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!
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!
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
Hi Crisis a pleasure to contact with you again. I learned a lot of banjo with you, and your smile, now I do it with the violin, and also sent this video TERRIFIC!, Two friends who play violin / bluegrass here in Argentina. As always a very cordial greeting, thank you for what you do, always keep your smile, and may God Bless you and your family, Jose Luis from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Thank you SO much. I think I can make a start on chords now. You made it easier to understand than the many other chord demos on youtube who assume knowledge of what 1,4,5 means.
Thank you so much for breaking this down to make it so easy! I am just starting to learn about chords on my violin because I'm starting to do jazz and want to learn to improvise, riff , vamp and all that stuff.
Thanks! I really appreciate your straightforward, easy, direct approach to instruction. Many of the other videos I've watched go on and on (and on) about the bow, rosin, holding the violin (etc)...and they never really quite get to the actual placement of your fingers on the neck. btw nice singing :)
Oh, yes! VERY useful. I've been trying to work out for ages how to play violin for sing-along purposes with my younger language students, but out here in Tokyo it's pretty much classical Suzuki or sayonara. I think we'll be doing Worried Man next week. Big ol' thanks, Cris!
@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.
A & E will work as it's the 1 and the 5 of the chord and sometimes that combination can sound pretty bluegrassy when in some context. If you really want to make it an A minor, the notes are A and C natural. You can get the A by playing 4th finger on the D string and the C natural can either be the 3rd finger on the G string or 2nd finger (low) on the A string. Another (higher) option is playing the 3rd finger A on the E string with 2nd finger (low) on the A string.
some things are missing only cause I play mandolin and it's chords but I grasped what you are doing and it helps along with mandolin style chords converted to violin, which I started about 3 mos. ago and experimenting with flip flop fingering, instead of C position, have them go opposite of them on both a and e as well as a and d string,etc. lots of jazz and blues positions. Good luck, it will sound great with artistic flow and punch.
Hi Chris (finally got the comments box to load!) Thank you for this video, can you please post one on the other chords (or direct me to it if I've missed it) I've been searching for where to find them everywhere else online and as yet can't seem to get an answer. Thank you again.
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).
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.
some things are missing only cause I play mandolin and it's chords but I grasped what you are doing and it helps along with mandolin style chords converted to violin, which I started about 3 mos. ago and experimenting with flip flop fingering, instead of C position, have them go opposite of them on both a and e as well as a and d string,etc. lots of jazz and blues positions. Good luck, it will sound great with artistic flow and punch.
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I have been looking for a video with basic cords and every video til now wanted to take you around the world until now. thank you so much for this
Ten years of struggle resolved in 6minutes47seconds.
Keep it up!
It is so wonderful to find out there's a vast community of us out there!
Your singing voice is beautiful. Thanks for the video.
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!
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!
Many thanks! Your fiddle has such a beautiful, ringing tone!
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
Thanks! I’m crash coursing the fiddle for one song right now and this is a big help.
This is the best fiddle lesson I had. The violin is new to me and it is a work in progress.
Thanks!
Very clear presentation! Thank you!
An excellent summary of fiddle chords. Thankyou for sharing.
Hi Crisis a pleasure to contact with you again.
I learned a lot of banjo with you, and your smile, now I do it with the violin, and also sent this video TERRIFIC!, Two friends who play violin / bluegrass here in Argentina.
As always a very cordial greeting, thank you for what you do, always keep your smile, and may God Bless you and your family, Jose Luis from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Thank you SO much. I think I can make a start on chords now. You made it easier to understand than the many other chord demos on youtube who assume knowledge of what 1,4,5 means.
Excellent lesson, short and easy to follow, thanks.
I just love the sound of violins and fiddles!...
Thanks Chris, you are an excellent teacher.
Thank you, John!
Thank you so much for breaking this down to make it so easy! I am just starting to learn about chords on my violin because I'm starting to do jazz and want to learn to improvise, riff , vamp and all that stuff.
Thanks! I really appreciate your straightforward, easy, direct approach to instruction. Many of the other videos I've watched go on and on (and on) about the bow, rosin, holding the violin (etc)...and they never really quite get to the actual placement of your fingers on the neck. btw nice singing :)
Oh, yes! VERY useful. I've been trying to work out for ages how to play violin for sing-along purposes with my younger language students, but out here in Tokyo it's pretty much classical Suzuki or sayonara. I think we'll be doing Worried Man next week. Big ol' thanks, Cris!
Thank you, Chris! This was very helpful.
Hi Chris. Thanks for this video, it's something I have a lot of trouble with.
I'm a beginner and this was really helpful, thank you!
Thank you!!! Just what Ive been looking for.
@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.
Simple, to the point, excellent!
A & E will work as it's the 1 and the 5 of the chord and sometimes that combination can sound pretty bluegrassy when in some context. If you really want to make it an A minor, the notes are A and C natural. You can get the A by playing 4th finger on the D string and the C natural can either be the 3rd finger on the G string or 2nd finger (low) on the A string.
Another (higher) option is playing the 3rd finger A on the E string with 2nd finger (low) on the A string.
Dang! Why didn't I think of this! Thank you! :-)
The fiddle is sure a beautiful one. Looks like Bill Black's upright bass.
some things are missing only cause I play mandolin and it's chords but I grasped what you are doing and it helps along with mandolin style chords converted to violin, which I started about 3 mos. ago and experimenting with flip flop fingering, instead of C position, have them go opposite of them on both a and e as well as a and d string,etc. lots of jazz and blues positions. Good luck, it will sound great with artistic flow and punch.
Thanks, Chris. :)
Excellent tutorial. Thanks.
Thanks very much! Just what I was looking for!
thanks for taking the time to do this, great
Hi Chris (finally got the comments box to load!) Thank you for this video, can you please post one on the other chords (or direct me to it if I've missed it) I've been searching for where to find them everywhere else online and as yet can't seem to get an answer. Thank you again.
Love it!! Thank you. George in MT
it's another big thanks from the uk, jed x
Excellent! Thank you!
This is great but I'm slow and you passed through the finger positions for C, F, E, and B pretty quickly. Can you post or refer me to a link. Thanks.
Beautiful girl, beautiful lesson, great tone and nice voice!!! Thanks so much!!
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).
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Well done !
Thank you that was very helpful.
Very helpfull video !
Thank you very much !
Greetings from Germany
Sammy West
thanks so much this is a big help!
very nice thanks
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?
thanks, this was really helpful!
I keep referring to this video
Thank you
Hi Chris ... see my friend Iggie mention you on FB. Nice tutorial.
Thank you!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH,, GOOD TEACHER!
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.
is it possible to play every chords on the violin?
Could you tell me what type of fiddle you are using? I am having one restored that looks identical. Do you know how old it is? maker? etc.
Thank you!
Hey thanks blueiis2 very helpfull!!
whats a A minor(am) on the violin i really need to know
Thanks soooo much!
Thank you .
Thanks!
Thank You!!!!!!!!!
Thank you
Wow! Thanks!
No, I don't have sheet music for this. Sorry!
So far, this is the only song I can actually play :D
thanks
Thanks !!
@blueiis2 yes, sorry, i was referring to that , thanks !
@Grassapelli Thank you!
Nice voiiice 😍😍😍😍
So play already.
This chick is HOTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!
some things are missing only cause I play mandolin and it's chords but I grasped what you are doing and it helps along with mandolin style chords converted to violin, which I started about 3 mos. ago and experimenting with flip flop fingering, instead of C position, have them go opposite of them on both a and e as well as a and d string,etc. lots of jazz and blues positions. Good luck, it will sound great with artistic flow and punch.
Thank you.