Wayfaring Stranger - Dulcimer

Appalachian spiritual finger-picked on a Kudzu Patch Galax dulcimer strung with 0.010 strings straight across.

The dulcimer is tuned DDCC (in the same octave) with a reverse capo on the fourth fret of the outermost string, yielding a tuning of ADCC with A at a higher pitch than D and C. This tuning starts an Aeolian scale on the first fret of the paired melody strings.

The tune is pentatonic, missing the second and sixth scale degrees. You can find all its notes on Dorian, Aeolian, and Phrygian scales. It's mode is Bronson π4, sometimes called "aeolian pentatonic".

Category:

Music

Tags:

• wayfaring
• stranger
• ben
• seymour
• galax
• dulcimer
• gospel
• spiritual

[0713mas]

Straight out of the mountains, I could feel it!!!

Thanks~

[moonelixir]

Thank you, this is how I remember folks play and sing this up home. Love your voice and your dulcimer playing.

God bless,

Hannah

[DianeKY]

Hi Flint, I just found this on FOMD. I remeber this when I was a child. Thanks for posting. Beautiful song and you do it justice. Diane

[germansack589]

very nice! :-)