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July 15, 2012

Hot Springs – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 192

Hot Springs is considered a breakdown by most fiddlers that I’ve talked to, even though the verses are 16 bars instead of 8, and it follows a chord pattern almost identical to I Don’t Love Nobody (when you play it in C and play the A minor part.)

Regardless of whether you consider it a breakdown or a rag, I think it’s a really cool tune, and it’s fun to play. I do have a tendency toward liking flat keys, especially when they have a B Part in a different key than the A Part. (Hot Springs has the A Part in F, and the B Part in D minor.) I first heard this tune on an Orville Burns Jam Session recording. I really do like a lot of the tunes Orville played, and how he played them.

 

 

Hot Springs according to Fiddler’s Companion

HOT SPRINGS. Bluegrass, Breakdown. F Major (‘A’ part) & D Minor (‘B’ part). Composed by Orville Burns.

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / 16 bars, bluegrass breakdown, breakdown, chord pattern, cool, fiddle, fiddle tune, flat keys, minor, Nobody 2 Comments

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Comments

  1. Michael Friedman says

    June 23, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Lovely musical performance !

    Reply
  2. Vi Wickam says

    June 25, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Thanks. It's such a fun tune, and being in F and D Minor makes it even more fun.

    Reply

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