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Tune Suggestions: Easy bluegrass/folk songs with a lot of space for fils

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:10:44 CST

I'm a novice player and have just started working on putting simple fills in. I found two tutorials that use Banks of the Ohio and it's perfect as there is a full chuck/boom/chuck/boom between each line. A couple songs i practice backup and breaks on, Circle Be Unbroken and I Am a Pilgrim, only have one chuck/boom between each line.

Anyone have suggestions for easy standards with plenty of space for fills between lines?

Don't need notation or chords, I'll look them up. Don't need recordings unless they are slower tempos as most renditions will be to fast for me; I generally practice with strum machine.

-Ken

Leland's Waltz

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:03:54 CST

I am looking for tabs, for Leland's Waltz in the key of A and Moon light waltz in the key of F.

Viola Notation sl.

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:27:34 CST

I'm playing Irish songs. Third note from the end has sl. above it.

Sl. - slow ?

Something maybe in Italian.

What is it?

Love in the hot afternoon.

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:01:05 CST

Newbie here. Can someone tab this song for me? Gene Watson. Love in the hot afternoon. My absolute favorite song. New to the fiddle and want to learn the fiddle parts so bad.

Tunes in Eb

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 1 Oct 2025 17:47:17 CST

What are some tunes you play in Eb. I’d love to spend more time in this key.
Many thanks.

John Brown's Dream cross tuned Tab

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:58:18 CST

Does anyone have John Brown's Dream in tabulature but cross tuned in AEAE?

EMD Fiddle Solo Transcription PDF

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:14:41 CST

Howdy y'all. New around here. I love transcribing fiddle parts. Here's one I did of the Fiddle solo in The David Grisman Quintet's EMD, between 0:32-1:11. I believe it to be very accurate. Maybe someone else will find this useful!

(the playback provided doesn't include scoops and slides sorry)

Seeking tablature for Bonsoir Moreau

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 6 Sep 2025 12:03:26 CST

Hi all
Does anyone have tab for Bonjour Moreau? Key of G or A? Minor?. I’ve studied Canray Fontenot’s 1983 Alynn Lomax recording and can’t seem to get past the first eight notes. I think there’s some cross tuning? Any help would be much appreciated.
Caroline

John Hartford Old Time Fiddle DVD?

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 3 Aug 2025 12:05:49 CST

I've heard about a DVD once put out by Fiddler Magazine where John Hartford is teaching old time fiddle tunes and how to play what you hear in your head. None of the links or leads shared in previous threads from years ago work anymore. Does anyone know where to obtain the DVD or, if it's no longer in print (and it looks to be that way), video footage? I've heard nothing but good things, and I'm a huge Hartford fan (loved his banjo vids with Homespun too).

Irish Fiddle - Exercises Book

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 4 Jul 2025 13:59:42 CST

I am still looking for a book that provides exercises for ornamentation and bowing techniques for Irish fiddle tunes. I have book and recordings for "The Complete Irish Fiddler". It is an excellent book. But I would benefit from having a book that focuses more on ornamentation and bowing technique. All or part of a tune could be included to demonstrate use of a technique. Recording would also be available.

I periodically nag publications to publish a fiddle book using the same approach as Steve Kaufman's guitar "Parking Lot" series. Three versions of every tune - beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Recordings for everything in the book. In addition, verbal instructions and hints on how to play more complex licks. I think a book like this would be very popular with beginners and intermediate level fiddlers.

Wanted : Recordings/artists playing +- this version of Bonaparte's Retreat

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:37:43 CST

I found some sheet music of a certain version of Bonaparte's Retreat. You can hear me trying to play the tune from sheet music in the mp3 file, at a slow speed. I would like to know which artists are / were playing Bonaparte's Retreat like this or at least very similar to this.
Many thanks in advance.

Little Whiskey - Nile Wilson

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:27:42 CST

I'm attempting to transcribe a tune that I first heard at an old-time workshop a while back. I'm somewhat new to transcription, however, and while I've cribbed from the Traditional Tune Archive for much of the transcription, the ending sounds a fair bit different from what's written there. I've included both a slow play recording from the workshop and my own attempt at the transcription, but I'd appreciate some feedback.

Morning by Lew Alpaugh..need music

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 6 Jun 2025 04:50:45 CST

Hi, I’m looking for the music for a tune entitled “Morning” by Lew Alpaugh. Jerry Holland recorded it on Session album. Can anyone direct me to the music online or send me a copy? Many thanks in advance.

Summit Soul off of the original Violin Summit Album

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 26 May 2025 11:15:41 CST

I've been working on an arrangement of Ponty"s Summit Soul from the Violin Summit album and while I can transcribe the solos played over the bridges, I cannot figure out what the chords are. Does anyone have the chords for this tune?

Jolie Blon

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 8 Feb 2025 11:56:45 CST

Good day all.

I'm looking for any assisance finding tab asociated with the tune Jolie Blon. Since this years Super Bowl in in New Orleans, I thought I 'd learn a Cajun song to celebrate the event!

Any help is much appricated...

Foggy Mountain Banjo Album help files

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:07:15 CST

Here's a heads up to a post I put up on BHO about all the parts being tabbed out for the above mentioned F&S album. The post was aimed at the banjo but the fiddle parts are there also. I will be putting the PDF's of those parts here on FHO.

https://www.banjohangout.org/topic/398370

I'll start with Sally Goodwin

TABLEDIT

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:15:29 CST

Hi. What is TABLEDIT. it doesn't work on my mobile device. I can't read music so I want tabs that show what finger to put on what string.

fiddle tunes+notation- links

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:19:23 CST

Does anyone know of any websites where i can find some fiddle tunes in standard notation preferably with mp3s so i know how their supposed to sound,i've learned how to read standard notation and i need a few tunes to practice on. play it, don't fiddle with it. jim I have made this topic a "Sticky" topic, which should keep it up at the top of the forum. Please feel free to add new links as you come across them.