Sign-In
Cart
Lyre Harp for Absolute Beginners: Tuning, Hand Position, and 50 Easy Songs by String Letter - No Sheet Music Needed
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 16 2026
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.19 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Somebody gave you a lyre harp, and nothing in the box explained how to start.
Sixteen strings, a small metal key, and no idea which string is which. This book is written for exactly that moment. It assumes you cannot read music, have no plans to learn, and would like to play something recognizable this week.
You will play by string letter instead. Every string has one name, every piece is printed as a line of words with the strings underneath, and nothing is left to be picked up somewhere else.
What is inside
- All sixteen strings named, in order, with the standard C tuning printed string by string
- How to hold the instrument, where to pluck, and what each hand does
- Tuning with the key and a tuner, plus how to tune by ear when the battery dies
- Fifty public domain pieces: twenty very easy melodies, twenty folk songs, ten Christmas carols
- Every piece written in plain string letters, with the words above so you always know where you are
- Plucking patterns, broken chords and a simple way to bring in the left hand
- Care, string changing, storage and a troubleshooting chapter for when something buzzes
Written for absolute beginners
No notation, no theory, no exercises that go nowhere. Chapters one to three get the instrument tuned and held properly. Chapters four to seven teach the letter system and the handful of techniques the pieces need. Then come the fifty tunes, in rough order of difficulty, from three-string nursery melodies to folk songs that use the whole instrument.
There is also a four-week practice plan, a quick-reference page listing all sixteen strings, and an index that gives the source of every melody.
This book was created using artificial intelligence tools. Its text, illustrations and cover artwork are AI-generated. Any people shown in the illustrations are AI-generated and do not depict real individuals.
Also from
Lorke, Richard Leonard
The Beginner's Guide to Fruit Tree Pruning: Confident Cuts for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches and Citrus in a Home Garden
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Latch Hook Rug Making for Beginners: 3 Beginner Projects from Your First Knot to a Finished Rug
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Seat Weaving for Beginners: Cane, Rush, and Cord Techniques to Restore Chair Seats by Hand
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Sewing Machine Basics for Absolute Beginners: Thread It, Fix It, Sew It - 40 Skills, 20 Troubleshooting Fixes, and 15 First Projects You Can Finish in
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Paracord Projects for Craft Fairs and Markets: 25 Fast, Repeatable Items You Can Make in Under an Hour and Sell at a Stall
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Amigurumi Garden Flowers and Plants for Beginners: Four Potted Projects with Round-by-Round Stitch Counts
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Hand-Sewn Hand Puppets for Beginners: Simple Sewing Techniques to Create Your Own Cloth and Felt Puppets
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Amigurumi Space and Planets for Beginners: Rocket, Astronaut, Planet Set and Moon, Round by Round
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
The Pine Needle Basket Workshop: Coiling, Stitching, and 12 Projects to Get You Started
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
The Clay Table: A No-Kiln Beginner's Guide to Handmade Bowls, Trays, Ornaments, and Mini Vases
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Succulents for Beginners: Watering, Light, Soil, and Simple Propagation for Plants That Actually Survive
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Betta Fish Care for Beginners: Tank Setup, Water, Feeding, and Daily Routine for a Long, Healthy Betta Life
Lorke, Richard Leonard
Paperback
Also in
General Songbooks
How to Play Piano for Beginners Kids: A Definitive And Complete Piano Book For Learning To Play
Nelson, David
Paperback
Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo
Gaddy, Kristina R.
Giddens, Rhiannon
Paperback
The Great Gatsby: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
Kerrigan, Kait
Tysen, Nathan
Paperback
Classical Piano Masterpieces. Piano Sheet Music Book with 65 Pieces of Classical Music for Intermediate Players (+Free Audio)
Levante, Christina
Paperback
Bark of Millions: Queer Songs for the Living Library of the Deviant Theme
Mac, Taylor
Ray, Matt
Hardcover
Guitar All-In-One for Dummies: Book + Online Video and Audio Instruction
Hal Leonard Corporation
Chappell, Jon
Phillips, Mark
Paperback
Piano Adventures: Sightreading Book - Level 2a Beginner Piano Sight Reading Exercises for Students Educational Sheet Music for Kids Develop Note Readi
Faber, Nancy
Faber, Randall
Paperback
Aural Skills in Context: A Comprehensive Approach to Sight Singing, Ear Training, Keyboard Harmony, and Improvisation
Shaftel, Matthew
Jones, Evan
Paperback
Easy Piano Lead Sheets and Chord Charts Level 1: 60 World Folk Songs
Ellis, Olivia
Dorrough, Davis
Paperback
Alto Saxophone Fingering Charts, Scales & Songs: A Complete Beginner's Reference for the Eb Alto Saxophone
Freres, Martin
Paperback
The Giant Book Of Christmas Sheet Music Top-Requested Christmas Songs For Piano 60 Best Songs
Store, Music
Paperback
Jazz-Rock Guitar Improvisation: Modal Systems, Modern Chords, and Musical Freedom Book with Online Video by Alex Skolnick & Dave Rubin Guitar Improvis
Rubin, Dave
Skolnick, Alex
Paperback
Otamatone Beginner's Songbook: All-in-One Guide with 100 Easy Famous Songs in 3 Levels: Easy Note Maps & Letter Diagrams No Music Reading Needed Folk,
Dominguez, Jane
Publishing, Lido
Paperback
33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day
Lynskey, Dorian
Paperback
Kalimba Lessons for Beginners with 50 Songs: Theory and Practice + Online Videos
White Book, Open
Chudnovsky, Mikhail
Paperback
Scale System: Scale Exercises in All Major and Minor Keys for Daily Study for viola
Flesch, Carl
Paperback