Overview
One way to get that classic fiddle sound is to add offbeat accents.
Start with a simple hoedown or Nashville shuffle: long-short-short.
Then add accent beats 2 and 4, or the first short note of the pattern.
Then add that pattern to scales and chords.
Eventually add it to tunes.
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Further learning
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