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Rights of Man - Adding Variation

1,173 views · Published 22 January 2016 · 15:59 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: FiddleHed · 2016 · Music

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Here's a step-by-step lesson which will show you how to add variation to The Rights Of Man. 

First I'll play a mid-tempo version of the tune with some variations I like. Then I'll go through and show you what I did different from the basic version. At the end I’ll play a slow version of the tune with variations. 

A good rule of thumb for adding variation is to take it away and play a simple, basic version of the phrase or tune. A related practice would be to take a phrase from the tune (or a quarter) and alternate between playing the basic version and a variation version. Try doing that in a continuous loop.

Ultimately, I hope this lesson helps you explore ways to add variation on your own to any tune you play. In this way you'll find your voice as a fiddler and a musician. Yay.

I made some “Learning Chunks” on the FiddleHed site to help you do this. These focused exercises contain sheet music, tabs and mp3 snippets to guide you on each step of your fiddle journey. 

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Alrighty. Play every day, have fun 😀 and thanks for making music 🙏  
   
Now, go fiddle with it...

Jason 🎻

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