three chord trick -for fiddle accompaniment

The Three chord trick for fiddle accompaniment is an easy way to locate adjacent finger shapes which cover the I,IV and V chords which so many songs are built around. It will work in any key, and is relevant to many different musical styles. I explain the theory behind this trick, and demonstrate step by step how to work out the shapes using a number of different songs and tunes. These include Route 66, Feeling Groovy, La Bamba, The Keel Row, Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms, and Twist and Shout.
A free copy of the sheet music used in this lesson is available if you subscribe to the channel (see below).
Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh
1. Patreon
2. Books
3. Subscription video courses
4. Website
5. Email to request pdf’s.
1. PATREON
This is a platform where anyone can directly help to support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month.

At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public.
At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request three backing tracks each month.
Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks.
You can find me on Patreon at
/ thefiddlechannel
2. BOOKS
I have eight fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises.
Exploring Jazz Violin
Beginning Jazz Violin
Discovering Rock Violin
Exploring Folk Fiddle
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes
French Fiddle Tunes
Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle
You can order from
bit.ly/31ZWmgm
3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
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MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book
Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book
Part 1; tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
Part 2 tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
MUSIC GURUS Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle. Based on my Schott book. 31 lessons for £31.99
tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
ACADEMY OF FOLK
Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons
academyoffolk.com/
4. WEBSITE
My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles.
www.fiddlingaround.co.uk
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[@aranos6269]

Brilliant. I did a lot of comping in a wedding dance band and it never occurred to me to simplify it like this 👍👍👍😊

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Pretty neat, eh!

[@johntait491]

Really great information Chris. Well demonstrated. 👍

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Thanks John!

[@alandana]

Great! Thanks! Alan

[@neilbooker5045]

Excellent . Thank you Chris.

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Thanks Neil!

[@helengibb931]

Bit advanced for me. I’ll come back to it.

[@TheAtticradio]

Me too ! … interesting though .

[@YankeeFiddler13850]

I once worked with a guitar player who insisted that I comp as low as possible since the fiddle is such a high pitched instrument, unless I was soloing. So I'd end up mixing my chord shapes, going from the major third to the fourth to a sixth or low third (C/E - C/F - B/G or B/D

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Generally I agree that lower is better, depending on what else is going on.

[@aranos6269]

I got a 6string electric for that reason in a wedding dance band, and this system would have worked a treat. I was just too dumb to think of it.

[@virtualmediateacher]

i know this is going to sound stupid but . . . . why not just get a mandolin chord book and look up pictorial representations of a fretted neck? i took out my scale book that has scale of sixths written for every key and i tried to label the chords for the key of a and come up with your revelation myself and couldn't. It just made my brain hurt.

[@TheFiddleChannel]

Hi Annette. With this method you don't need to look at the chords, or work out the relationship of the name to the key. Just find the first chord, and all the rest is automatic!

[@virtualmediateacher]

@@TheFiddleChannel automatic after you memorize the scale of sixths in common keys. I’m working on that now!