Good lesson, thanks! In regards to the C chord, you're playing a C on the 2nd and a E on the 3rd string, which is a root and a third, while the G, D, and A were a root and a fifth. In addition, the G, D, and A had the root note on the lower string, but the C chord has the third on the lower string and the root on the higher or second string. Is this correct?
Wow!! Great playing and great voice!! I just picked up a fiddle for the first time yesterday and notes are already coming out of it thanks to your youtube vids! Thanks so much
@MrRaffone Major and minor chords can be played, but since you are limited to two notes at a time (realistically), you would only be playing parts of chords. That would be especially true as you get into augmented, diminished, sevenths, etc. I guess I would say my answer is that you can play PART of any chord on the violin.
You can use a regular A (major) chord as long as you don't play the 3rd of the chord. So you can play the A & E strings at the same time and it will work for both A major and A minor. If you need a lower sound, you can play G1 & D1 at the same time (G string 1st finger & D string 1st finger).
This was really helpful to me. I have played guitar for 31 years, and have just started the fiddle, which is an entirely different animal. Any help I can get, I appreciate. And this was really helpful to me. God bless this lady for showing me some basics!
WHen playing Ragtime Do I hold down the A and D strings and finger the D string only??? It does'nt sound like what you are playing on video, What positions on the strings??? Thanks
My fiddle teacher told me when you chop to play a boom-chuck like a guitar. On the downbeat ("boom," also the notes the bass player plays) play a chord then on the upbeat (or "chuck') you mute the strings and play a chop. This is more or less what a mandolin does with a pick.
I am not quite sure I understand what you are saying, but it sounds like you are saying that you were taught to play on both the boom and the chuck. This would be out of the ordinary for the fiddle player to do regularly. Most fiddle players play a chord on the chuck. Some stop the sound with their left hand. I have never heard of a fiddle player playing on both the boom and the chuck.
You've got it. I usually don't play it like that though because its more difficult, but he played it perfectly. He was Don Rigsby former fiddle player, btw.
I think Michael Cleveland played this chop on his version of "Jerusalem Ridge" on his Leavin Town album. There is just the mando and the fiddle on that cut.
This makes more sense. I would say generally you don't want to use this pattern all the time -- but then again, you probably don't want to use ANY pattern ALL the time. I could see how this would work well when there's not a lot going on. If there's no guitar, like in Cleveland's Jerusalem Ridge, it would fill in the sound nicely and also help to keep the beat. The more we listen, the more we learn. Thanks!
Good lesson, thanks! In regards to the C chord, you're playing a C on the 2nd and a E on the 3rd string, which is a root and a third, while the G, D, and A were a root and a fifth. In addition, the G, D, and A had the root note on the lower string, but the C chord has the third on the lower string and the root on the higher or second string. Is this correct?
Dinoss100 3 months ago
Wow!! Great playing and great voice!! I just picked up a fiddle for the first time yesterday and notes are already coming out of it thanks to your youtube vids! Thanks so much
mentalvmaxrider 5 months ago
thanks for taking the time to do this, great
ctsfiddler 6 months ago
Nice intro to chords on the fiddle, and still #1 on Google for fiddle chords!
Grassapelli 7 months ago
@Grassapelli Thank you!
blueiis2 7 months ago
@Grassapelli
argel508 1 month ago
Excellent tutorial. Thanks.
pastore0506 11 months ago
Hey thanks blueiis2 very helpfull!!
firegroggremlin 1 year ago
is it possible to play every chords on the violin?
MrRaffone 1 year ago
@MrRaffone Major and minor chords can be played, but since you are limited to two notes at a time (realistically), you would only be playing parts of chords. That would be especially true as you get into augmented, diminished, sevenths, etc. I guess I would say my answer is that you can play PART of any chord on the violin.
blueiis2 1 year ago
@blueiis2 yes, sorry, i was referring to that , thanks !
MrRaffone 1 year ago
@MrRaffone 5ths & 3rds probably...... you could arpeggiate it!! :D
allendupras 1 year ago
your violin sounds very powerful
m0nk3ym43r 1 year ago
Fantastic easy instruction for double string chords. Thank you!
goddessrising21 1 year ago
Great video! Thanks for posting!
Klawz76 1 year ago
whats a A minor(am) on the violin i really need to know
boomer4666 2 years ago
You can use a regular A (major) chord as long as you don't play the 3rd of the chord. So you can play the A & E strings at the same time and it will work for both A major and A minor. If you need a lower sound, you can play G1 & D1 at the same time (G string 1st finger & D string 1st finger).
blueiis2 2 years ago
thanks
boomer4666 2 years ago
This was really helpful to me. I have played guitar for 31 years, and have just started the fiddle, which is an entirely different animal. Any help I can get, I appreciate. And this was really helpful to me. God bless this lady for showing me some basics!
mikeyL67 2 years ago
WHen playing Ragtime Do I hold down the A and D strings and finger the D string only??? It does'nt sound like what you are playing on video, What positions on the strings??? Thanks
lknabb 2 years ago
I'm not exactly sure what you are asking. Are you asking about backup chords or are you asking about playing lead on a song?
blueiis2 2 years ago
My fiddle teacher told me when you chop to play a boom-chuck like a guitar. On the downbeat ("boom," also the notes the bass player plays) play a chord then on the upbeat (or "chuck') you mute the strings and play a chop. This is more or less what a mandolin does with a pick.
HillbillyJ 2 years ago
I am not quite sure I understand what you are saying, but it sounds like you are saying that you were taught to play on both the boom and the chuck. This would be out of the ordinary for the fiddle player to do regularly. Most fiddle players play a chord on the chuck. Some stop the sound with their left hand. I have never heard of a fiddle player playing on both the boom and the chuck.
blueiis2 2 years ago
You've got it. I usually don't play it like that though because its more difficult, but he played it perfectly. He was Don Rigsby former fiddle player, btw.
I think Michael Cleveland played this chop on his version of "Jerusalem Ridge" on his Leavin Town album. There is just the mando and the fiddle on that cut.
HillbillyJ 2 years ago
This makes more sense. I would say generally you don't want to use this pattern all the time -- but then again, you probably don't want to use ANY pattern ALL the time. I could see how this would work well when there's not a lot going on. If there's no guitar, like in Cleveland's Jerusalem Ridge, it would fill in the sound nicely and also help to keep the beat. The more we listen, the more we learn. Thanks!
blueiis2 2 years ago
Thank you very much. I had been looking for a very long time, for somebody talking about comping on the fiddle, this is the first helpful video.
bigdjindustriez 2 years ago
Well done !
cj5nutz 2 years ago
GRRRREAT! I do the same thing on my mandolin!!
robocat66 2 years ago
Ten years of struggle resolved in 6minutes47seconds.
Keep it up!
splortz 2 years ago 2
Wow! Thanks!
blueiis2 2 years ago