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What key would these be in if the fiddle was tuned to standard pitch?

Nov 11, 2026 - 1:54:45 PM
1590 posts since 7/26/2015

What key would these be in if the fiddle was tuned to standard pitch? I've always been uncertain which of these tunes were played in C fingerings with them being tuned sharp vs. played with D fingerings and tuned flat. Does that make sense? Sometimes I think one fiddler might be playing with C fingerings and the other with D fingerings and they each retuned so their fingerings would end up in the same key. What do you think?

I'm Going Away in the Morn
youtube.com/watch?v=Om8VjQIu7hk
Jordan's a Hard Road to Travel
youtube.com/watch?v=utxhke3wnbo
Go Long Mule
youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1h870Y4Qg
Rabbit in the Pea Patch
youtube.com/watch?v=-XfDZ1LgwVs
Sleepy Lou
youtube.com/watch?v=3S6gwinkktA

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