On Top of Old Smokey DAA.Melody arr. by D. Ansley
* On Top of Old Smokey DAA Chords arr. by D. Ansley

* On Top of Old Smokey DAD in two parts, (page 1) – arr. by D. Ansley
* On Top of Old Smokey DAD Melody– arr. by D. Ansley
* On Top of Old Smokey DAD.Chords arr. by D. Ansley

* Puff the Magic Dragon – arr. by D. Ansley
* Precious Memories – arr. by D. Ansley
* River – words and music by Bill Staines

* River – words and music by Bill Stainessearch for River
* Sandy Boys, Melody, DAD arr. by Dinah Ansley, (1-5-8 tuning)
* Sandy Boys, Words

* She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain TablEdited by Burt I. Kahn
* Shenandoah, DAD arr. by Dinah Ansley
Shortnin-Bread – DAA – arr. by D. Ansley
Shortnin-Bread – DAD – arr. by D. Ansley
* Shortnin-Bread – DAD – Backup Chords – arr. by D. Ansley

* Southwind FP 2nd Pt – arr. by D. Ansley
* Southwind FP – arr. by D. Ansley
* Sweet By and By (Lower) – arr. by D. Ansley
* Sweet By and By (Upper) – arr. by D. Ansley
* The Old Woman and the Pig Lyrics
* The Old Woman and the Pig
arr. D. Ansley
* Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (on page 1) – arr. by D. Ansley
* Un Canadien Errant 2nd pt arr. by D. Ansley
* Wesphalia Waltz with chords – arr. Ansley / LL
* When You Comin’ To See Me in DAA tuning
* When You Comin’ To See Me Lyrics
* Where the Soul Never Dies – arr. by D. Ansley
* Where the Soul Never Dies, Melody, DAD arr. by D. Ansley, (1-5-8 tuning)
* Where the Soul Never Dies, Harmony, DAD arr. by D. Ansley,(1-5-8 tuning)

* The Wild Rover *
* Wildwood Flower, DAD arr. by Dinah Ansley (1-5-8 tuning)
* Wildwood Flower – DAA arr. by Dinah Ansley
* Wildwood Flower – DAD arr. by Dinah Ansley

* Will the Circle by Unbroken – arr. by D. Ansley
* Will the Circle Be Unbroken Chords arr. by D. Ansley
* Will The Circle Be Unbroken – Bass, arr. by D. Ansley
* You Are My Sunshine (on page 2) – arr. by D. Ansley
* You Are My Sunshine, DAD arr. by Dinah Ansley (1-5-8 tuning)
* You Are My Sunshine – DAA & DAA with chords – arr. by D. Ansley
* You Are My Sunshine — DAD & DAD w/ chords (p. 3 & 4)- arr. by D. Ansley

* You Are My Sunshine Lyrics

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Tunes in DAC or DAG:


* Hatikva, DAC adapted by Dinah Ansley – (National Anthem of Israeli in 1-5-7 Tuning):
* Hey, Ho, Nobody Home, DAC adapted by Dinah Ansley (1-5-7 Tuning)
* Hey, Ho, Nobody Home (DAG) adapted by Dinah Ansley (1-5-4 Tuning)

* Scarborough Fair (DAC) adapted by Dinah Ansley (1-5-7 Tuning)
* Shalom Chaverim (DAC) – Israeli Folk Song arranged by Dinah Ansley (1-5-7 Tuning)
* Shady Grove (text) arr. by Dinah Ansley (1 -5 -7 Tuning)
*Shady Grove  (DAC)(Another Version) arr. by Dinah Ansley (1 -5 -7 Tuning)

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Tunes in DGD:

* The Girl I Left Behind Me, DGD Traditional, arr. by Dinah Ansley, (1-4-8 tuning)
* Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, DGD by Hoffman, Schowalter, arr. by Dinah Ansley, (1-4-8 tuning)
* Wabash Canon Ball, DGD Traditional, arr. by Dinah Ansley, (1-4-8 tuning)
* Wabash Canon Ball (text only) Traditional

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Holiday Songs:


* Angels We Have Heard on High (DAD – Fingerpicked) – Ansley
* Away in a Manger – Ansley
* Away in a Manger in three parts, arr. D. Ansley
* Away in a Manger/ Cradle Song, in three parts, arr. D. Ansley
* Christmas is Coming (Round) – Ansley
* Deck the Halls (2 versions, DAD) – Ansley
* Deck the Halls (High Melody)
* Deck the Halls, DAD w/ chords
* Deck the Halls, DAA
* Dona Nobis Pacem (Round) – Anlsey
* Good King Wenceslas (DAD) - Ansley
*Jingle Bells in 3 Parts – arr. Ron Zuckerman from Dulcimer Tab
* Jingle Bells in 3 Parts (DAD & DAA) – arr. Ansley

* Joy To The World (DAD) – Ansley
* Little Drummer Boy, DAD
* Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, DAA
* Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, DAA w/chords
* Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, DAD w/chords

* The Friendly Beasts, Appalachian Song, in three parts, arr. D. Ansley
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas, DAA
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas, DAD High Melody
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas, DAD Low Melody

Holiday Tunes in DAA (select the DAA versions when printing!):

Deck the Halls (DAA) – Ansley
Jingle Bells (DAA) – Ansley
Joy To The World (DAA) – Ansley
We Wish You A Merry Christmas ( DAA) – Ansley