Both before and after the advent of commercial recordings, turkey in the straw turned up in folk tradition as a fiddle and banjo tune. And its a great tune to start on if youre a beginner player. Free violin sheet music turkey in the straw michael. This tune will help you practice changing strings quickly and and work on. Turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay, turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay roll em up and twist em up a high tuckahaw and twist em up a tune called turkey in the straw. Here seth and ben smith fiddle sit down to play the iconic turkey in the straw. Free violin sheet music for turkey in the straw with backing tracks to play along. Turkey in the straw for bluegrass fiddle by ian walsh. This week an npr blogpost went viral teaching us that turkey in the straw, an american folk song dating to the early 1800s and played by so many ice cream vans today, is actually a hidden. A random assortment of resources for sheet music, tablature, lyrics and recordings of mostly american traditional music. Turkey in the straw click on the tune title to see or modify turkey in the straw s annotations.
Aug 14, 2015 turkey in the straw sheet music for mandolin. Went out to milk, and i didnt know how, i milked the goat instead of the cow. The first part of the songs tune may be derived from the ballad my grandmother lived on yonder little green which was derivative of the irish ballad the old rose tree. An american classic fiddle tune, turkey in the straw sounds to me like it came from a type of old scottish tune called the scots measure. Some of these bear the typical turkey title and sound like standard versions of the tune, like the one played by mrs. Turkey in the straw is by now close to universal as an american fiddle tune.
Turkey in the straw harmonica fiddle duet oldtime central. Turkey in the straw fiddle tune a day day 98 vi wickam. Turkey in the straw folklife today library of congress blogs. From there you can work your way up to the intermediate and advanced arrangements, which feature an emphasis on technical playing while still holding true to that original melody. I dont have sheet music published, but i did do a couple of lesson videos on turkey in the straw one for the melody and another for a harmony. American oldtime music, scores and tabs for mandolin lonesome fiddle blues see more. Make sure youre picking down on the beats, and up on the offbeats. Join the patreon community with a small monthly donation and get rewards like early access to lesson and play along track downloads. Golden slippers, maggie, old joe clark, redwing, turkey in the straw, and more to help beginners get started with a few of the tunes found on the 1991 uotf recording, and to provide a selection of other tunes commonly played in our area. Turkey in the straw has been added to 10 tune sets. The band notes that sally ann is a composite arrangement of three different traditional versions of this tune. From the album turkey in the straw and other country fiddle hits by fiddle fiddle fiddle.
Laura mentions this fiddle tune more than once in her writings, but historians have considered this tune as lost. Turkey in the straw fiddle tune library of congress. Lesson categories fiddle tunes flatpicking g position intermediate keyposition of oldtime. Here is free violin sheet music for turkey in the straw in the keys of a, bb, c, d, eb, f, and g major. Turkey in the straw and other country fiddle hits by. Turkey in the straw music transcription library of. Occasionally you will find fiddlers who prefer to play turkey in the straw in d or a. Ian walsh teaches the classic bluegrass tune turkey in the straw 29 minutes long. Turkey in the straw by fiddle fiddle fiddle on amazon. Tune of the month, fiddle tunes from around the world, free sheet music, videos, midis, mp3s, old.
Audio recording big john mcneil fiddle tune sound recording played by. Turkey in the straw is a wellknown american folk song dating from the early 19th century. Turkey in the straw bluegrass fiddle lessons youtube. Turkey in the straw sheet music for mandolin sheet music. Turkey in the straw sheet music download free in pdf or.
In this lesson, we look at the classic fiddle tune, turkey in the straw which uses aabb form. For the medley, now play turkey in the straw in d, too. It was very popular during andrew jacksons presidency. Turkey in the straw fiddlehed online fiddle lessons. Turkey in the straw appears in 1 other tune collection turkey in the straw has been added to 10 tune sets. Turkey in the straw katrina nicolayeff camp sumner. Below you can hear henry play turkey in the straw on the fiddle. Turkey in the straw was one of the earliest american minstrel songs. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. Check out turkey in the straw by fiddle fiddle fiddle on amazon music. Turkey in the straw is an aabb type fiddle tune, i. Shoot, looks like you dont have access to this page. Turkey in the straw this is an online fiddle lesson for the bluegrass song turkey in the straw. If youd like to play in a jam setting, you should be able to play a version of this song.
I have found generally that the tunes in 24 and 34 time are best viewed at the 2nd scale, while the handful of 44 tunes are best viewed at the 116th scale. The full lesson includes sheet music, guitar backup tracks, multiple. Turkey in the straw in the key of d trad arr pete showman 90 d major a da 4 4 d a da d a da d 1 2 b dg dad adad1 2 for reference, here it is in the more usual key of g. Bryan teaches the melody to this basic version of the classic fiddle tune turkey in the straw and performs it at 65 beats per minute. The first part of the songs tune may be derived from the ballad my. A monkey sittin on a pile of straw, awinkin at his motherinlaw. Turkey in the straw has been added to 222 tunebooks. Check out turkey in the straw and other country fiddle hits by fiddle fiddle fiddle on amazon music. Day 104 turkey in the straw patti kusturoks 365 days of fiddle tunes duration. The song of the week is the traditional fiddle tune turkey in the straw in the key of g. The first part of the songs tune may be derived from the. Turkey in the straw by fiddle fiddle fiddle napster. Its also a great beginner tune because it makes use of a few basic guitar techniques including slides and ascending and descending lines. Turkey in the straw music transcription library of congress.
Turkey in the straw in original key of g trad arr pete showman 90 g major a gd g d gd g d gd g 1 2 b gc gdg dgdg1 2. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. If you discover a tune listed that has a composer, please contact me so that i can correct it. Its not often a fiddle tune becomes controversial, but thats happening this week, thanks to a blog post by theodore r. Turkey in the straw turkey in the straw is a well known american folk song dating from the early 19th century. Also known as do your ears hang low, old zip coon, the turkey in the straw, turkeys in the straw. The way of the fiddle one fiddlers collection of oldtime tunes.
American folk song dating from the early 19th century. In that spirit, heres a very simple version of the tune, but if you replace the numbered measures with. It was a fiddle tune named natchez under the hill befoe it was published with words in 1834 as old zip coon. Turkey in the straw for fiddle online lesson videos. Turkey in the straw fiddle tune a day day 98 youtube. Heres a tune youll want to play round the thanksgiving table. Turkey in the straw info idaho bluegrass association. The application and knowledge of the pentatonic scale is important for this song. Learn how to play the melody of turkey in the straw with the beginner mandolin tab on tunefox. Ive included the pick strokes in the tab for the first version. Almost everyone is familiar with this melody which makes it easier to connect the melody to the fingerings on the guitar. Turkey in the straw a major pdf turkey in the straw bb major pdf turkey in the straw c major pdf turkey in the straw d major pdf turkey in the. Print and download in pdf or midi turkey in the straw. Please click on link to view a printable sheet music in pdf format.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. I often think that simple melodies 2part tunes like turkey in the straw and arkansas traveler dont get the respect that they deserve. Seth said he based his harmonica playing on this tune on eck robertson, humphrey bate, and kyle wooten. The first part of the songs tune may be derived from the ballad my grandmother lived on yonder little green which was a derivative of the irish ballad the old rose tree. All tunes here are, to the best of my knowledge, traditional and in the public domain. Turkey in the straw is by now close to universal as an american fiddle tune, being played not only in the upper south but in every region of the country.
Oldtime music sheetmusic, guitar tabs, audio and midis for sloop john b. Its in 44 time, set out here in the key of g major. Listen to turkey in the straw by fiddle fiddle fiddle. This is a collection of oldtime fiddle tunes most of them from appalachia in pdf format. After getting their original tracks from the recording engineer, mike cooper, they released this album online.
Turkey in the straw fiddle tune a day day 98 i have loved playing turkey in the straw for a very long time. There are 18 recordings of this tune this tune has been recorded together with the arkansas traveler a few times. Tune of the month, fiddling sheet music, midis, mp3s, videos. Fiddle talk violin discussion forum playing the violin. Turkey in the straw theme code index 16l6l3l 5l5l5l1 also known as marie chamberland, natchez under the hill 1, old bog hole the, old zip coon, sugar in the gourd 4, turkeys in the straw. It may have originated in the upper south, but it is by now so wellcirculated that it is not easy to reconstruct its original epicenter. Turkey in the straw is a classic breakdown in the key of g. This forum is a place for violinist and fiddlers to discuss every possible subject related to playing the violin and fiddle, teaching, learning, equipment, drive, talent, music. He used this arrangement to win the brooklyn folk festival harmonica contest in. Some have suggested that it was an irish tune called the yellow heifer or the red cow, and laura simply confused the title. Turkey in the straw beginner mandolin a mandolin arrangement of a classic fiddle tune in the key of g. The scale can be reset from the display menu item on the top menu bar.
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