Soldier's Joy
Tune Links: A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 Entire A Part
B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 Entire B Part Play Along Tracks
Practice Tracks
Once you have the various parts to this tune in hand, you'll want to put the whole thing together. It really helps to play along with someone who knows the tune; and it really, really helps to have a guitar player to keep the rhythm for you.If you have one or both of these resources right there with you, great. If not, no problem. Just click on one of the 3 video players below, and you're in business.
- With "Fiddle Only," you can have a go at playing the tune with me at a moderate pace. The audio loops, so I never get tired or impatient. I'll play this tune with you until you drop.
- With "Fiddle And Guitar," you can play along, or just refer to it from time to time to keep the sound of both instruments playing together in your head.
- Once you can play along with me as I play the tune, you are ready to play it yourself with just "Guitar Only." If you do this successfully, you have learned the tune. Congratulations!! Enjoy.
Each track is in the form of "AA -- BB," which means that you play Part A through twice, then you play Part B through twice before returning to the beginning of Part A. This is the standard form for most fiddle tunes.
The metronome setting for all tracks is 168. This is good pace for practicing, somewhat slower than performance speed. Once you get the tune well in hand, feel free to play it faster.
Fiddle Only
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If you want to play the track just once, click here.
- If you'd rather have it repeat, click the play button below the image to the right. You can also pause and adjust the volume.
Fiddle and Guitar
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Click here to play it once. To loop it, click the play button below the image to the right.
Guitar Only
- Click here
to play it once. To loop it, click the play button below the image to the right.
- I'm in standard tuning and playing in the Key of D, with no capo.
My fiddle was made in Czecho-Slovakia, according to the label inside, probably around 1900. My guitar is a 1985 Martin M-36.
This is the last page of this Tune Lesson. I hope you enjoyed it. Please contact me with your comments or suggestions for improvements. I'd love to hear from you.