Drowsy Maggie - Adding Variation

FiddleHed is the fun way to learn fiddling online! Here's a step-by-step lesson which will show you how to add variation to Drowsy Maggie. 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. 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. Key of D 00:57 Drowsy Maggie 01:54 Fundamental riff of tune 02:25 Double stop variation 04:54 Slur variation 06:00 Slide variation 07:09 Part A - Second Quarter 07:20 Mordent variation 08:05 Double stop variation 08:59 Part A - 3rd Quarter 09:07 Part A - 4th Quarter 09:09 Add mordent 09:53 Add drone 10:38 Part B played 11:00 Part B - 1st Quarter with double stops 11:32 Part B - 1st Quarter with drone on A 12:16 Part B played with shuffle 13:44 double stops 14:44 Part B - 2nd Quarter played 15:03 Mordent added 15:35 Double stop added 16:10 Part B - 3rd and 4th Quarters 16:24 Triplet and mordent added 16:42 Part B - 4th Quarter 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. These and all new lesson pages can be viewed for one week after publication with a FREE trial membership. Check it out here: https://fiddlehed.com And after you sign up, I’ll also send you a mini-course of lessons specially designed for your skill level. Alrighty. Play every day, have fun 😀 and thanks for making music 🙏 Now, go fiddle with it... Jason 🎻