Dulcimerica 157 - "Dulcimer Blues Pt. 1"

In part one of a two-part "Dulcimerica", Bing Futch teaches a crash course on playing the blues on mountain dulcimer. Part one focuses on pentatonic minor and pentatonic minor blues scales and basic song form with rhythm.

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• Futch
• mountain
• dulcimer
• blues
• tutorial
• instructional video
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[maryzcox]

Very nice Bing. :) Love the blues. :)

[dread66mon]

@maryzcox Hey, are you going to be at Suwannee this year? We gotta do some blues together. Or "When I Was A Cowboy". : )

[AncientLunnGadfly]

Dude you are a hero! Real good for free! I'm an instant fan!

[dread66mon]

@AncientLunnGadfly Thanks! I hope to have some more up soon, after this summer tour.

[64534231]

nice to see your back showing things again... thanks!

[dread66mon]

@64534231 yeah, it's been busy times at the studio - but I've got more coming. Thanks for tuning in!

[bicudomeister]

your dulcimer its such a beauty!!....with that dolphin theme...Man...wish i had one like that to play here in the azorean islands....Good stuff! thanks

[johnellick63]

Hey Bing, I've played guitar for about 40 years, but I've learned the dulcimer this year, and fell in love with it. Your dulcimer videos and Steven Seifert's have been such a great learning tool for me. You're a great player! I've always been a fan of the blues, and they sound awesome on the dulcimer. Keep up the great videos!

[dread66mon]

@albinowolf2 Absolutely, brother!

[dread66mon]

@shaowebb Glad you got some use out of it!  I thank Steve Eulberg for showing me the boxes once - it really opened things up.

[dread66mon]

@njane6507 I used to think it couldn't be done - glad there are a bunch of us out there now doing it and keeping it alive! Thanks for watching.

[dread66mon]

@afghanwg Glad you liked it! There is a book in the works, different styles of blues. Maybe by Christmas? Thank you so much for watching.

[dread66mon]

@lsdeamer255 Just saw this - and you got the workshop in person, too! : ) Glad you enjoyed it.