The Girl I Left Behind

This fiddle tune played by Bluegrass and Irish players, and is on my CD "Black Mountain Harmonica". The tune is in the key of G, so you will need a G harmonica in first position.

The tune has an AABB structure, as follows:

A Part

7B 7D 6D 6B 5B 4B 4D 5B 4D 4B 3D" 2D

4B 4B 4B 4D 5B 5D 6B 5B

7B 7D 6D 6B 5B 4B 4D 5B 4D 4B 3D" 4B

3D 4D 3B 3D" 3D 4B

repeat

B Part

6B 5D 5B 6B 6D 7D 7B 6B 5B

6B 5D 5B 6B 6D 7D 7B 7D

7B 7D 6D 6B 5B 4B 4D 5B 4D 4B 3D" 4B

3D 4D 3B 3D" 3D 4B

repeat

Here is the tune, at full speed

 

Here is a slower midi version of the tune.

For those who can read music, here is the score.

For those with only a C harmonica, here are midi files of the tune at half speed and at full speed.

Finally here is the backing, without the harmonica, at medium speed

 

and at full speed