A bunch of fiddle players, including vassar clements, play orange blossom special. Orange blossom special sheet music for piano, violin. It has been referred to as the fiddle players national anthem. But since the mandolin is tuned like the violin it is certainly possible to attempt the piece on the mandolin but the hokum bowing triple shuffle effect or sound is certainly not easy to duplicate with a. Online fiddle lessons forums tunespecific help and comments orange blossom special this topic has 29 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 10 months ago by john bgd. Learn to play orange blossom special on the fiddle by. Learn to play orange blossom special folsom version by johnny cash on your harmonica, the tab is below.
February 26, 1932 september 12, 2003 was an american. The double shuffle is part of the bigger instructional package. Fiddling for the complete beginner and fiddle studio book 2. Orange blossom special by johnny cash verse c f hey, look yonder comin, comin down that railroad track. Floridas orange blossom special mpnod historical society. This is the most requested fiddle song that i play. Orange blossom special guitar tab by chet atkins with free online tab player.
This is a clawhammer version of the bluegrass fiddle classic orange blossom special. Certainly high on almost everyones list of fiddle tunes is the orange blossom special written by ervin rouse in the late 1930s. Print and download orange blossom special violin part sheet music composed by ervin t. For a long time no fiddle player would be hired for a bluegrass band unless he could play it. Katy english, jim lethgo, terry myers, and others perform orange blossom special at old timers day in townsend tennessee 5711. When crossing the strings quickly it is important to keep the bow angle as close to the change as possible. This is a bluegrass or country fiddle tune and one of my favourites played on guitar, banjo, fiddle, violin, and piano plus singing of course. Hey, look yonder c g comin, comin down that railroad track. Follow fiddlermans explanation of how to play the orange blossom special on the violin. Recorded on april 2003 at the grand ole opry house in nashville, tn. Print and download in pdf or midi orange blossom special ervin t. It can be heard in several tunes including orange blossom special, draggin the bow and the devil went down to georgia. Tabledit tabledit tabledit tabledit tabledit notes.
It incorporates the rocking bow shuffle as played by chubby wise. Read about orange blossom special by bill monroe and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. This version of orange blossom special is very basic. Arrangement of a classic orange blossom special sheet music for piano, violin download free in pdf or midi. Orange blossom special by octavo sheet music for choral. Well look at some jazzier chord voicing that will require some shifting as well as some fairly tricky fingering.
Orange blossom special fiddle music, violin teaching. Slow fast megan beller is the author of fiddle studio book 1. Print and download in pdf or midi orange blossom special. A virtuoso fiddle tune further popularized this seminal mode of passage in american culture. Its the orange blossom special as a fun showstopper for younger choirs. While this well known and popular bowing technique can certainly be overused and is considered trick fiddling for western contest purposes, it does have a place in fiddle music. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online fiddle teacher.
Print and download orange blossom special sheet music by johnny cash. This standard and lee highway blues were highlights of his stage appearances. Following 15 years with hank snows rainbow ranch boys on wsms grand ole opry in the 1950s and 60s, wise began a solo performing and recording career in bluegrass in 1970. The orange blossom special was a deluxe passenger train on the seaboard air line railroad and connecting railroads between new york city and miami in the united states. How to play orange blossom special free fiddle lesson. Orange blossom special sheet music for violin download. Its that orange blossom special, c c bringin my baby back. Orange blossom special traditional fiddle teaching for. Orange blossom special tab by chet atkins guitar 1. Well also look at how to switch between the 2to1 and 2to2 patterns for maximum syncopation.
Music starts at 0 orange blossom special is possibly the most requested fiddle tune of all time. Instrumental part, and instrumental solo in a major. The next lesson will be sort of a master class on the double shuffle in orange blossom special. Rouse, chubby wise and the worlds most famous fiddle tune. Orange blossom special is sometimes referred to as the fiddler players national anthem. Mix 14 year old fiddler the orange blossom special the kempters youtube.
Orange blossom special tab details and ratings fiddle. Orange blossom special music archive fiddle hangout. As well as the basic drill to learn the double shuffle. Also it is important to use the lower half of the bow for less right arm travel distances. Obs as fiddlers sometimes call it was written by ervin t. She has also written a book for new moms called baby in the house. By the 1950s, it had become a perennial favorite at bluegrass festivals, popular for its rousing energy. The original recording was created by ervin and gordon rouse in 1939. The fiddle tune orange blossom special, about the passenger train of the same name, was written by ervin t. Monthly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, fiddle news and more. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and. Orange blossom sound orange blossom sound 1969, vinyl.