Click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. Transcribed by march, 1954 neil byer reel 232, item 6 cotton eyed joe fiddle tune. Founded in 1957, the old town school of folk music provides a wide range of music, dance. Bluegrass fiddle lessons cotton eyed joe for bluegrass. For some reason i cant get the western tablature and notation to print for this song. If it hadnt a been for cotton eyed joe old bull fiddle and a shoestring bow. The long history behind the song cotton eye joe mental. Collected by wilkerson fritch and others mary celestia parler. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in a major transposable. Old time fiddle tunes penn state mechanical engineering. The long history behind the song cotton eye joe by kenneth partridge. Please click on link to view a printable sheet music in pdf format. Cotton eyed joe bluegrass fiddle lessons by ian walsh.
In general, this is a one chord song see side note below, so jamming over it is also an easy onescalefitsall though you can add a couple twists to that too see jamalong below. Visit for more videos at different speeds, practice mp3s, tablature, and a measurebymeasure lesson. Cotton eyed joe online fiddle lessons forums tune specific help and comments cotton eyed joe this topic has 17 replies, 5 voices, and was last. Sheetmusic, mandolin tabs, midis and for traditional tune the swallowtail jig. This is an online fiddle lesson for the tune cotton eyed joe. Cottoneyed joe performed by elmo newcomer vocals and fiddle at his ranch home, near pipe creek, texas, on may 3, 1939. Rednex cotton eye joe sheet music in a major transposable.
Print and download in pdf or midi cotton eye joe basil buyle. Daddy held the fiddle, daddy held the bow, he beat the hell out of cottoneyed joe. Cotton eyed joe this version is the line dance version. Theres a rendition of this tune by michelle shocked. Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa. Bruce molsky cotton eyed joe old time fiddle tune youtube. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Comes with sheet music of basic arrangement comes with jam tracks c. Cottoneyed joe sheet music for violin free violin sheet music, violin music.
All tunes here are, to the best of my knowledge, traditional and in the public domain. Cotton eyed joe fiddle tune university of arkansas. Cottoneyed joe mandolin 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 4 5 0 5 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 4 mandolin 4 0 2 0 5 5 0 2 5 0 5 0 2 5 0. Cotton eyed joe fiddle youtube cotton eyed joe, fiddle. If you discover a tune listed that has a composer, please contact me so that i can correct it. Hillary klug plays her arrangement of cotton eyed joe on the fiddle while buck dancing with her boots. Play along track full tune drone in a no beat i learned this from a bruce molsky recording. Made himself a fiddle, made himself a bow, made a little tune called the.
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