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Der Badken Freylakh (Upper Octave) - Basic Fiddle Lesson

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Channel: FiddleHed · 2014 · Music

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Here's a step-by-step lesson on the upper octave of Der Badken Freylakh. 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.

Der Badken Freylakh Basic Version video: http://youtu.be/5vFFETUDJUA 

Der Badken Freylakh Play Along Video Track: http://youtu.be/9tCOlaSVgK0 

Left hand fingerings (TABS):
A part
first quarter: A3-0-3-EL1-2-3-2-3-L1-3-3-L1-0-A3
second quarter: A3-0-3-EL1-2-3-2-L1-3-3
third quarter: A3-0-3-EL1-2-3-2-3-L1-3-3-L1-0-A3
fourth quarter: E0-L1-L2-L1-0-A3-E0-L1-A3-3

B part
[shift up to 3rd position]
first quarter: E1-2-3-2-4-3-2-3-1-L1-1-2-3-1-1
second quarter: E4-3-2-1-L1-1-2-3-1-1
third quarter: E1-2-3-2-4-3-2-3-1-L1-1-2-3-1-1
[shift back to first position]
fourth quarter: E2-3-4-3-2-3-L1-0-A3-E0-L1-A3-3

Just use the tabs to get going, don't rely on it or continue to read it once you've got the tune...

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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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