Norwegian Wood - Fiddle Lesson

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Here's a step-by-step lesson on how to turn the Beatles' Norwegian Wood into a fiddle waltz. First I'll play a mid-tempo version of the whole thing. Then we'll slowly learn it, note by note, building notes into phrases, building phrases into quarters, until we have each part. Left hand fingerings (TABS): A part first half: A1-2-1-0-DH3-2-A0-DH3-D1 second half, 1st end: D0-A0-GH3-G2—H3-D0-1-2-H3-A0 second half, 2nd end: D0-A0-GH3-G2-H3-2-1-2 B part first half: A1-1-1-[1-2-1]-0-0-[0-1-0]-D3-3-3-A0-D3 2nd half, 1st end: A0-D3-D1-D3-A0-D3-A0-L1 2nd half, 2nd end: A0-2-1-H3 WARM UP WITH: E major scale Just use the tabs to get going, don't rely on it or continue to read it once you've got the tune... Fiddlehed course outline and sheet music here: http://www.jkleinberg.com/fiddlehed/ Remember, out of all the lessons on tunes, variations, technique, etc., the best thing I have to give to you is good practice. Simply play every day in a fun and productive way: loop small phrases, sing what you play, play things at different speeds, transpose phrases, parts and tunes to other strings & other scales. Listen a lot; listening is practice too. Don’t hurry. Try to focus on making the sound as good as possible so you enjoy it. Let me know if the lessons can be improved in any way. T H A N K S ! ! ! Have fun, and don't forget to subscribe. ❤️ Fiddlehed How to read the tabs in this video 0=open string. (For example, D0=open D string.) 1=1st finger (left index) (For example, E1=1st finger on E, or F sharp, F#.) 2=2nd finger (left middle) (For example, D2=2nd finger on D string, or F sharp, F#) 3=3rd finger (left ring) L2=Low second finger (For example DL2= Low 2nd finger on D string, or F natural) 4=4th finger (left pinkie) L1=low 1st finger L4=low 4th finger h3=High 3rd finger To make the tabs easier to read, the letters don’t change if you’re on the same string. For example, A0-1-2-1-D3 means you play four notes on the A string-open A, first on A, second on A, first on A, and then third on D string. I also start each line of tabs with the string letter which seems to make it easier to read. Let me know if this could be improved. ( ) Notes in parentheses at the beginning of a tune or part indicate that this is a “pickup” to be played before the part and which lead smoothly into the part. Pickups create musical flow in tunes. It usually seems best to learn a tune without pickups and add them later, part of why I use the parentheses (also because in most cases, the pickup isn’t essential for the tune). [ ] Brackets indicate that the notes are played as a triplet. (Note: these tabs only contain left hand fingering information; they do not tell you the rhythm which you have to get from listening. just use them as a tool to figure out tunes or remember them. Once you get the tune in your fingers and ears try not to look at the TABS. In fact, it’s much easier to hear the tune then to try to remember the tabs.) D0A0=Double stop(2 strings at once) with open D and A D1A0=Double stop with 1st finger on D(E note) and open A ⬆️=Slide up to a note ⬇️=Slide down to a note