Auld Lang Syne
This famous tune is also known as “The New Years Song”. Not sure if this is the happiest or the saddest song of all time. It might be one of the saddest, but it somehow still feels good.
As usual, try to sing, whistle or hum the familiar melody before learning it on the fiddle.
Learning chunks
I’ve made some “Learning Chunks” to help you learn more easily. These focused exercises contain sheet music, tabs and mp3 snippets to guide you on your fiddle journey. The idea is to start with small musical bits, get good at those, and then put them together into bigger pieces until you have the whole tune. I call it Micro-practice.
Preparation
Warm up with the G major scale and phrases from the tune (once you’ve learned it) using a G drone:
For those of you who read (or want to read), all snippets use this key and time signature:
A part, first quarter
D0-0-3-3
D3-3-A1-1
D3-3-A0-0
First quarter: D0-3-2-3-A1-A0-D3-A0
Should old acquaintance be forgot
A part, second quarter
A part, third quarter
A part, fourth quarter
Full Tabs, Audio & Sheet Music
A part
First quarter: D0-3-2-3-A1-A0-D3-A0
Second quarter: A1-0-D3-3-A1-3-E0
Third quarter: E0-A3-1-1-D3-A0-D3-A0
Fourth quarter: A1-0-D3-1-1-0-3
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And is it ok to play A4 instead of the open E? I’m finding that smoother at the moment
Love this Jason! Thanks for taking the time to post it and make it a goal! Nearly getting it now 🤩
Love this!❤️Thank you Jason ! Happy New Year !
I have learned so much from you in just a couple of days! Thank you!
Completed!4
Did you notice the video starts with suggesting play the D major scale but the tune is actually in G major. Any particular reason for this?
I made a mistake in the video. It’s G major. Sorry for the confusion…
Any chance you could add the B part to this? I think it is:
E0-A3-1-1-D3-A0-D3-A0
E0-A3-1-1-A3-E0
E0-A3-1-1-D3-A0-D3-A0
A1-0-D3-1-1-0-3
YaY! Love this! Thanx! and Happiest New Year, Jason 🙂